“Happiness lies in perspective.” How true is that! Ever wondered, how different your life would become if you bring a difference in your attitude? Many of us cry at our loss but only a few rejoice in the success of others and this is where the difference lies. Why allow life to just happen when you can create your own life full of happiness and warmth! This becomes possible through meditation as it is the best way to prevent your thoughts from controlling you.

How could sitting still and doing nothing change your life?

We always attribute changes to action. Bigger the action, better the change. We also think that the change should be clearly visible and that it has to happen around us. But we are a part of what is around us and the change should be brought within us. Meditation is about bringing the change within us. The effect of meditation and benefits from it are manifold:

1. Helps you stay in the present – Our minds are always oscillating between the past and the future.

Meditation and Mindfulness are terms that we hear very often these days. They are used interchangeably as well as together. While beginners approach us for MindSupport Meditation classes in Trivandrum, the most common question we get is, “Are meditation and mindfulness different things?” Here are some points that would bring out the connection and dissimilarities between the two:

1. Meditation, among many other things, aims at improving concentration and probing deeper into our inner self while Mindfulness is simply being in the present and staying there without judging your thoughts or deeds.

WALK THE JOURNEY FROM STRESS TO RELAXATION THROUGH YOGA

I close my eyes and I find myself disturbed; I open my eyes and I see so many stressed souls. Somebody has very rightly said that, ‘Stress is the trash of modern life. We all generate it; but if it is not disposed properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.’ It is in such times that yoga comes to your rescue. June 21 is dedicated to inner and outer wellbeing of human beings and is celebrated as International Yoga Day all around the globe.

Yoga, meditation and mindfulness are three different practices that have evolved in the same spiritual culture of ancient India. Other than their place of origin, these three share the similarity in their application and the relevance in the modern world. Though these terms are often used interchangeably due to the closeness in their concepts, it is important to understand that these have their own specific meaning and purpose. Studying the dissimilarity in these similar practices,