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Why You Should Find Time to Be Alone With Yourself
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Why You Should Find Time to Be Alone With Yourself

Don’t confuse loneliness with time by yourself.
Micaela Marini Higgs
Laugh Boldly!
Art + Stories, Humor + Variety
Opinions, Variety

Laugh Boldly!

Laughter is advantageous, even if you don't feel like smiling at all. The creator of a wellness method that uses laughter, talks about its everyday benefits as well as its more profound properties.
Maria Hawranek
Monks on Ice
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Monks on Ice

The Tibetan Buddhist breathing technique ‘tummo’ creates inner heat. The practice of similar techniques might have helped the likes of Wim Hof to achieve the seemingly impossible in extreme cold.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
Like the Steam from Boiling Rice
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Like the Steam from Boiling Rice

Qi—our life force, according to practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts—is as invisible as the air.
Monika Waraxa
Connecting the Dots
Soul + Body
Breathe In, Wellbeing

Connecting the Dots

Traditional Chinese medicine teaches of the meridian system – a series of pathways that connect the human body and mind, and through which ‘qi’ life energy flows.
Monika Waraxa
Of Viruses and Men
Art + Stories
Opinions

Of Viruses and Men

Our fearless biologist-reporter closes his eyes and wakes up to find himself summoned to the Virus Council – chaired by none other than the notorious SARS-CoV-2.
Tomasz Sitarz
We Are All Colonies
Soul + Body, World + People
Wellbeing, Science

We Are All Colonies

The immune system is both complex and rich; a collection of specialized cells that work together to defend our bodies from viruses and bacteria.
January Weiner
The Lost Art of Rest
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The Lost Art of Rest

Smartphones, laptops and the capitalist work culture mean that it is increasingly hard to switch off. What activities provide us with the most rest?
Paulina Wilk
Concentration: Making Life Sacred
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Concentration: Making Life Sacred

A master yogi who was brought up in the West explains how to calm your mind and body in the times of the pandemic.
Marshall Govindan Satchidananda
A Splash of Pepper Vodka
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

A Splash of Pepper Vodka

In Poland, a number of folk remedies exist for treating common health ailments. Far from being useless, these remedies do have health properties and help people deal with the drag of being unwell.
Paulina Olszanka