Everyone at some point experiences the “blues”—feelings of melancholy, sadness, grief, or just general malaise. When it doesn’t go away, when it begins to affect your behavior, or when it leads to other problems—depression, anxiety, compulsive disorder, panic disorder, eating disorders, and other serious medical issues—it’s time to take a serious look at the causes …
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Healing mood disorders can be more challenging than getting treatment for other physical ailments. With most physical ailments, to heal you might only need to follow dietary instructions, take medications on time, and adapt minor tweaks to your lifestyle. All of this is much harder to do when you are undergoing mood disorders such as …
The purpose of meditation is to still your mind which constantly oscillates between the events of the past and worries of the future. And truly, there is a lot you can do with this stillness of mind. Some seek this stillness to search for higher meaning or a higher self and others enjoy the benefits …
“How can I feel this way when everything is so great?” Chrissy Teigen wrote in a moving essay for Glamour magazine, capturing perfectly the essence of a severe mood disorder that affects 1 in every 9 American postpartum women. (In some states, the number is as high as 1 in 5!) Teigen, a television personality, …
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After a mindful walk through the woods, sitting in Sukhasana on the rocks by the gushing stream, eyes closed as you breathe in the copious supplies of pure oxygen, immersed in the sounds of natural elements and wildlife, as the sun gently beams upon you—if this doesn’t make the cut on the list of reasons …
The Single Most Powerful Tool In Your Armory We all aspire for a calm, peaceful, and steady mind. We have seen yogis and monks—and perhaps even friends and family—exhibit that state of total bliss. How can we take our mind to a state that is unperturbed by the chaos that surrounds us in the form …
“We can see the fully crystalline structure of muscle fiber, waving like wheat in the wind, pulsing many trillions of times a second… As we move closer to the nucleus, it begins to dissolve. It too is nothing more than an oscillating field [that] upon our approach dissolves into pure rhythm. Of what is the …
For many people a lot of emotions are stirred up during this unprecedented time we are living in. Anxiety and fear can pull us out of our body as we absorb the collective energy of the world at large. We may not be able to discern our own energy from that of the collective consciousness, …
From an impossible deadline at work to planning for holidays, from helping your child finish a school assignment to pushing for relentless sales targets, there are two things that are not going away from our lives—competition and stress. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living, gives the most realistic definition of stress …
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Anxiety is a widespread psychosomatic condition that currently plagues more than 35 million Americans. Typically, it starts with continuous exposure to stressful conditions. If you are experiencing symptoms such as panic attacks, unreasonable nervousness, numbness of body or mind, you are not alone. While a certain level of anxiety helps one stay alert, consistent exposure …
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