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Author: Akhilesh Magal

Lover of all things beautiful - nature, classical music, literature, poetry, craftsmanship, books, yoga, meditation, the natural sciences, cooking, carpentry, scrubbing and cleaning dirty floors, walking, breathing, existing.

Can we think ourselves out of anxiety?

We cannot rid ourselves of anxiety by trying to solve it. We need to move towards these uncomfortable feelings.

anger, anxiety, emotional intelligence, emotions, meditation, mental-health, mindfulness, self awareness, self development

How Modern Life Disempowers Us

How modern life disempowers us and what we can do about it.

consumerism, life, mindfullness, modern life, philosophy, self development, self discovery, society, Spirituality, sustainability

Psychological health and taking responsibility for oneself

We heal when we take responsibility for our lives.

depression, emotional intelligence, grief, leadership, life, loss, mental-health, self actualization, self awareness, self development

The philosophy of making your own pasta

Why we should all make our own pasta.

cooking, food, home-made pasta, italian, pasta, philosophy, recipe, recipes

Why an achievement mindset leads to neurosis

Shifting from an achievement mindset to a curiosity mindset is imperative for mental health.

mental health, mindfullness, personal-growth, self actualization, self development, self improvement, Spirituality

Meditation builds your capacity for peace

Meditation does not make you happy all the time. Rather, it is building your capacity for resilience.

health, meditation, mental-health, mindfullness, mindfulness, self awareness, Spirituality, Yoga

Keeping our resolutions

How can we make and keep resolutions in a joyful way?

emotional intelligence, goals, habits, lifestyle, mindfullness, new-year, personal-growth, resoultions, self actualization, self awareness, self development

Reframing our negative emotions

A four step process of reframing our negative emotions.

emotional intelligence, emotions, meditation, mental-health, mindfullness, personal-growth, self actualization, self awareness, self development

Overcoming the grief of loss

Overcoming grief through gratitude.

emotional intelligence, mindfullness, self actualization, self development

The Three Stages to Freedom

A model for the three stages of identification and freedom

emotional intelligence, mindfullness, self actualization, self development, Spirituality

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