ArticlesInteresting articles about topics like health, yoga, meditation, spirituality, self development and more. Getting Rid Of Back Pain The Yoga WayYoga owes its origins to ancient Indian philosophy. Its original purpose was to help an individual to cultivate self awareness and self discernment; to help a person become more aware of his/her deepest nature. However, over the years, yoga’s basic body postures and exercises have also been seen to offer a number of physical and mental benefits, one of them being back pain relief. > more What makes a good Yoga TeacherWhen doubts or questions arise about the quality of the yoga teacher training system, the parallel with the medical profession always comes to mind: Is it the training received at university that makes a good doctor or nurse? > more The perfect practise for the non religious meditatorPersonally, I view and experience both as secular disciplines that promote introspection. Spirituality in itself can be completely detached from religious doctrines or the supernatural, focusing on humanistic qualities such as love, compassion and concern for others. > more How Yoga Benefits Those With Empathy SyndromeWhile Empathy Syndrome is still a relatively new find in the psychology world, by understanding what it is, we can see how yoga will benefit those who feel too much. > more How Meditation Helped Me Accept My Sister’s SuicideThe death of a loved one is never easy. But when that death is suicide, layers of anger, guilt and shame are added to the grieving process. The ones who are left behind can get stuck in a loop of Why? or If only… > more Traditional Chinese Medicine – KidneysThe Kidneys store our original essence (Jing) which is our prenatal qi. This is the qi (essential energy) that we were born with and we inherited from our parents at the moment of conception. This forms the basis of our constitution, our physical and energetic strengths... > more
Getting Rid Of Back Pain The Yoga WayYoga owes its origins to ancient Indian philosophy. Its original purpose was to help an individual to cultivate self awareness and self discernment; to help a person become more aware of his/her deepest nature. However, over the years, yoga’s basic body postures and exercises have also been seen to offer a number of physical and mental benefits, one of them being back pain relief. > more
What makes a good Yoga TeacherWhen doubts or questions arise about the quality of the yoga teacher training system, the parallel with the medical profession always comes to mind: Is it the training received at university that makes a good doctor or nurse? > more
The perfect practise for the non religious meditatorPersonally, I view and experience both as secular disciplines that promote introspection. Spirituality in itself can be completely detached from religious doctrines or the supernatural, focusing on humanistic qualities such as love, compassion and concern for others. > more
How Yoga Benefits Those With Empathy SyndromeWhile Empathy Syndrome is still a relatively new find in the psychology world, by understanding what it is, we can see how yoga will benefit those who feel too much. > more
How Meditation Helped Me Accept My Sister’s SuicideThe death of a loved one is never easy. But when that death is suicide, layers of anger, guilt and shame are added to the grieving process. The ones who are left behind can get stuck in a loop of Why? or If only… > more
Traditional Chinese Medicine – KidneysThe Kidneys store our original essence (Jing) which is our prenatal qi. This is the qi (essential energy) that we were born with and we inherited from our parents at the moment of conception. This forms the basis of our constitution, our physical and energetic strengths... > more
