emotional health

In today's fast-paced world, it's no secret that stress has become an unavoidable part of our daily lives. While a bit of stress can be motivating, excessive and chronic stress can have a detrimental impact on our health. However, there are several strategies individuals can emp...

Breathwork refers to the increasingly popular practices that use conscious and focused breathing to enter different states of awareness. It can be done as a simple practice to gain relaxation, but also with the intention of diving deeper into our body and mind. It can lead to...

What is Ego? The human psyche encompasses all it means to be human, making it one of life’s greatest mysteries. Originating from the 17th-century Greek word, psukhē, and translating to “breath, life, soul”. However, such a broad subject requires a need to be approached...

Forgiveness is a very important part of working on yourself and personal development. Many don't understand what the true meaning of forgiveness is and because of that it is difficult for them to forgive themselves or others. The most common misconception about forgiveness means...

Somatic psychology studies the link between physical matter and energy, the association of bodily structures and mental processes. It embraces therapeutic and holistic approaches to the body to recover the mind-body connection. Somatic psychology takes its roots from ancient min...

Shamanism practice has vital importance in human history and is gaining momentum again for multiple reasons. Shamans are the first “spiritual, healing and consciousness traditions” of history. They alter “the phenomenological pattern of attention, perception, cognition, an...

Somatic psychology emphasises the somatic experience embracing therapeutic and holistic approaches to the body, aiming to recover the mind-body connection. It studies the link between physical matter and energy, the association of bodily structures and mental processes. Pier...

According to anthropologist Ernest Becker (1973), the society we live in today is a symbolic defence mechanism against our own deaths. People find various “immortality projects” to feel like they are part of something bigger. Conflicts between these immortality projects are ...

Tips that will make you a guru in guided meditation: Be prepared and have a plan for what you will be talking about, write a script if it’s necessary and rehearse.  Plan the seating arrangements beforehand, decide whether your audience will be sitting or ...

Sadness and grief, like joy or anger, are among the most basic and central human emotions. Therefore, sadness is a natural reaction to an event such as a disappointment or loss. We feel sad when a partnership falls apart, when we fail at something, when those around us reject us...

Article by Daniel Turner Apologising for being unfair, asking for help when you know you cannot deal with it alone, or admitting to something stupid that you have done, dealing with your feelings and behave according to them, is what it takes to be vulnerable. Yet, many p...