Now most people are aware that stress triggers the release of cortisol, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. Cortisol is often referred to as the “stress hormone” because its levels increase during times of stress. So, what does it exactly do to our bodies? Also, what can we actually do to manage our stress […]
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Do you struggle to concentrate on a task at hand? I’m sure we’ve all had moments in our life when, no matter how hard we try to concentrate on something, we just couldn’t, leaving us frustrated and tearing out our hair. Don’t worry, I’m not judging – I was the same. In the past, I
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The past and the future do not exist as one is made of the remembered thoughts and the other is made of illusions constructed by the mind. Therefore, only the present exists and the only sensible way to live is in the present. However, we constantly and unnecessarily live with our mind oscillating between the
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What sets this meditation apart is that there is a clear method. Talking with different people regarding various forms of meditation it seems that there is some confusion about the distinction between a method and a tool. A method is a process that incorporates tools to deliver a guaranteed result when it is followed precisely
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Gratitude starts with noticing the goodness in life. But people are blinded by negative minds such as anxiety, worry, or doubt, so they can’t see the great things the world gives us. What we need now is the meditation method to cleanse those minds that we have. If we do meditation, we will know that
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Growing up, our family didn’t have a lot of money but we had enough to eat well, have a roof over our heads and go on family holidays. I grew up believing this was everything in life, and if I worked hard and made more money, then I would have a better roof over my
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Like other married couples our marriage was sometimes turbulent and characterized by emotion. I really could never understand why my wife would suddenly break into anger, at what seemed to me to be very trivial reasons. These fights would leave both of us drained and distressed for days on end. Something amazing happened however when
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You may have seen the reports from brain scan research sponsored by the National Science Foundation: They discovered that the average person has up to 60,000 thoughts a day, of which 80% were negative, and a staggering 95% of those thoughts were repetitive from the day before. This seems hard to believe at first, but
by Kashvi Anand I was born in New Delhi, India. I immigrated to the United States when I was 21 years old. I had a rough time transitioning from India to the US because of racial discrimination and cultural differences. I always had a mind full of complaints and annoyances instead of having any kind
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“Thoughts fuel emotions. If you don’t like, what you’re feeling step back and examine what you’re thinking. Pain is inevitable, but you’ll suffer a lot less if you disengage from your thoughts.” – Buddha In all cultures, humans universally experience 6 distinct emotions and within those, there are subcategories branching out to more specific emotions
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