Journal
Why meditation is good for your health
As an antidote to the many external demands on our energy, we need to spend more time on ourselves. Meditation is a highly effective way of doing this.
Thoughts on World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day, an opportunity to reflect on how we can end the stigma around mental health, and better look after our own mental wellbeing.
Virtual Insanity: The Consequences of Connectivity
In an ‘always-on’ digital world, we need to find a way to step back from constant connectivity. Anthony Thompson explores why meditation is the perfect antidote.
How Meditation Helps Depression
Developing the ability to focus on the moment – not the past or the future – is the secret behind the power of meditation in combating symptoms of depression.
How Meditation Helps Anxiety
Many people find that meditation can relieve, even halt, the onset of anxiety. Find out more about how to recognise anxiety, and how meditation can help.
Speculation: A Pointless Pastime
What’s the point in speculation? Anthony Thompson explores how meditation helps us become more committed to outcomes than attached to results.
Coming to Your Senses: What Meditation Does For You
There are many wonderful benefits that come from regular meditation, including “coming to your senses” and gaining access to your intuition, creativity, and humour.
How Meditation Reduces Stress
Meditation prepares us for the inevitable stresses which occur as we go about our lives, not only making us more resilient to stress, but more capable of dealing with it.
Meditation for Beginners: What Is It and How Does It Work?
Vedic Meditation is a simple, ancient technique which has numerous benefits including relief from stress, increased energy, improved sleep, and better relationships.
Meditation vs. Sleep: What’s The Difference?
Meditation isn’t an alternative to sleep, but a wonderful tool to feel deeply rested when sleep is compromised. Find out more from meditation teacher Anthony Thompson.
How Meditation Helps Me Get The Best Night’s Sleep
Meditation teacher Anthony Thompson shares how meditation and sticking to a bedtime ritual helps him get the best night’s sleep, every night.
How Meditation Helps You Sleep & Why It’s Important
Do you wake feeling refreshed, full of energy and ready to take on the day? Just two 20-minute meditations a day can help you sleep better and manage stress.