Mindful Living

Love and Healing Crystals for Valentines Day
Love and Healing Crystals for Valentines Day  Crystals are a great way to cleanse your energy and bring balance to your mind, body and soul. In the spirit of valentine's day, using crystals such as Rhodonite, Rose Quartz and Green...
5 Mindful Benefits of Meditation When You’re Working from Home
Meditation is often referred to as food of the brain. You don’t need to be a yogi or an established meditator to benefit from meditation, as you learn to cope with anxiety of working from home at times of natural...
The Seven Chakras and Their Meanings
We have all heard about 7 Chakras and how their balanced functioning is necessary for overall health and wellness in a human body. Contrary to general awareness, there are actually 114 Chakras in our physical body, connected through 72000 energy...
Heart Chakra Healing: How to Open and Balance Your Anahata or Heart Chakra
Since time immemorial, the heart chakra has been considered as the source of balance, love, and unity in both the physical body as well as the spiritual body. When this Chakra is imbalanced, everything else in our lives is impacted...
Living in Harmony with Five Elements of Nature
According to ancient Vedic wisdom, all of nature and universe is made up of five basic forces of nature or five elements. These ancient Indian texts, called the Vedas state that the physical body of all living beings, is also...
The Anatomy of a Mala - Get to know your Mala Beads
Mala beads or a Mala as is commonly referred to, have grown in popularity over the years. If you have a yogi friend or are even remotely aware about meditation, then you might have noticed a unique accessory that Buddhists and Yoga practitioners carry with...
Mala Beads as a Tool for Mindfulness
Mala Beads are a string of 108 beads, hand knotted individually which have been used as a traditional tool for meditation and mindfulness for thousands of years. You might have seen Mala Beads crafted out of gemstones, crystals, wooden beads, seed beads...
How to Start Meditation – 5 Quick Tips for Beginners
Meditation as a calming and healing practice is gaining popularity at a fast pace all over the world. Whether it be young men and women in schools, yoga lifestyle enthusiasts or career folks taking some time out from work to...
5 Powerful Mantras to Improve your Everyday Life
In Hinduism and Buddhism a mantra implies a phrase, a hymn or simply a slogan which is repeated multiple times to beneficial effects. A powerful mantra, when used properly and in the correct context, is capable of inducing powerful changes...
Power of Om : The Primordial Sound of Universe
We have all heard the sound of OM in a yoga class, chanted it during a meditation session, seen the beautiful symbol on a poster or a T-shirt. Acknowledged as the core of existence of this Universe, sound of Om,...
4 Reasons to Incorporate Daily Mantras in Your Meditation Practice
Mantras are Sanskrit words which were developed in Hinduism as a sacred practice or a meditative technique to enhance spiritual enlightenment. The word “mantra” stems from “man” which means mind, and “tra” which means transport. Mantra is a tool that...
10 Facts about Buddha You Should Know
Lord Buddha is one of the most important spiritual teachers in history. Today we see enormous Buddha statues in many countries, which are significant not only for their size but also for their historical and spiritual significance. Revered worldwide for...
Meditation Mala Beads 101
Mala is Sanskrit for a “Heavenly Garland” and is essentially used by yogis for mantra japa meditation and reflection. Increasingly, its becoming popular as a wider part of yoga practice and mindful lifestyle. You can see mala beads favored by...
10 Ancient Buddhist Life Lessons which are more relevant Today
Buddhism Works – Actually. For people who have been raised in religions other than Buddhism, this can sound strange. But once you start living your life as per Buddhist philosophies, you can see changes in your life every day. With...
108 Mala Beads Basics
Since ancient times, humans have threaded colorful flowers, shells and beads into ornaments to be worn as jewelry. Putting on a necklace or bracelet is as instinctive as putting on good clothes or perfume to attract attention, making a statement...
Meaning of Buddha Poses and Postures
Buddha statues come in many different poses, postures and variations and it can be quite confusing to pick the right one for your home. Here's a look at some of the most common poses within Buddha Statues with the meaning...
Mind, Body and Spirit ~ Benefits of Meditation
We live in a connected but a crazy world. Our minds are constantly being bombarded with information from various sources – internet, social media, instant messaging, television, cell phones and friends. It’s no wonder that we begin to feel overwhelmed...