Mindfulness
Wellbeing
5 Easy Supine Yoga Poses for Your Daily Practice
Spirituality
Sleep affirmations won't fix everything overnight, but they can make the last thought of your day a kind one. Pick one line for confidence, success or abundance and take it to bed tonight.
Many psychologists today will disagree with your productivity routine and prescribe playing instead, for both, adults and children. Here is why.
Life
If you don't want to be unhappy, stop chasing happiness. Here's why the chase backfires, and how meaning, acceptance and a simple nightly list can help.
It is easy to get sucked in by daily negativity and lose site of the good in our lives. Here are some quick tips to cultivate an attitude of gratitude.
Cats and kittens have a lot to teach us about life. Here are 10 things I learned from Piper, my 2-month-old kitten.
Finding joy in the journey and living in the now can be a gift of a lifetime. Here are 7 ways to get there.
We all know how much stress and anxiety all things last minute can bring us. But what if we tell you that this is a choice? Here are 7 steps to a thriving, organized life.
Poetry
‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’, written by William Wordsworth and popularly known as Daffodils is a beautiful poem on finding and appreciating the little joys of life.
Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds. Here are 14 gentle, doable tips to build a sleep routine that sticks, from a fixed bedtime to a cooler room.
Life is not always a bed of roses, but it need not always be a bed of thorns either. Learn how you can simplify your life by making a few changes.
In a culture that glorifies putting our health (especially sleep) over everything else, we are here to talk about the importance of sleep. And why you should sleep more.
Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins all shape mood, but no single chemical makes you happy. What the evidence says, and the habits that help.
Home is where our heart is. But when we are stranded at home (especially all by ourselves) it can be downright lonely. Here are a few simple things you can do to feel happier at home.
Life can become easier if we are willing to accept a few hard truths about life. Here are 9 harsh truths that we usually ignore.
The state of flow is studied by many psychologists and touted as a powerful indicator of overall wellbeing. So, what is the state of flow? Let’s dive deeper.
Our phones and laptops need a spring clean as much as our homes do. Here's how to declutter your digital life one corner at a time, ten minutes per step.
You don't need a forest or a free weekend to reconnect with nature. Six small ways back, each with something you can do this week, even in a city flat.
Self
Learning more about the world and about each other is a noble cause. Here are some suggestions to get started on broadening your perspective.
We all know that meditation is good for us. But if sitting for hours in one position is not for you, then this article offers simple daily meditation methods.
We've all learned a thing or two in life. But time teaches us important lessons. Here are some things that time has taught us, time and again (pun intended).
Why letting go of control of the outside world is the only way to develop a deep sense of calm and stillness within.
What we think we become. So what are you thinking about each day? Here is how to take stalk of your thoughts to change the course of your life.
Why we always pick up the phone when the past calls and spend hours of our time ignoring the present.
We're all overwhelmed, and changing everything at once rarely lasts. If you could do just one thing for your health, start here.
Shoulders up by your ears again? These five gentle, beginner-friendly yoga poses give a tight body and a busy mind ten quiet minutes to settle.
We are running faster than ever, carrying fear in our bones and tightened chest. The stress and the need to go on is taking an emotional and physical toll on us.
This equation has nothing to do with math. It's the one that tells us our past decides our future, and it's time we stopped believing it.
Negativity and bad news are all around us. We are learning to live a new reality and are quickly realizing the importance of appreciating the now.
When anxiety hits out of nowhere, you need something you can do right now. Here are five simple, gentle ways to calm yourself in under five minutes.
Appreciating the simple pleasures in life can enrich us and make our lives wholesome. Here is a list of over 100 of them that we think you will love.
What the Dalai Lama really said about a calm mind, compassion and immunity, what the science supports, and gentle practices to try. Not medical advice.
As we all work from home and spend hours at our desks, we need to take steps to care for ourselves. Here are some tips to help you get started.
Quotes
Can’t wait for the weekend? Here are some fun Saturday and Sunday quotes to get you through the week.
When anxiety or sadness takes over in the smallest moments, you don't need a big fix. Here are 11 small, doable ways to break the loop and catch your breath.
Need a lift? Match the music to the moment with six feel-good songs and a simple way to build your own mood playlist.
Everything you have ever made began as a picture in your mind. Here is how imagination works, how to wake it back up, and the quotes we return to most.
Inspiration
Being productive isn't the same as being busy. Five practical tips to get the right things done with fewer interruptions, and to protect your rest while you're at it.
When you are forced to coop-up at home, cut off all social interactions, and are surrounded by negative news all around, it is difficult to see the good in life, let alone path for personal growth.
One good sentence can set the tone for a whole day. Here are fourteen aesthetic quotes we love, what each one means, and a simple way to use them, one a day.
When life seems to slip through our fingers and time seems to fly by, here is what you can do to savor each moment.
You are the steady sky, and your thoughts are only weather. Here's what the line widely credited to Pema Chödrön means, and how to sit with it when you meditate.
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