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My Most Viewed Medium Stories — (Updated Weekly)

This Week’s Most Viewed Story (1st December 2023) — My Most Viewed Story Right Now — An Ancient Poet Explains How Life Is Determined By Two Simple Decisions My first ever blog written on medium (9th March 2020): Soma Breath — A Personal Experience My All-Time Most Viewed Stories How to Reset Your Vagus Nerve The Surprising Truth About How Weight Is Actually Lost …

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My Most Viewed Medium Stories — (Updated Weekly)
My Most Viewed Medium Stories — (Updated Weekly)
Writing

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A Renowned Meditator Explains How the World Can Find Peace In Ten Sentences

There’s a bunch of scientific evidence that supports his claim too — Some of the greatest minds ever to have lived have shared their wisdom on important topics. The Buddha on the power of thoughts — “We become what we think.” Jesus on empathy — “Treat thy neighbour as thyself.” Marcus Aurelius on values — “Waste no more time arguing what a…

Philosophy

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A Renowned Meditator Explains How the World Can Find Peace In Ten Sentences
A Renowned Meditator Explains How the World Can Find Peace In Ten Sentences
Philosophy

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How to Reset Your Vagus Nerve

11 scientifically proven methods that boost health & happiness, promote healing, aid relaxation, and create mental clarity. — The vagus nerve represents the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system which serves many functions. It is better known for helping us rest and digest which it does by slowing and stabilising a resting heart rate, slowing and stabilising the breath, promoting digestion, improving recovery and healing times, producing…

Health

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How to Reset Your Vagus Nerve
How to Reset Your Vagus Nerve
Health

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How the NAVY Seals Remain Calm Under Extreme Pressure

It’s a lot closer than you might think — Being a NAVY Seal has to be one of the most hardcore jobs there is. It’s hard to even imagine what they have to do, see, and process on a daily basis. …

Navy Seals

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How the NAVY Seals Remain Calm Under Extreme Pressure
How the NAVY Seals Remain Calm Under Extreme Pressure
Navy Seals

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What I Learned After Serving 9 People 5g of Mushrooms Each

Last night was a big one — Serving what Terrence McKenna called a hero’s dose (5g of mushrooms) is always an honour for me. The courage, strength, and vulnerability it takes to sit with the deepest parts of our psyche and be witnessed in the process is a remarkable and humbling thing. Last night, I served 9…

Mental Health

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What I Learned After Serving 9 People 5g of Mushrooms Each
What I Learned After Serving 9 People 5g of Mushrooms Each
Mental Health

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Mind Cafe

·22 hours ago

The Secret Connection Between the Heart, the Brain & the Breath

The most beautiful things are not seen but felt and they speak a language few understand but everyone could benefit from — …this morning, while my brain was busy reading tea leaves and while my heart was staring at old photographs I packed a little bag and walked to the door of my lungs. Before I could even knock she opened the door with a smile and as a gust of air embraced me she said, “What took you so long?”…

Health

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The Secret Connection Between the Heart, the Brain & the Breath
The Secret Connection Between the Heart, the Brain & the Breath
Health

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·1 day ago

Carl Jung’s Thoughts On Western People Practicing Yoga & Pranayama Exercises

In 1937 Carl Jung visited India to indulge in Eastern philosophy. Here are his footnotes — “India did not pass me by without a trace: it left tracks which lead me from one infinity to another infinity.” — Carl Jung If you’ve followed me for a while you’ll know that I love two things — the breath and Carl Jung’s brilliant mind. I first fell in…

Philosophy

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Carl Jung’s Thoughts On Western People Practicing Yoga & Pranayama Exercises
Carl Jung’s Thoughts On Western People Practicing Yoga & Pranayama Exercises
Philosophy

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·3 days ago

How to Get Over What Psychologists Call ‘The Spotlight Effect’

There are numerous case studies to prove it too — When I said hi to a potential client in the street I wondered if she noticed that I’d forgotten to brush my teeth that morning. Later on, after I confessed, she told me that when she said hi back to me she wondered if I’d noticed the small coffee stain…

Psychology

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How to Get Over What Psychologists Call ‘The Spotlight Effect’
How to Get Over What Psychologists Call ‘The Spotlight Effect’
Psychology

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Mind Cafe

·3 days ago

The Positive Side to Feeling Imposter Syndrome

It doesn’t always have to be so bad — Imposter syndrome is often connected with negative feelings such as self-doubt and self-judgement. And it’s a real mood-killer. The Oxford Dictionary describes it like this: [Imposter Syndrome is] “the persistent inability to believe that one’s success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one’s own efforts…

Mental Health

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The Positive Side to Feeling Imposter Syndrome
The Positive Side to Feeling Imposter Syndrome
Mental Health

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Change Your Mind Change Your Life

·6 days ago

7 Short Lessons on Love That Will Warm Your Heart

There’s always room for a little more love — Henry Drummond once said: “You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.” I agree. Some of my fondest memories are from when I was surrounded by people I…

Love

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7 Short Lessons on Love That Will Warm Your Heart
7 Short Lessons on Love That Will Warm Your Heart
Love

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