The benefits of meditation backed by science are varied and numerous. Studies have shown how negative thought patterns and problematic emotional reactions compound the harmful effects of stress hormones on the brain. Scientists have proven how meditation is a powerful tool that strengthens the key brain networks for the better. It promotes positive changes inContinue reading “The only place you can begin the process of change is where you are”
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How you respond to life’s challenges determines your level of consciousness
The mind’s neural pathways are continually growing and evolving through a phenomenon called neuroplasticity. It’s the brain’s ability to learn and adapt that enables us to pick up new skills, drop old habits, adjust to new environments and even heal from distressing experiences in life. Scientists have found that the consistent practice of meditation isContinue reading “How you respond to life’s challenges determines your level of consciousness”
Significance of the life we lead
Whenever I read this Nelson Mandela’s quote, I get goosebumps as it reminds of the Costa Rican phrase plan de vida meaning soul’s purpose, the Japanese call it ikigai meaning life purpose and the French term it raison d’être meaning reason for being. It is rooted in the belief that we have a unique reasonContinue reading “Significance of the life we lead”
Strive for progress than perfection
Elizabeth Garett Anderson was the first woman to qualify in Britian as a doctor. She was rejected from every medical school she applied to because of her gender. She smartly found a technical loophole at the Society of Apothecaries by passing all the exams to become a registered practitioner. She campaigned for women’s rights andContinue reading “Strive for progress than perfection”
Committing your energy into action
A quotable quote meets you where you are and it has the capacity to take you as far as it can because often, as AnaÏs Nin wisely said “we see the world not as it is but as we are.” It is through our lens that we perceive our experiences in life. A quotable quoteContinue reading “Committing your energy into action”
Meditation can change the way our brains work
The Dalai Lama has continued through the years to directly encourage research on the brain and meditation, the neuroscience of meditation. Countless Tibetan Buddhist monks have worked with Richard Davidson, a prominent professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who researched monks meditating over the course of tens of thousands of hours. These research studies haveContinue reading “Meditation can change the way our brains work”
To see the upside, in the downside
Gloria Steinem, a writer and trailblazing feminist sparked a movement amongst women while pushing for a future of equality, authenticity and respect. Gloria marshalled a new age of equality, through her work more women are afforded the respect and opportunity they deserved and also changed how women thought about themselves. She speaks passionately about theContinue reading “To see the upside, in the downside”
Stress is caused by wanting to be ‘there’
A quotable quote seems to exist in the space between and that invisible connection to one’s life experiences. It meets you where you are and it has the capacity to take you as far as it can because often, as AnaÏs Nin wisely said “we see the world not as it is but as weContinue reading “Stress is caused by wanting to be ‘there’”
Love the life you live
The beginning of a lifelong journey towards being the best possible you. Make this journey one of inspiration and reflection to getting to know the real you and move you towards the best version of yourself. Think about a time when you’ve been your happiest…what was important for you? Create a vision for how youContinue reading “Love the life you live”
Meditation is a quality you acquire
Growing up as a child, I was always intrigued by the inner peace I saw in monks, this invisible quality they had in them was visible to me. My encounters with the enlightened – I met the Dalai Lama on my 20th birthday and two decades later I met Sadhguru, yogi and guru. Both ofContinue reading “Meditation is a quality you acquire”