Emotional Health

Signs you need to meditate

Signs you need to meditate

By Maggie Richards , Jan 14, 2011

Do you want a break from yourself? Are you good at being busy but bad at just being? Do all the small things drive you crazy? Sounds like you could do with some...

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Can meditation end all hangovers? (clue: yes)

Can meditation end all hangovers? (clue: yes)

By Maggie Richards , Jan 5, 2011

Is it possible to stop alcohol-related morning-after fugginess, nausea, regrets and lethargy? For good? By the power of your mind alone? Yes. But not in the way you might think. Let me explain....

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A short meditation for emotionally stressful Christmas moments

A short meditation for emotionally stressful Christmas moments

By Maggie Richards , Dec 22, 2010

If difficult feelings crop up to bite you this Christmas, rather than eating and drinking them 'away', try meeting them face to face, so to speak, with this simple healing meditation that you...

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In a crisis? Get help now for a happy Christmas

In a crisis? Get help now for a happy Christmas

By Maggie Richards , Dec 16, 2010

Christmas can be far from merry if there's something about your life you really don't like. All this jolliness and shiny-happy-family thing can really push our emotional and psychological buttons. It's often painful...

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Yoga positions for a good mood

Yoga positions for a good mood

By Maggie Richards , Oct 21, 2010

Not feeling yourself of late? Try these mood-boosting vinyasa yoga poses for size. When practising yoga - as with any physical exercise - we fuel ourselves with energy by consciously letting go of...

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Get psychological closure

Get psychological closure

By Maggie Richards , Oct 18, 2010

If something's troubling you, write it down, put it in an envelope and seal it. It'll help you let go of the problem and bring psychological closure. Flickr: Crafty Dogma Researchers at the...

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Be happy; be curious

Be happy; be curious

By Maggie Richards , Sep 21, 2010

There's one motivation that propels Elizabeth Gilbert through her delicious true story of self-discovery in Eat, Pray, Love. It's not success. It's not even determination. Nope, it's openness; a conscious curiosity about everything...

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What to do when your world falls apart

What to do when your world falls apart

By Maggie Richards , Sep 21, 2010

When suffering a setback, you get a rush of thoughts and emotions and try everything to stop them, but they keep flooding in. Try this simple five-step process for a potentially rapid recovery...

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Crumbs! Toast proves to be Britain's best feel-good food

Crumbs! Toast proves to be Britain's best feel-good food

By Maggie Richards , Sep 18, 2010

Raise your mug, ladies and gentlemen. The humble breakfast staple and midnight munchies hero toast has been scientifically proven to be the UK's top feel good food and Britain's most loved food smell....

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The simple secrets of clearing your mind

The simple secrets of clearing your mind

By Maggie Richards , Sep 2, 2010

Meditation is something that everyone can do, and in fact you could do it right here, right now if you wanted to. Unfortunately people get bogged down with the complexities of it all,...

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How to overcome anxiety with mindfulness

How to overcome anxiety with mindfulness

By Maggie Richards , Aug 19, 2010

Flickr: Sweety Sana Worrying about the future, money, work or relationships is perfectly natural. But when that worry starts to impact on your daily life, you could be suffering from anxiety. One in...

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