Mind

Engaging in a creative activity brings similar benefits to meditation and, for some, respite from long-term illness.

It’s 5.30am. It’s dark outside the yoga studio, it’s dark behind my eyelids and I’m struggling to focus on anything that isn’t my stomach. It may not be the most fortuitous of starts to 31 days of mindfulness, but it can only go up from here. I’ve signed up to Mindful in May (MiM), a […]

New research shows that when it comes being happy it is quality not quantity that counts.

Learning mindfulness improves performance on exams under pressure.

To understand how hypnotherapy can help you, you need to understand how it works and what it involves. Hypnotherapy is a natural process much like the state between being awake and asleep called the hypnoidal point. It makes you more open to positive suggestions and allows you to make good changes by nudging your subconscious into the desired thought process. In this state you are completely aware of things around you but are reinforcing positive thoughts in the subconscious mind which is what drives the conscious mind in our waking state. The way you feel during a session can differ for each person but generally it makes you feel relaxed and refreshed. This makes it excellent for stress as it allows you to stop and take a break for a moment as well as teaching you new skills.

It seems there are reasons, not all bad, why we choose to watch violent films.

Mindfulness is a path to truly knowing yourself.

Thinking over stressful events can increase inflammation in your body.

How you move in the physical world alters how you see the future and the past.

What is a panic attack really though? Anyone that has ever even remotely come close to one will be able to tell you. They usually occur unexpectedly and can upset your emotional health quite easily. They are usually triggered by minor incidents and there are many natural things you can do to avert them.

Are you the person you want to be or do you often find yourself thinking you’d like to be different in some way? Maybe more confident, more social, more desirable or just happier? There are not too many people on earth who are 100 per cent happy with who they are. Many people have a […]

Blinking causes your brain to momentarily disengage.