Mindful Movement At first glance, dance may seem only a physical discipline, but the mind indeed has a lot to do with learning, endurance in a complicated world, and, of course, mental health. “Life is a dance, Mindfulness is witnessing this dance.” Amit Ray To understand how mindfulness and dance can be deeply connected, let’s …
Let’s talk about love. Unconditional love. A few years ago I had the pleasure to read “Be Love Now”, a book written by Ram Dass, an American spiritual teacher, a guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and author. It gave me a true sense of how life should be lived: with unconditional love for everyone, for …
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I know I took the right path for how much I feel grateful for what I have, I miss many things but if I truly think about it, I don’t miss anything. I am so lucky for being able to say that I have people taking care of me, family and friends, the ones that, …
As early as 400 B.C., physicians and philosophers blamed behavioral changes on the pull of the moon. After all, the word “lunatic” came from the idea that changes in the mental state were related to lunar cycles. The possibility that humans could be affected by the cycles of the moon is not entirely unfounded. Ocean …
Started the day with some gentle yoga practice and a warm shower. A morning spent with my mother enjoying a lovely lunch. I don’t have to take a flight and leave this place. My cat napping close to me, a coffee, some music, and me doing something I love…. I am a lucky girl! In …
New year. New place. New life. Today I found myself wondering about how my life changed. And why I feel completely at ease with these changes. It was something I wanted, and I knew it was the right thing to do. Just driving in these streets that I deeply know, that are “mine”, I feel …
What’s the best Christmas gift you’ve given this year? I have to admit that handmade gifts are always my favorites, during this special year, you might have had a bit more time to work on them, or maybe like me, you just arrived on the 24th of December completely unorganized, missing some gifts and without …
I started some research for today’s article probably already a couple of months ago. The truth is that I took its benefits without sharing. It has been a couple of crazy months: I moved back to Italy after 13 years of living in my beloved Barcelona. I left my job and everything I had to …
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Today I want to explain to you what advantages and disadvantages you’ll find if you use background music for meditation. When you practice meditation, you want to find a calm and comfortable spot, especially if you are new to it. A place where you can offer fewer distractions to your wandering mind, and noise and …
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Lately, I find myself gasping and trying desperately to find tranquillity and calm. I can’t sleep well, I’m often anxious, … It’s for sure a stressful moment for people all over the world. This makes me realize even more how much we need yoga in our lives to balance the amount of charge our day …