Inside a man’s heart lies good and evil. Evil is tempting as it gives us a sense of power, dominance, vengeance, control, anarchy, and ruthlessness. However, it’s the path of the coward. On the other hand, self-control, reason, and compassion are traits which are far harder to master but they are worth the effort in …
Tag Archives: Mindfulness
The Origin of over attachment
If a caregiver isn’t always present for a child, the latter can possibly develop an anxious attachment style. In this case, as an adult, the person may think that it’s important to cling to others for dear life or else, the person will lose the people around himself/herself. The following podcast goes over this aspect. …
Self Sabotage:Fear Immersion
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/21360642 Fear prevents us from reaching our full potential. In the previous series of podcasts, we traced back the fear from early childhood experiences and also explored the effects of PTSD in creating a fearful persona. In this podcast, we explore the most common fears experienced by us and we explain a great technique called …
Breathing for anxiety
Is the obvious statement true? We have all heard the famous line that “you need to breathe deeply when you are feeling stressed”. However, how much of it is actually true? I have heard from different people that when they practice deep breathing, the practice just makes them feel more anxious. What if we are …
The inner critic
Who’s the inner critic and why talk about it? The inner critic is a part of you who is always active and influences your life without you paying attention to it. It’s a sort of villain which doubts your actions, creates guilt and sabotages your full potential and your next great life. This is why …
Coping with panic attack
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, …
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 …
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. …