You’re hopeless, useless, burdensome. Nothing will ever go well, everyone is always better than you, you’ll never be perfect. You want to be liked, but you’re unlovable, and a failure at life. Sound familiar? To the majority of people this language does. Mental traps – or ego defense mechanisms – serve as the rusty cogs […]
How to Ground Yourself (12 Powerful Techniques)
We have all been in situations that make us feel anxious, frazzled, confused, and panic-stricken. And yet, some of us seem better than others at dealing with influxes of drama, pressure and demand than others. What is the secret to being cool, calm, and collected? And if there is a secret, how can we find […]
5 Types of Breathwork to Aid Spiritual Growth
Your breath is one of the most sacred, yet forgotten, parts of your daily existence. As one of the few functions in the human body that is both conscious and unconscious, the breath is a conduit of life. It is the physical manifestation of your chi (qi), prana, or lifeforce energy. And you do it […]
101+ Morning Affirmations For Anxiety & Depression Sufferers
Morning affirmations can either be devastatingly useless or stunningly impactful. It all depends on how we approach them. On one hand, we can use affirmations to put a sparkly feel-good bandaid over our deeper core issues. (This is how most people approach them.) But on the other, we can also use affirmations to hold space […]
15 Signs You’re Experiencing a Spiritual Emergency
You’ve gone through a tremendous spiritual awakening. Your life perspective has changed drastically. You’re no longer the same person you once were a few years ago. But something has gone horribly wrong. While others on the spiritual path are reveling in their deep insights, you feel suffocated under the weight of an existential crisis. While […]
How to Stop Dark Unwanted Thoughts (3 Liberating Steps)
Unwanted thoughts creep over us out of nowhere. They’re weird, graphic, strange, disturbing, ugly, taboo, and embarrassing. Most of us forget or ignore them – but some of us can’t help but feel ashamed by them. Some of us just can’t look away. In fact, these thoughts may plague us so much that we might […]
