Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Andrew Low Shree Mataji Nirmala Devi,the guru of Sahaja Yoga,gave a talk in a public programme on 9 July 1982 in Birmingham,England.It was called “Confusion:the subtle slavery” and Shree Mataji (Mother) says how confused we are in these modern times.You can see this talk on the Internet and it Continue Reading
By Andrew Low ‘God spoke to you by so many voices but you would not hear’ is a line that has really helped me. It’s in the novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce. I read it in the spring of 1992 when I Continue Reading
By Andrew Low I have a diagnosis of schizophrenia and my mental ill health stopped me continuing on the medical course to become a doctor when I was younger. My main symptoms were a vulnerability to the sound of coughing and the noise of traffic, and feelings of guilt over Continue Reading
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.
Fear and breathing, ah how they are so interconnected. Breathe in faith I once heard, and breathe out fear. I will keep pushing.
By Wendy K. Williamson Reflecting on September’s National Yoga Month – yes, there was one! – I’ve recently restored my commitment to yoga. I decided to write about it due to my newfound inspiration and reflect upon how I stopped in the first place, following the hurricane that destroyed my Continue Reading