The 5 holistic remedies you need to try If you’ve been running behind a bus, lost patience due to your internet connection or struggled to catch deadlines for work and social life, then you know what stress is. The truth is that being stressed (little or a lot) happens to everyone, every day. The good news is that studies show…
How many hours a day do you spend on your devices? If you’re like most people, it’s a whopping eleven hours a day! That’s according to a 2018 Nielsen Total Audience Report, which found that nearly half an adult’s day is dedicated to consuming content. There’s no denying that technology is essential to the world we live in today. But between…
We all know about the incredible endless benefits of mindfulness but how to implement it in our daily life? Well, practicing mindfulness is similar to cultivating a garden: to be able to make something bloom you need certain conditions. These conditions include the following habits of mindfulness, which are essential to be able to optimize practice and start feeling good…
People often think that the only way to practice meditation is by sitting down in the lotus/cross-legged position. Yet, there are so many ways to meditate, which makes meditation possible for everyone, including people with disabilities. The most essential thing is that you try to relax your shoulder, neck, face, and jaw muscles during meditation and that you try to…
Normally I spend a lot of time working behind my laptop. And every now and then, because of production, I have to stand on my feet for a few days. Therefore, my legs need some extra attention. Did you know it’s always good and nice to massage your own feet every now and then? It relaxes enormously, releases stress, is…
Running a business is fun! It gives you immense autonomy, freedom to experiment, and due returns to your efforts. However, each business is unpredictable, takes time (sometimes a lot of work) and comes with its unique risks. Risks bring opportunities, but at a cost. Risks bring opportunities, but at a cost. As a business owner, you are solely responsible for…
Mindfulness has its roots in Buddhism, a philosophy/religion founded about 500 BC by the historical Buddha, Gautama Siddharta (India/Nepal). Mindfulness was originally part of the Buddhist eightfold road to enlightenment (translation to English): right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi (‘meditative absorption or union’). The American Jon Kabat-Zinn was the first to get inspired…
Quite simply put, meditation is resting. In the meditation, it’s about being present in the moment. It is not so much about stopping your thoughts, but observing more thoughts without immediately having an opinion or a follow-up thought at once. Meditation is definitely also healing for me! I discovered Liberate meditation about a year ago. It’s a meditation app for the Black,…