Meditation is the art of being able to concentrate and focus on breathing, movement, sound, or an object to make your mind calmer, become more present, and reduce stress. Read my last article Five Health Benefits of Practicing Meditation to discover some of the many health benefits of mediation. There is...
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Five Health Benefits of Practicing Meditation
Meditation is the practice of concentrating your focus on a breath, sound, movement, or object in order to calm the mind, increase awareness of the present, and promote happiness. We could all use a little more calm and happiness in our lives, but if that’s not enough to convince you,...
New Year’s Resolutions and the Challenges to Make Them Reality
Did you know 92% of New Year’s resolutions are given up on by March? I just made that up. You really shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet. But we all know anecdotally it’s a very possible statistic. A year ago today I said goodbye to sugar and I...
Four Tips to Reduce Your Stress This Christmas
If you asked me to describe Christmas two months ago, I might have described a joyous swirl of parties, decorations, kindness, and laughter. The giving of gifts, followed by an indulgent selection of baked treats and a perfectly tender turkey. An easy time filled with happiness, spent surrounded by loved...
Everything You Need to Know About Panic Attacks in Order to Stop Them
It’s one thing trying to improve your ability to control your own stress response so that you can combat anxiety and improve your health. But it’s quite another when you experience serious panic attacks that leave you crippled and that prevent you from engaging in normal activities. But in fact...
How to Get Started With Meditation
Meditation has a huge number of incredible benefits – it decreases stress, it improves the memory, it aids mental calmness and much more. And on his podcast, author Tim Ferriss finds that the one thing that most of his high-performing guests have in common is meditation. The only problem is...
The Basics of CBT for Eliminating Stress
Whether you have normal levels of moderate anxiety, or you experience large amounts of stress leading to panic attacks and health problems, CBT is the number one tool for dealing with it. CBT stands for ‘cognitive behavioural therapy’ and is the preferred tool for therapists trying to deal with all...