Wellbeing blog: yoga, meditation and mindful living

Yoga Nidra is a guided practice you do lying on your back. A teacher talks, you listen, and your attention moves slowly through the body. It lasts between ten and forty minutes.

That is the whole thing. No postures to hold, no flexibility, n..

If you are somewhere between 18 and 35, you have been told to meditate by an app, an employer, a podcast and probably a relative. So here is the straight answer.

It helps. Measurably, and modestly. It has not been shown to beat therapy, medi..

Meditation may be more popular now than it has ever been, but it has existed for thousands of years. At its simplest it is the practice of turning the mind away from unwanted thoughts to find peace and balance. It is not about becoming a better or..

Teachers and sages are often pictured holding a garland of beads. Mala, from the Sanskrit माला, means garland. It is a simple and effective tool for counting mantras, prayers or intentions, and the point of it is subtler than counting.

It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree's greatest strength lies, and this is equally true for humankind. As much as we have evolved, we find our strengths embedded in our roots.

Often we find our lives on the brink of chaos, the m..