Posts tagged meditation

Do you consider yourself a happy person? How can you decide? What are your criteria? We were Googling the answers to these questions and found that a man called Matthieu Ricard is …

Mobile technologies have influenced numerous aspects of our modern lives. They help us cook, date, drive and get fit. If you wish you were more self-empowered and confident, here’s some …

Anxiety — that feeling of dread, fear, worry and panic — is certainly nothing new. Hippocrates wrote about it in the fourth century BCE. As did Søren Kierkegaard in the 1860s. …

When I was a young monk, I wondered why the Buddha kept practising mindfulness and meditation even after he had already become a Buddha. Now I find the answer is …

In this day and age, we live incredibly stressful lives. The main source of stress is usually your job, but even if everything is running smoothly in that aspect, you …

How often are we anxious, frustrated, looking forward to something coming up, unhappy with ourselves, unhappy with others? How often are we not happy with what’s going on in this …

Mindfulness is the art of grounding yourself in the here and now. When there’s so much around us that causing us pressure and stress, it’s good practice to reflect on …

When anxiety sets in, it’s easy to feel isolated, vulnerable, and self-critical. Most people try to rationalise their way out of fear, leading them down a winding rabbit hole of …

Meditation is a state of deep peace that occurs when the mind is calm and silent. It’s an ancient practice whose goal is to establish a unity of mind, body, …

It goes without saying that getting a restful night’s sleep can be an essential mood booster. Getting your required amount of quality sleep reduces stress and depression, as well as …

Depression is a kind of sickness that can lead people to think negative about them and about their surroundings. It is hard to admit that you have depression in front …

For breath is the life of beings and so is called “the life of all.” — Taittiriya Upanishad, 11.2 Prana is the vital force that makes up the entire cosmos; …