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world mental health day: making emotional well-being a top priority

world mental health day: making emotional well-being a top priority

Today, October 10th, is celebrated as World Mental Health Day, an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. This day, each year, thousands of people come together to celebrate this annual awareness program to bring attention to mental illness and its major effects on

let life flow through you

let life flow through you

I had a friend a few years back who worked in a yoga studio that I used to visit often. Just talking to her, even for a couple of minutes, made me instantly relaxed. And this happened every single time! It’s still a mystery to me how she did

negativity is a waste of energy and vitality

negativity is a waste of energy and vitality

> “Staying positive in stressful situations isn’t about fooling yourself, it’s about understanding that negativity is a waste of energy.” ― Unknown Our mind is like the engine of the body, similar to the engine of the car in your garage. And while we know how to use our

how to practice the noting technique

how to practice the noting technique

As we meditate, we may get so inundated with our thoughts or feelings that we may lose awareness of our breath or our object of attention. When we gain awareness again, we can simply note the nature of distraction, whether it was a thought or feeling, and again start focusing

how giving benefits your mental health

how giving benefits your mental health

A 2008 Harvard study found that giving money to someone else instead of spending it on ourselves lifted participants’ happiness. Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside observed similar outcomes when she asked people to perform five acts of kindness each week for six weeks.