Wellness

Positive thinking has numerous benefits to your health and long term survival. The benefits and the components of positive thinking are reviewed in this article. Negative self talk is discussed, along with methods of changing your outlook.

Intuition is a way to make a quick decision, usually based on your past experience. This article discusses decision making and the role of intuition. Some scientific studies are also reviewed.

Who wouldn't want more tools to help us handle the stress of our lives? Well, science has an answer that relies only on you...

On a material level, there are some interesting similarities between Epicureanism and minimalism. Although the latter is not a full philosophy, but rather a set of habits with beneficial results.

In “The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care,” Anna Borges offers more than 200 tips, tricks, and tactics to help soothe the soul and nurture the mind.

Create your own gratitude practice with 30 inspiring journal prompts.

Having long since passed the ripe age of fifty, as I reflect back on my life, I want to guide young people to help them avoid the many pitfalls in life that inevitably lie ahead of them. I wish I could tell my younger self these things, but since time travel is not currently possible, I can't.

In Atomic Habits, author James Clear walks you through every step, with science-backed facts, on how habits work and to how you can work your habits. And make them stick.

If you were raised by personality disordered (narcissistic, borderline) parents, they likely discouraged you from having personal boundaries so you’d be easy to control.

This article illustrates how toxic early-life experiences can harm future endeavors. Once you understand that, you can gain control over its adverse effects.

When you make the conscious choice to follow your own path, it may be a long, and difficult process. We're here to tell you that its completely worth it.

Been there, done that, don't want the t-shirt.

Make life easier by incorporating these habits into your daily routine!

Everyone has dreams. Do you know hard work plays a vital role in the process of achieving your dreams? Some people are aware of it, while others are ignorant. Here are some tips to stop being so lazy. Read on to understand why hard work is so essential to achieving your dreams.

You are unique. Inside of you is the seed that empowers you to be truly yourself. Allow this power to make you blossom and grow to be the person you dream to be.

The way we live, our diet, and how we take care of our body and our mind have an impact on our memory, our physical health, and our well-being.

The key to making your dreams come true is to create goals you can act on. Following these steps will help you create goals which are specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound. You'll hold yourself to them and succeed more often!

Conventional wisdom tells us that gratitude for the things we have attracts more of those things we want into our life. We attract more of what we think about the most, after all. But what if your gratitude practice has become toxic and is preventing you from manifesting your goals?

How I added and changed items in my bedroom, and incorporated other items into my bedtime routine, to improve my deep sleep continuity and get a better night's sleep.

Through the Brownian process of living, we have ironically found that comfort is not a good state of being. We only grow through sacrifice and discomfort. Here is why you should embrace discomfort in your life.

We all have daily frustrations with have to deal with. But just how do we deal with those frustrations? There is no one size fits all answer. This article covers the different ways you can cope with your daily frustrations.

Healing reinforces our connection with nature and the source of all things. By regularly practicing mandala meditation, we can merge our consciousness with the mandala object of our meditation, and channel the qualities it represents.

A discussion of the role biorhythms play in setting intentions. Pairing firm and detailed expectations with careful timing often yield good results.

I write about the damaging effects of anxiety and stress hormones on our health. I explain possible risks to long term health as a result of anxiety. I also touch on my personal experience of anxiety.

Humanity as described by Merriam Webster is the human race, which includes everyone on Earth. What is the relationship between humans and the living and unliving things in the earth?

Feel like there's not enough hours in the day? Try these 4 simple tips to reclaim your time and be more productive!

Successful people consistently exhibit a Proactive Mindset characterized by confidence and tenacity in the face of a challenge. Unsuccessful people demonstrate a Reactive Mindset associated with uncertainty and the tendency to retreat when they get frustrated. Which are you?

Motivation is difficult to sustain. Here I offer 13 quick tips for sustaining motivation.

Breathing meditation is the simplest method to clear your mind. Although it may be a simple way, it's certainly not always easy to practice. Continue reading this article to learn useful tips for your journey into meditation!

Everybody desires to live a wonderfully fulfilling life, it is something that everyone deserves. Sadly, only a few will experience it. And if you want to live a more fulfilling life, you need to understand this concept first: You must agree with the way things are, and then changes need to be made.

We should all take the time to conduct ‘internal research’ to figure out what actually gets us excited. 'Productivity' as it is usually defined should not always be our default state of being.

Is your morning routine always the same? Is it a slog just to get out of bed to get ready for the day? Then you need to change your morning routine, and it can be done in just 15 minutes.

A crisis takes us out of our comfort zone and causes us discomfort or suffering. This suffering could be temporary or permanent depending on how we face it and the action(s) we take to change it.

One of the most important factors of success is confidence. There is no substitute for gaining confidence to reach the end point of...

Read this article to find out how to meditate zazen-style, and why you should try it out for yourself. Practicing zazen meditation can reduce stress, improve focus, and calm the mind.

Many people are looking for natural ways to disinfect their homes, but fear the only way to kill germs is with harsh chemicals. This is not so! Use of rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and four different essential oils to make a safe, yet effective disinfectant.

This quarantine has me buying random things off Facebook ads. I bought a Komuso Shift, which is like a glorified dog whistle that's worth it's weight in stainless steel.

An exploration of the meaning we assign to things, for better and for worse.

If you're going through hell, keep going—why stop here? The best is yet to come.

Does snoring keep you or your partner awake at night? I look at six techniques that can help to get snoring under control and reduce the volume and frequency of snoring.

Don't let stress keep you down. Try these 7 ideas to stay healthy, active, and productive at home.

Sometimes being stuck inside can be boring and lonely. This can be even worse if you live alone. Here are some fun stress-relievers to do when you live alone and are stuck inside!

Many people look at most obstacles as if they can be brute-forced, but this can leave you drained after you work harder than you do smarter. Here is a simple, step-by-step system to conquering every obstacle you may face, in the most efficient way possible.

Some people have many reasons for ignoring beneficial advice that could have a positive effect on their life, even when their defiance causes extreme heartache.

Whether you're voluntarily staying in (hello, fellow introverts), you work at home, or you're stuck indoors, here are some products to help you break the monotony.

Here are a few suggestions for how to stay physically and mentally well during an epidemic.

People can be emotionless in life because of the many unpredictable circumstances that affect their lives. Here I talk about the complexities of everyday emotion and why feeling numb is okay, too.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the only way to beat a pandemic is through measures of prevention. While these measures should be practiced by everyone, health care providers must be even more diligent so we can continue to go to work daily.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is designed to help children and adults who have a problem with learning, remembering or other brain skill problems. CBT is explained in this article. Methods of improving brain function are also discussed. Cognitive training goals are explained.