Tag: health

Three Exercises for Focusing the Mind
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Three Exercises for Focusing the Mind

A psychologist suggests three mindfulness exercises that can help focus your mind.
Magdalena Róża Skoczewska
Communing with the Moment
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Communing with the Moment

The art of enjoying moments can be difficult to practise. Yet, with a slower and more peaceful pace, we can all break free of circular thinking.
Marcin Polak
Backwards
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Backwards

Walking backwards is extremely beneficial to us. One wonders why we don’t do it all the time!
Sylwia Niemczyk
The Smile of the Monk
Soul + Body
Good Mood

The Smile of the Monk

He is called “the happiest man in the world” for a reason. Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard lets researchers to get a look inside his brain while he meditates. Thanks to these scans, the whole world can see how a meditating brain is filled with peace and joy.
Marcin Kozłowski
Bark Medicine
World + People
Nature

Bark Medicine

Tree bark has many health-related uses – as our ancestors were well-acquainted with. Even hugging a tree can have psychological benefits.
Anna Berestecka
In Your Prime
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

In Your Prime

According to both Eastern and Western traditions, certain plants and herbs have youth-giving properties and can ensure that we live a long life.
Dominika Bok
The Springtime Sanguines
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Springtime Sanguines

Spring is commonly associated with new life and warmth. Yet it is also connected with blood – more specifically, the sanguine temperament.
Kamila Dzika-Jurek
This Brain Balancing Act Allows Consciousness
World + People
Science

This Brain Balancing Act Allows Consciousness

Two types of thinking have a time-sharing deal going on in your brain.
Robby Berman
How Does Hypnosis Really Impact the Brain?
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

How Does Hypnosis Really Impact the Brain?

A groundbreaking Stanford University study explains the areas of the brain that are impacted by hypnosis.
Jaimee Bell
How to Get Materialism Under Control in Your Life
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

How to Get Materialism Under Control in Your Life

It's insidious and destructive, but there are some things you can do to develop a healthier relationship with material things.
Robby Berman