Irena Kretowicz

Three Summer Mindfulness Practices

Soul + Body

Breathe In

Three Summer Mindfulness Practices

Calm your mind, focus on yourself, and organize your emotions with these simple exercises for mental wellbeing.

Magdalena Róża Skoczewska

The Entangled Stories of the Baltic States

World + People

Science

The Entangled Stories of the Baltic States

Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians have inhabited the region for centuries—sometimes under the same rulers, but always with individual identities.

Jakub Niedźwiedź

Like Stroking a Butterfly’s Wing

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

Like Stroking a Butterfly’s Wing

The Butterfly Touch method developed by Eva Reich shows how less means more and how power lies in gentleness.

Agnieszka Rostkowska

The Chemistry of Tea

Soul + Body

Good Food

The Chemistry of Tea

Behind the seemingly simple cup of tea—one of the world’s most popular infusions—lies a plethora of complex biochemical processes.

Szymon Drobniak

The Essence of the Universe

Soul + Body

Good Mood

The Essence of the Universe

Originally conceived in China and Polynesia, these two concepts are ubiquitous in Western popular culture. They might also reveal something universal about the human experience.

Aleksandra Woźniak-Marchewka

To Sleep Like a Dragon

World + People

Nature

To Sleep Like a Dragon

So-called “winter sleep” is an essential survival technique for animals living through cold months. Research into the phenomenon suggests that it may also have benefits for humans.

Wojciech Mikołuszko

Sleepless Cities

Art + Stories

Experiences

Sleepless Cities

You can’t sell anything to a sleeping person. So, from the economic point of view, sleep is unprofitable. It is the last frontier of humanity, which protects us from the deluge of consumption.

Paulina Wilk