Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Andrew Low Sahaja Yoga meditation has been a lifeline for me in my mental health problems. I came to Sahaja Yoga after seeing a poster at Selwyn college when I started on the medical course at Cambridge University in 1982. Sahaja Yoga is free, and it is not compulsory. Continue Reading
Meditation is about awareness of our thoughts, taking breaths and being aware of your breath, your body, and your surroundings.
A clear space that you can dedicate to pure meditation and contemplation. A sacred space just for you and those who you want to invite inside.
There are about 20 yoga poses to help anxiety and depression, by calming our nervous system, decreasing heart rate, lowering blood pressure.
The pains and turbulence of mental illness might damage the brain and body for now. But the journey to recovery is far from over, and we will succeed.
The medication must be working, as I had a glimpse of me last Saturday. It was great to feel like ‘me’ again. Here are some of my coping strategies.
By Ella Taylor Panic Attack I’m sitting at my desk, headphones in, listening to the new Shed Seven album. My hand is in a lot of pain from the car accident a couple of weeks ago. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, I can feel the anxiety creeping in. Continue Reading
Difficult physical and emotional sensations can often be overwhelming as our mind becomes like a hamster seeking solutions. Meditation can help overcome these
By Neil Hodge Just for hippies? “MEDITATION? – IT’LL NEVER WORK FOR ME!” If you’re anything like me, when someone first suggested meditating to help me deal with my anxiety and depression I laughed. But I soon found out that meditation isn’t just for hippies! At the time my mental Continue Reading