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- 6 Yoga Pose Transitions for Beginners by Bipin Baloni Summary: Explore the blog to find some of the finest transition poses while practicing Yoga. Yoga poses are called the heart of Yoga. Poses are an integral part of the ancient discipline, which has been prevalent on the planet since time immemorial. Those who practice Yoga on a regular basis for improvement …
- Is Self-employment right for You? The question of whether its better to be employed or to run your own business has probably occurred to most of us at some time or another. In fact both paths have advantages and disadvantages. Here are some pointers on how to decide what’s best for you. The biggest attraction of employment has always been …
- Thinking Out of the Box What is Thinking Out of the Box? Thinking out of the box is the mode of thought that dares to challenge conventional wisdom, ie it dares to question beliefs so deeply held by so many that they are considered almost sacred. Thinking out the box is an all too rare quality, but when applied it …
- Can I Change My Destiny? What is Destiny? Our destiny is the tentative future path that lies ahead of us at any given now, subject to everything that affects us continuing along its current trajectory. Of course, we cannot possibly know our destiny even if that condition of continuance were satisfied because we cannot possibly know about everything that affects …
- Why Mindfulness? Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Viktor E. Frankl Mindfulness, at essence, means being focused on the present. Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), defines it as: “awareness that arises through paying …
- The Introvert Personality A Definition of Introvert Introversion is the tendency to focus one’s attention towards the inner, mental world rather than external, physical “reality”. Introversion is a natural characteristic occurring in about 25% of the population according to psychotherapist Dr Marti Olsen Laney in her excellent book The Introvert Advantage. Dr Laney offers a further definition …
- Seeds of What? by Cheri Neal The book “Seeds of Joy, Growing Zinnias and Your Zest for Life” may have an interesting title, but what does it REALLY mean? What do Zinnias have to do with Zest? And what does any of it have to do with You and ME? Zinnias are filled with rich metaphors, bringing out the …
- Dealing with Guilt and Regret Too often we are dogged by the dark clouds of guilt and regret. Regret is the feeling of wishing we had (or not) done something in the past different than we actually did. Guilt is feeling bad, or even disliking ourselves, over some past act or omission that caused unjustified hurt. Dealing with Regret Time …
- Manchester: Now Is the Time to Take Action and Heal by David Shapiro The May 22 bombing in Manchester has left many dead and more wounded. The short and long-term traumatic stress on Ariana Grande Concert participants and their friends and families may also be horrible and extensive. Everything should be done to support their physical and mental healing. This is the time to do everything …
- Meditation Basics What is Meditation? Life is demanding, with numerous calls on our attention at any time. For all its benefits, technology has made life even more demanding; with cell phones and the like we truly seem to be open to the world 24/7. In addition to the multitude of external demands the supercomputer that is our …