Emotional Eating: How We Try To Regulate Our Emotions With Food And What We Should Do Instead
When we use food to regulate our emotions either by overeating or restricting food, we are trying to self-soothe but, in fact, we may...
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Whether you’re brand new to mindfulness or a seasoned meditator, there’s always something more to learn. Browse our collection of advice, how-to’s and explanations.
Get comfortable in your meditation posture. Begin a home yoga practice and learn why you should stretch more. Refine your meditation with classic teachings and practical guidance. Explore ways to effectively integrate mindfulness into home and work life.
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To Be Kind. To Be Kind. To Be Kind.
Understanding is the key. Kindness is the way. In Yogic texts, 'Ahimsa' ("Do no harm" in Sanskrit) is so easily expressed but not so...
Annemaree Rowley
Activating Self-Healing Powers With Yoga Therapy
There is a good reason that yoga has been used as a tool for healing for centuries. Yoga helps to calm our sympathetic nervous...
Katie Estridge
You Are Not Broken! From A Place Of Fear To A Place Of Love
"Whether you are aware of it or not, you are always coming from a place of love or fear." Melissa Ambrosini shares her guidance...
Melissa Ambrosini
Unpacking Our Thoughts To Reduce Mind-Wandering
Mindfulness meditation helps us to form a new relationship with our thoughts. Find out more.
Tom Evans
Lowering Stress-Level By Meditating During A Long Commute
Commuting is a necessary evil in many post-industrial societies. However, each additional minute of a commute can mean an increase in eventual health problems...
Isabelle Pikörn
Gladdening The Heart: The Power Of Giving Thanks
The word gratitude seems to be thrown around so much in our everyday vernacular that it’s easy to think that there’s something inherently wrong...
Manoj Dias
5 Magical Ways Writing Out Your Thoughts & Emotions Can Change Your Life
Writing coach Carolyn Ziel shares a story from her personal journal and underlines the power and benefits of writing that can change your life...
Carolyn Ziel
Coming To Our Senses In Yoga Asanas
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, (c. 350 CE) refers to asana as one’s seat or posture. Further, the text tells us this posture should be held...
Isabelle Pikörn
Mindful & Compassionate Communication on Social Media
Social media is becoming politically charged, and these political battles can be very personal and very emotional. How do we avoid falling into the...
Amanda O'Bryan