Healthy friendships are good for you! They’re linked to better cardiovascular health and mental health, lower blood pressure and stress. For healthy friendships, exercise the 2 ‘S’; ‘Smile’ and ‘Silence’ appropriately. Smile more, both with your eyes and lips. Show you’re glad to see someone. Show...
The world can get loud and that's it’s important to sit in silence at various intervals during the day. Turn your attention away from the world outside and go inwards (inside your mind). Bring your mental and emotional energy to a point of stillness and immerse...
Do you prefer meditating in silence or with music? Well, silence is golden. But using music in meditation can be very useful. It can create a soothing mood and also absorb the distractions in the background. You may want to 1) avoid using songs or dramatic classical music,...
Next time you're eating alone, experiment eating in silence. It may help you quiet your mind and experience more peace. It may also allow you to be more mindful of how much you consume and enjoy your food more. If you enjoy eating in silence, try...
When you are in need of some space and silence, try this meditation: Raise your attention up and out of the room, higher and higher, further and further into the vastness of the sky…. Going beyond the skies, the space and the galaxies, to a...
When you are in need of some space and silence, try this meditation: Raise your attention up and out of the room, higher and higher, further and further into the vastness of the sky…. Going beyond the skies, the space and the galaxies, to a...
To tolerate doesn't mean enduring in silence, gritting your teeth and carrying on. To tolerate means having the power to stay anchored in your self respect and stability so that nothing disturbs your wellbeing. To tolerate also means having the power to stay open and respect the...
Eating together is a perfect time to converse and catch up. But eating alone is a perfect time to cultivate and experience silence. Silence doesn't mean no noise, it means no conversations, no distractions (no TV, computer, phone...
Noise. It’s everywhere. But you can still bring pockets of silence into your noisy world. How? Well, you don't have to escape the noise or enforce silence. Silence is within us, it's in our soul. So we can feel and experience the silence within, even...
Have you noticed how silence stimulates creativity? Silence doesn't have to mean no talking, no thoughts, no sound. Silence can be experienced even in the midst of noise, thoughts and conversations. Simply concentrate your attention on stillness. Still your attention and you create silence. ...
