As we age, our sleep patterns can change, leaving us feeling tired and drained. But a good night’s rest isn’t a luxury – it’s essential for our well-being. This blog post dives into the concept of sleep immersion, a holistic approach to creating a sleep haven in your midlife years.
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Yoga poses for meditation.
The original yoga asana were mainly meant for seated meditation. Take a read!
Meditation with stories.
Putting yourself in a story for reflection is a form of meditation. This is extremely powerful coupled with journaling. Have a read!
Boost your health with pranayama.
It’s Healthy Lung Month in the USA, and it seems like a great time to discuss yoga breath work, also known as pranayama, and the benefit it brings to our lung health. Our breath has been present from the moment we are born, and leaves us when we leave life. It is linked to every […]
Breath-focus for meditation.
Learn how to use your breath in your meditation focus.
Meditation through centring prayer.
Centring prayer, or mantra meditation, to help declutter the mind, gain clarity and distance from emotions.
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 […]