An article at Brain Based Business - 5 Tips to Live Beyond Brooding - made me think about negativity in general and what it can do to a person. Worrying, obsessing and sulking are not proper ways of dealing with adversity. They may be the easiest, and the ones to which we […]
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Why Meditate?
Posted in Imagination, Health, Happiness on Oct 5th, 2007
There is a common misconception that mediation is only practised by yogis and alternative-health enthusiasts and that its benefits are predominantly psychological (spiritual transcendence etc.). However, meditation is an accessible practice that anyone can start benefiting from without undergoing rigorous training or joining a class. And while it does have many psychological benefits, it can […]
According to Psychology Today, individuals who meditate are healthier and happier. Stress levels and the effects of anxiety and depression are greatly reduced when one takes up this practice. Psychology Today’s study asserts that meditators transfer brain waves from one area of the brain to another, calmer one.
Meditation has become very trendy in recent years, […]
The knowledge that laughter is the best medicine has been around for a while but it doesn’t hurt to reiterate how beneficial laughing can be to your well-being.
Humour therapy has been around for generations but only started being popularized in the 70s; Norman Cousins, who was suffering from a chronic form of arthritis, recorded how […]