How to Practice Compassion Meditation to Change the Brain
Every action we take changes the brain. When we practice compassion, the brain gets better at understanding our own emotions and the emotions of others. Emotional intelligence. A skill that…
Box Breathing | Techniques, Benefits, and How to for Anxiety
Box breathing is a highly recommended technique that is easy to do anytime, anywhere, to calm the mind and body. Anxiety is often accompanied by shallow, erratic breath, which can…
10 Best Meditation Books for Beginners (2021)
Updated 14Aug21 by Angela Collevecchio. When starting a meditation practice it can be hard to know where to begin. Luckily, many before you have shared wisdom in books. And today I…
Top 3 Life-Changing Mindfulness Benefits
I always thought new years’ resolutions were bullshit until the one that changed my life. Just a year ago, sitting with a furrowed brow, I contemplated what the coming year…
Expert Tips on How to Work Through Trauma
Photo by Ingrid Santana from Pexels Trauma is often the root cause of anxiety, depression, mental illness, and addiction. Unfortunately, trauma isn't something we can think our way out of. Being educated on…
The Secret to Emotional Wellness
Photo by Tirachard Kumtanom from Pexels I was confronted by a monk a few months ago with the strangest and most intriguing idea. Give your fear, anxiety, and pain a name...then befriend it. …
7 Science-Backed Benefits of Loving-Kindness Meditation (and How to Practice)
Showing compassion towards yourself and others is a skill, not an innate ability, that can be practiced through loving-kindness meditation. By regularly practicing loving-kindness meditation, a kind attitude can be…
9 Mindfulness Exercises & Activities for Adults
9 Simple Mindfulness Activities for Adults I never understood how lost in thought I was until I learned how to be mindful. Mindfulness is the state of being aware without…
How to Use Mindfulness to be Comfortable with Anxiety
My relationship with anxiety began to shift when I learned to stop resisting it and befriend it. Sounds backward, right? We are supposed to fight anxiety to overcome it; at…