(This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure about affiliate links here.) In this new post I’d like to introduce the core mindfulness tools that can help you deal with stress and anxiety. Part of efficient stress management is to have a self-help kit of valuable tools accessible to you at any time, so you can always count on…
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Aromatherapy: 5 Incredibly Stress-Relieving Methods of Using Essential Oils + My Top 5 Essential Oils
(This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure about affiliate links here.) If you have ever been interested in an alternative form of medicine, which is rooted on a more traditional and complementary basis, aromatherapy might be just the right thing for you. Aromatherapy is the practice of using naturally extracted oils from a plant as a whole or…
Art Therapy: What You Should Know About Mindful Coloring and How to Stop Feeling Stressed
(This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure about affiliate links here.) Drawing? Not me. Is probably what most of us think right away when asked to sit down and color something. But every day of our lives we are confronted with new stress-inducing situations and experiences. Stress at work, stress at home, stress caused by the media,…
Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Compassion: Your Key to Success and Positive Behavior
(This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure about affiliate links here.) “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” – Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness – Compassion is much more than just an emotion. It is a skill, an emotional capability, that needs to…
Finding Forgiveness: How Mindfulness Can Help You Let Go of Anger and Resentment
We all have been hurt. All of us have at least once felt the bitter knife of betrayal in our backs. Feeling pain and even suffering from betrayal are parts of life though. It may be necessary for us to grow. But it is difficult. When we have been hurt by someone, it can be exceptionally hard to find forgiveness…
Positive Thinking Strategies for Beginners: 7 Incredibly Easy Methods That Work for Everyone
(This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure about affiliate links here.) Positivity can be a powerful tool. It can bring more happiness into your life, reduce stress, and give you a much more content and satisfied overall feeling towards your life and yourself. It seems that the words “positive thinking” or “positivity” are on everybody’s lips these…
Mindful Sleep Habits: Why Mindfulness Can Help You Sleep Better
(This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure about affiliate links here.) We all have them: bad days, stressful days, days that just drain us. And we all know the feeling after. Tossing and turning in bed trying desperately to find some sleep because we know the alarm is going to ring in a couple of hours. For…
How to Have a Mindful Morning Commute and Reduce Stress
Getting to and from our workplace is most often one of the biggest triggers of stress for many of us. And the longer and more stressful the commute, the more anxiety builds up. I mean, how often does it really happen that you start your day off all sunshine and rainbows, happily awaiting what the day has to offer you?…
Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Mindful Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day
More than a century ago our Western society started celebrating Mother’s Day. Although back then, it was nothing more than a commercial advertisement in flower shops, it is now internationally celebrated in honor of all mothers. In some countries a similar tradition has been existent much longer than we can account for. Therefore we can find different dates of celebration…
How to Create a Mindful Living Space
(This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure about affiliate links here.) In the midst of our daily struggles we often find ourselves not having the mindful living space that would inspire us to be the best version of ourselves. We are surrounded by all the things that we just haven’t had the time to properly deal with.…