As per Selye (1936), stress can be defined as the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change. However, what happens when the body gets overloaded with emotions? What happens when the mind completely shuts? What happens when you lose control over the situation? If all these things happen a bit too much, …
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Practising Mindfulness
There exists a very powerful Zen proverb which I love immensely. It goes like this: “If you don’t have time to meditate for an hour every day, you should meditate for two hours”. It really hits the nail on the head. We spend our lives over committing ourselves so much to so many things that …
Mindfulness among chaos
I may disappoint you if I tell you that living mindfully is not about seeing everything in a beautiful way. In fact, we do not try to see everything through a lens of peace and love. We actually live our current context with much more awareness which might not be such a merry ride. Think …
7 tips to keep your Karma clean
Definition of Karma As per Indian philosophy, karma is the force that has the potential to cause people to reincarnate over and over again. Hence, actions which are morally right result in pleasant reincarnations while non moral actions or actions which inflict pain and suffering onto others result in not so pleasant reincarnations. Hence, how …
Correct Breathing
The importance of breathing Breathing is the first thing we do when we are born as we inhale and it’s the last thing we do when we die as we exhale. Oxygen and water are the two most important things that the body needs. However, is breathing only important for the good functioning of the …
An introduction to Mindfulness
Dealing with thoughts The main idea of Mindfulness meditation is about observing thoughts. We do not try to control, analyse or judge the thoughts that go through our mind. Instead, we observe them for exactly what they are. Thoughts do not control or define us. We learn to look at thoughts in a detached way. …
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the …