By Alicia Nortje — 2020
You are probably here because you are somewhere on your personal journey to practicing mindfulness.
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Soften the shoulders, rest the eyes, feel the breath — Sister Chan Khong on how to release the stress in our bodies.
Relaxing the mind is a big goal of Buddhist practice, but to do that you need to relax your body as well. Sister Chan Khong teaches us a three-step practice to access a deep restfulness that rivals sleep.
The breath is the foundation of every mindfulness practice, and it is also the foundation of life. Establishing a relationship with your breath, especially while pregnant, will have lasting effects for you and the child you are bringing into the world.
Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.
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Elisha talks to Mirabai Bush about how mindfulness can make our work life more meaningful.
Journaling is a highly recommended stress management tool. Numerous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of journaling for health, happiness, and stress management.
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Journaling, as a stress management and self-exploration tool, works best when done consistently, but even occasional, sporadic journaling can be stress relieving when the practice is focused on gratitude or emotional processing.
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One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.