Articles, Mindfulness, Yoga
In life, we are always dealing with balance. This can also be referred to as yin and yang properties, type A and B personalities or feminine and masculine properties. Too much of one quality can cause a disruption in our lives. If someone has a high pressured job, experiences extreme stress, sleeps poorly and eats unhealthily, they will eventually burn out. The energetic...
Main Courses, Recipes
Whenever I can’t decide what to make for dinner, I usually just combine a lot of different foods into a pot. This is a great way of discovering new tastes, as well as using up what is in the fridge. In this case, I had chickpeas, quinoa, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, coconut milk and snap peas. ...
Articles, Mindfulness
As a society, we are consumed by stress. It can overwhelm us and begin to control our lives. Even if we don’t think we are stressed, we often are. Our body has defense mechanisms it uses automatically to help us deal with our stress. This natural human instinct dates back to our ancestors from thousands of years ago. Back...
Articles, Mindfulness, Yoga
Yesterday I wrote about our attention, where we place it and how this affects us. There are many different ways we can observe this in our lives. We can start by increasing our awareness. When we’re mindful of our thoughts and actions, we see what is truly going on inside. When we stop to observe...
Articles, Mindfulness
When we place our attention on something, it grows in our lives. Likewise, when we remove our attention from something, it fades. We can choose anything to focus our attention on – exercise, worry, money, relationships, work, stress and the list goes on. None of these things are powerful themselves; the power is derived from...
Articles, Mindfulness
In the effort to try and lower stress in our lives, there are many ways that we can focus on minimising its effects. Today I’m going to discuss our reactions and how they can positively or negatively control our stress levels. Here’s a little exercise to try. Go to a quiet room and sit cross legged on...
