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Practicing Self-Compassion Can Boost Your Mental Health

New research looks into how mindfulness and compassion-focused therapy can help treat depression, anxiety and stress. Most American adults will experience stress, anxiety or depression...
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5 Stress-Reducing Herbal Teas

Stress. Just hearing that word can conjure up feelings of anxiety. Life offers many stressors simply during day-to-day events. School, work, health issues, busy...
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When Your Loved One Has to Travel Alone

Life is in session. My wife has to make an emergency trip overseas and will be gone for an eternity—well, three whole weeks—and I...
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Mindfulness: How to Do It

  Mindfulness meditation practice couldn’t be simpler: take a good seat, pay attention to the breath, and when your attention wanders, return. What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is...
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Happiness in Every Breath

When we stop feeding our cravings, says Thich Nhat Hanh, we discover that we already have everything we need to be happy. The human mind...
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Men View Their Exes More Favorably Than Women

A new study finds men view past relationships with more fondness than women. It is no stretch to say that breakups are a difficult and messy affair. But...
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An Ayurvedic Approach to Anxiety

Anxiety is an extremely common problem, affecting approximately 23.4 percent of females and 14.3 percent of males. In fact, it is the most common...
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Story Sri Krishna Shows Arjuna – Why Karna Is The Greatest...

There is a popular story in which Sri Krishna shows Arjuna why Karna is the greatest giver. To show the greatness of Karna, Sri...
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My Fear Of Missing Out Led Me To Make Some Terrible...

While I’ve always felt pretty comfortable with my own company, there came a point when I started freaking out about not being in a...
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10 Rules for an Ayurvedic Diet

Ayurveda has long used diet as a principal means of creating health within the body and mind. Hundreds of years before Hippocrates instructed, “Let...