It has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused practices, such as pranayama, strengthen our ability to focus on tasks.
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Feeling Low? Get Chirpy With Them
New research from King’s College London has found that seeing or hearing birds is associated with an improvement in mental wellbeing that can last up to eight hours.
The Journey Of Buddhism
Millions of thoughts – desirable and undesirable keep running through our mind. Like a non-stop radio. We often believe that this is the natural state of our mind, and this can’t change. However, the first step to change is to Stop. How to stop?
Yoga And Meditation Improve Brain Function And Energy Levels
Practicing brief sessions of Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation can significantly improve brain function and energy levels. Hatha yoga and mindfulness meditation both focus the brain’s conscious processing power on a limited number of targets like breathing and posing, and also reduce processing of nonessential information.
Mantra Meditation As Adjunctive Therapy In Major Depression
Depression is and remains a major public health problem. Mantra meditation mainly led to improvements in mood, followed by improvements in neurovegetative and then cognitive symptoms of depression.
Mind-Body Therapies Alleviate Pain In People Prescribed Opioids
Meditation/mindfulness, hypnosis, therapeutic suggestion and cognitive-behavioural therapy all demonstrated significant improvements in pain severity.
Mindfulness For Beginners
“In other words, you need to accept unpleasant emotions as well. Acknowledging them is the best way to move on.”
UNHURRY WITH RACHNA: HEALING IS FREE
“But do we breathe consciously? Start breathing consciously, reduce the number of breaths you breathe. Your heart rate reduces, BP reduces and a serene calmness sets into you.”
The Art of Doing Nothing
In today’s world, finding respite and time to unwind is almost a privilege. We have been indoctrinated with the belief that the ‘modern lifestyle’ entails