Finding Harmony Amidst Uncertainty: A Guide to Mindfulness

Finding Harmony Amidst Uncertainty: A Guide to MindfulnessNick Polizzi – We certainly live in unusual times, don’t we?

When the news headlines are filled with fear and uncertainty, it’s easy to be thrown off keel and get into our heads. But the elders have taught for thousands of years that personal evolution doesn’t occur without a little ruckus, just like new seeds won’t sprout unless the soil is churned.

There are many real challenges in the world, and as we try to wrap our heads around them, it’s important that we remember to do so with mindfulness and compassion. Continue reading

Build a Life That you Don’t Need a Vacation From

Build a Life That you Don’t Need a Vacation FromDakota Flynn – In our relentless pursuit of the next vacation, we often overlook the potential to cultivate a daily existence so enriching and balanced that the mere idea of escaping it seems unnecessary.

This notion isn’t just whimsical fantasy; it’s a transformative lifestyle approach that champions the essence of truly living rather than merely surviving. “The goal is to build a life that you don’t need a vacation from,” a saying that challenges us to redefine our understanding of fulfilment and happiness. Continue reading

Integrate Mindfulness And Turbocharge Your Exercise Routine

Integrating Mindfulness Turbocharges Your Exercise RoutineJohn Patterson – As we embark on a new year, many of us seek transformative ways to enhance our physical and mental well-being. A study from the University of Bath suggests that the key to a happier and healthier life lies in the seamless integration of mindfulness and exercise.

Published in the journal Mental Health and Physical Activity, this research reveals the profound impact of combining these two practices on lifting mood and improving overall well-being. Continue reading

Mindfulness and Yoga for Chronic Pain Relief and Depression

Mindfulness and Yoga for Chronic Pain Relief and DepressionJohn Patterson – In a world where the persistent grip of chronic pain is often accompanied by the haunting shadows of depression, a glimmer of hope emerges, promising relief and resilience.

Within the corridors of the medical realm, a groundbreaking study, unveiled in the revered Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, has cast light upon the transformative potential that lies within the realm of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses.

As these courses extend a lifeline to individuals locked in a relentless battle with chronic pain and its emotional entanglements, the study’s findings resonate far beyond the realm of scientific inquiry.

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10 Ways To Shift Your Consciousness

kindnessPaul Lenda – In moments of stress, anxiety and other intense harmful mind states that we experience within our lives, it can be difficult to have our focus on positive personal development.

The thought of becoming an enlightened sage radiating seemingly-perpetual positive energy can seem far off…an unattainable goal given life’s everyday problems.

True as it may seem to be, this is a mental mechanism that blocks our ability to seeing things for what they are, namely that “your Self is already inherently liberated. It is the ideas that have been imposed on that Self which must be set free”, as Gangaji once mused. Continue reading