Posts tagged peace

I’ve often been described as a “calm” person. I’m not sure if they really mean “boring,” but I’m happy to be calm most of the time. When others are stressing …

We all have these challenging moments when we feel that we simply can’t go on. Life appears to be so tough and unforgiving that all strength is gone and the …

College life can be stressful in so many ways. In fact, studies are only one of many challenges college students face. Besides the need to attend lectures and to complete …

We all know that negative thoughts are directly linked to stress. Negative thinking has an adverse effect on your existing problems and the feelings that trouble you. Fortunately, with practice, …

Memories can be greatly distorted by strong, painful emotions from a trauma and can create unwholesome, distorted self-judgments. Returning to the original ordeal from the safety of the present, particularly …

No matter our upbringing, religion, lifestyle, morals or creed, when we fall in love we do so not only with our hearts, but with our spirits too. There is a …

You may think you are really busy and that if you slowed down or took a pause of any kind you would be less effective and less powerful in life. …

We’re constantly struggling with letting go of the past, in so many ways: Mistakes we’ve made that we regret or that make us feel bad about ourselves Anger about something …

Did you know that people who took meditation classes had 48% lower risk of stroke, heart attack, and premature death? That’s a scientific fact that leaves no space for doubt: …

The average adult takes between 17,000–30,000 breaths per day. Every single one of those breaths are done unconsciously. But the minute you switch from unconscious breathing to conscious breathing, you experience significant …

For the last 10 years, I have been involved in researching the impact of meditation on health and well-being. This infographic summarized some of the key findings about the scientific …

Finding time to exercise in the morning before you tackle the day can often be a challenge. One thing which I have started doing instead is stretching. There are a …