In every Indian household, the pressure cooker’s whistle is as common as the smell of spices on the stove. A busy kitchen, for many moms, is the most important part of their home. However, sometimes it results in sacrifices to their health and wellness. Habuild understands this, and has created a national trend that transforms any ordinary kitchen moment into an act of self care called #SittiPeStretch.
The idea is so simple, but it’s so powerful as well. Each time the pressure cooker whistles, it acts as a call for everyone and most specifically those in the kitchen to step back and do the Tadasana pose which is a classic mountain pose in yoga. This quick stretch allows you to physically reset, but it can also help emotionally reconnect and shake off the tension while refueling for the rest of your day.
Why a pressure cookers whistle? It’s because this sound is familiar to Indians all over the world. From Mumbai to Chennai, Delhi to Kolkata everyone associates this sound with food, but Habuild has rethought it as a call for fitness. Instead of hurrying from stove to table, #SittiPeStretch empowers families to spend a few seconds or minutes for themselves. This helps them view self care as a normal part of their daily life.
Perhaps the true beauty of this movement is its simplicity and inclusiveness. Moms, dads, kids and even grandparents can participate. It doesn’t need any special gear, costly classes or additional time from a packed schedule. It makes an everyday, mundane part of life a little more fun by making it a family friendly wellness moment. Picture a home where the whistle is not just a cue to cook, but also a moment when the entire family stretches together, and breathes together. That’s what Habuild is all about.
Even just a few seconds of stretching relieves the back and neck tension and improves posture and mood. And it’s the kind of movement that can help make a basic, everyday movement pattern feel more balanced for moms, who spend hours standing in the kitchen. Children can learn from their adults and slowly pick up on it as a part of their household culture.
Habuild’s mission is so much more than just a campaign, it’s a national movement urging us to live consciously. And by using an everyday sound heard in the heart of Indian homes, it urges us to remember that wellness is not a question of hours of hard work, but rather it can start simply with one minute, one stretch and one shared intention.
So, when the pressure cooker whistles next time, remember to stand up straight and reach as high as you can, take in a deep breath and join Habuild in making kitchens all across India, a place of well being and delight. It’s also a reminder that even in the mundane tasks of everyday cooking there is room to pause, and take a breath, and be kind to yourself. And with #SittiPeStretch that pause has never been this enjoyable, easy and important.
