Centring prayer, or mantra meditation, to help declutter the mind, gain clarity and distance from emotions.
Tag: self care
Practising candle gazing, or trataka.
Trataka is the practice of candle gazing, where you spend time with your eyes focused solely on the flame of a candle. For me, this is a practice of concentration, and therefore part of dharana practice. Yogapedia explains: Dharana is the sixth of the Eight Limbs of Yoga as described by Patanjali in the Yoga […]
How mindfulness helps healthy ageing.
Mindfulness reaps so many benefits, especially for us who are growing older
Connecting to the within.
Because of a number of personal issues, I have been spending a lot of time in self-care. A string of ill-fortune, culminating in one big fat crisis, caused me a lot of anxiety, unhappiness, worry and a bunch of other negative emotions that I won’t even list! The funny thing is on the day I […]