Today I’ll share a bit about lunchtime habits and it’s relationship to our mental & emotional agility. Did you know, our nervous system naturally goes through phases of activation and relaxation throughout the day? Here’s an image of this from … Read More
When an unpleasant experience comes up and it reaches a certain threshold, it’s quite often you may find yourself (or others) ask questions: “How do I get rid of anxiety”“How do I get rid of chronic stress”“How do I get rid … Read More
5 Baby Steps to Empower Yourself Toxicity is painful. It is more common than we think. Some of us may be living it, or have had in our past which leaves us feeling deeply entangled. If you’re in such a … Read More
Logically: by Thinking Intuitively & Creatively: by Interocepting, Sensing, TrackingPassively: by Dismissing, Doing Nothing, Trusting. For most of us we try to solve things the most common way – logically. But by tapping into other modes, we relieve the pressure off … Read More
At this time of uncertainty and powerlessness, here are some goodness we implicitly and unquestioningly trust to work for us. These are things that happen magically without us even having to lift a finger. We trust a lot of things … Read More
A Simple Practice If you have sticky situations going for you – the kind that run in loops in the back of your mind – here’s a practice that may be useful. This is a generalised suggestion, you may need to adapt … Read More
The year of the pandemic witnessed many of us grieving losses of someone close. Many losses were related to Covid-19, and many were unrelated. Some were able to peacefully say goodbye, and many weren’t. When we learn that we are … Read More
Re-Learning Our Instincts from the Wild There was an incident on the lands of Savuti Desert (SouthernAfrica) where a lion cub was seen to mock-attack a honey badger. Honey badgersare fearless and known to attack lions, so when it turned … Read More
For days when we feel enslaved by work. When we think of creativity, we often think of elaborate painting, choreography, artwork, poetry. But fundamentally, creativity is about crafting something, anything – even if it produces nothing meaningful. Creativity is especially … Read More
Too much negativity leads to loss of hope, joy, perspective. Too much positivity leads to loss of sensitivity, empathy, sympathy. Just as a battery needs both negative and positive to flow, so too do we. Here I highlight the origins negativity, its role in our survival, its effects on us today, and rebalancing imbalances.