How to use various practices including yoga and self-care to support mental health and wellbeing.
What constitutes “good mental health” – and what does love have to do with it? Well, for a beginning, if you are looking to maintain good mental health, then chances are that you’ve been told, time and again, to lean on those you love most. The people near and dearest…
Yin Yoga is increasingly practised by yogis and is now a staple in many yoga studios. Nonetheless, most students are familiar with the more "yang" practices – the active yoga classes such as Hatha, Vinyasa, Power Yoga which focus on dynamic movement to build heat and may not have tried…
Depression is the leading cause of mental disability in the world. 10% of the adults in the global population have this mental illness. Its symptoms include fatigue, laziness, isolation, loss of energy, hopelessness, helplessness, anger, frustration, irritability, reckless behavior, unexplained pains, major problem concentrating, and so much more. Many people…
There's something truly amazing about what yoga can do to your state of mind. I personally have suffered anxiety throughout my early twenties which is a result of things that were outside of my control, alongside some poor life choices. In order to bring my life back to some form…
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Sitting down directly on the ground during meditation, without the aid of any meditation cushions can be rather uncomfortable and sometimes painful for me. My lower back protests quite a bit due to my history with lower back pains, my sitting bones hurt after a while, and my calves go…
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The 8 Limbs of Yoga is integral to deepening your yoga journey and is the centrepiece of a truly yogic lifestyle. One of the key breathing techniques of Pranayama, the fourth limb of yoga, is the Ujjayi breath. Performed properly, Ujjayi can be both energizing yet calming to the mind…
Guilt, shame, hatred, frustration, anger – these are all emotions associated with unforgiveness, the prison that holds you back from living your best life. Most of us would, at some point in time, have held on to unforgiveness. Perhaps it was a friend who lied to you or your parent…