Why Your Healthy Habits Aren’t Working
Being unable to twist yourself into a pretzel, losing the will to meditate for an hour a day, not looking good in expensive workout leggings, quitting a cabbage-only diet on...
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Do You Need to Detox Your Relationships?
Remember this when you’re frustrated over a toxic relationship. Talking it out with that person or “helping” them isn’t always productive.
Why You Should Enjoy Spending Valentine’s Day Alone
At least consider alone time as an opportunity for self-awareness. Many people primarily see themselves through other people’s eyes, which breeds inauthenticity and discontent.
The Secret Ingredients To a Great Day
However, given that there are serious drawbacks to having a digital addiction, it’s best to take this exercise offline. Get that mood boost by working on things that actually benefit...
Three Reasons NOT To Be a Minimalist
You get the idea. Just as your targeted social media experience will pressure you on what purchases to make, aesthetic minimalism culture will tell you what a minimalist is supposed to look...
Myths About Motivation That Wreck Your Willpower
So yes, dream big. That is highly motivating; much more motivating than playing small because you underrate what your “best” is. Instead of throwing in the towel and saying, “I...
Happy Hips: The How and Why of Hip Health
Mindfulness exposes us to many things about ourselves. It brings deep emotions to the surface by instructing us to stay with our feelings. It teaches us how to find joy...
10 Healthy Swaps to Celebrate a New Decade
When you let go of something, what do you pick up in the process? It’s an oft-overlooked “side effect” of living mindfully. We will disengage from something that no longer...
Why You Shouldn’t Make a New Year’s Resolution for 2021
This applies to any change you want to make. You don’t have to be ready just because the calendar switched.
Christmas Quotes: Seasonal Sayings To Inspire
How different would life be if we tried to retain the holiday spirit year-round? Many authors and philosophers have explored some variation of this concept. This year, perhaps more than...
Five Misconceptions About Singing Bowls
The most meaningful progress we make happens when we choose to do the peaceful work despite a sour mood or busy schedule.
Ways to Celebrate (When You Don’t Feel Like Celebrating)
No matter how you do it, Silent Mind can assure you that singing bowls make any day or event feel much more special.
Singing Bowls for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
One should also note that the effects were even greater among those participants who were just starting to delve into singing bowl meditations. So if you haven’t tried one, now...
Tips for Stress-Free Holiday Shopping
This is a good thing! It means you don’t have to frantically buy everything at once. Enjoy the time in between purchases to revisit your budget, mark purchases off your...
Your Step-By-Step Guide To Handling a Bad Mood
You can be gritting your teeth and rolling your eyes the entire time, and those otherworldly, resonant tones will still be working on your parasympathetic nervous system. Try a few deep...
What You Learn From Struggling
We’re built to survive negative emotions. It feels intolerable, but you always manage to withstand them, no matter how terrible it feels, because you are resilient. The bad things we’re...
