Emotions, happy or sad, are everyday experiences. Your daughter hugged you, and you felt a surge of love. Or you got your reports from an exam you took and did not do so well. Anxiety, stress, and even anger crossed your mind. But pause and think. These emotions occur on
Sona was the son of a rich businessman. He lived in the times when Siddhartha, through deep practice, became the Buddha. Buddha was to go on to inspire millions of others to follow in his footsteps, the eight-fold path being one. Sona was no different. Inspired by the teachings of
Learning is something we do every day. Some learn more than others, but we all learn regardless. Have you ever wondered how you learn? Is there a better way to learn? Imagine there was an optimal way for you to learn. You could dramatically accelerate your learning and resulting outcomes.
Have you ever wondered why your parents and teachers keep telling you to eat your greens, vegetables, and proteins? It is not just to keep you from getting sick; it is also to help you grow tall and strong. To understand this, let us talk about a special chemical produced
Fight and flight are responses most of us are aware of. We all probably learned it growing up. Freeze is not a response that has made it into common everyday conversation. However, psychology tells us that fight, flight, and freeze are all normal human psychological responses. So let us understand
Exercise has always been one of those nice-to-haves for me. I would believe I should do it, but more often I find myself in the "not today" category. The excuses were plenty. My trainer did not come. It was raining, I was travelling, I had not slept enough,
We tend to look at weight as an aesthetic issue. It affects the way I see myself in the mirror. In reality the consequences of excess weight extend far beyond mere aesthetics. Let us look at the effect of weight on your kidneys. The kidneys are remarkable organs responsible for
Vairagya is a Sanskrit term that means being dispassionate or detached. Vairagya does not mean uncaring; it means unaffected by the things you care about. Understanding this duality is one path to being at peace with what happens around you. So what does vairagya mean, and can you ever hope
Blood pressure, or hypertension, is an astonishingly common problem. In this case, men seem to suffer from hypertension more than women do. I will shortly explain why. But why does anyone suffer from hypertension, and is there anything you can do to prevent or even reverse your condition? In the
Self-esteem is defined as "confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-confidence." Naturally, it was something that evolved alongside your own growth. Millions of people suffer from low self-esteem, masked by multiple layers of emotions. So much so that often, even the person has lost sight
Thinking is something that we all do. All the time, in fact. Often, when we think we are thinking, we are actually jumping from one random opinion to another. How you achieve truly clear thinking and reasoning may be the most important skill you learn. Imagine believing you are thinking
Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is a psychological concept that explores the positive transformation some individuals experience after facing traumatic events. Unlike post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which focuses on the negative impacts of trauma, PTG emphasises the potential for growth and resilience. So what exactly is post-traumatic growth, and how can you