wellness Archives

Are You Making These 11 Mistakes In Meditation?

November 25, 2022February 2, 2017 by Deniz Yalım

Do you meditate? I do. And meditation is like an heirloom to me. And one day I got a little worried. I didn’t feel much difference. I didn’t feel calm and peaceful like I was supposed to feel. In fact, I didn’t feel anything. Nothing has changed. I was still the irritable, depressed person that … Read more

Easy Ways To Powerful Chakra Meditation: All Things Need-to-Know

November 25, 2022January 31, 2017 by Deniz Yalım

Do you know how to practice a chakra meditation? Before we get to the actual chakra meditation, let’s go over what your chakras are exactly. They are the seven main energy centers in your body. What is Chakra The Sanskrit word Chakra literally translates to wheel or disk. In yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda, this term refers … Read more

Your Insecurities May Be As Simple as Perspective

November 25, 2022January 23, 2017 by Deniz Yalım

After struggling with self-esteem issues, Abbe Dembowitz came up with an idea to turn negative thoughts into positive affirmations through simple, inspiring photographs.

The Turn It Around Project is to provide a simplistic approach to a complicated problem: turn it around. In providing positive affirmations for negative thoughts through photographic expression, individuals will be able to gain a newfound sense of self. It is our objective to create awareness, establish community and garner positivity for the best and worst in us all.

Beautiful and encouraging photographs. Even if you can’t stop that first negative thought that pops into your head, you can change the second and third.

Take Care of Yourself. Seriously.

November 25, 2022January 21, 2017 by theoriginalphoenix

A recent conversation that I had with another blogger got me thinking about how willing people are to put their work, education, etc. before their own physical and mental health. I’m just as guilty of this but I make an effort nowadays to keep this to a minimum because the body and mind I have are … Read more

Addiction Poems and My Addiction Recovery Systems

November 25, 2022January 18, 2017 by Deniz Yalım

Quitting something can seem incredibly hard, so much so that we don’t even want to put ourselves through the suffering. Have you tried giving up alcohol? Marijuana? Biting your nails? Complaining? Cigarettes? Junk food? I can confirm that it’s hard to dealing with addiction, but there are several things that stand in our way: The physical … Read more

Things that Make Me Happy

November 25, 2022January 17, 2017 by Deniz Yalım

When I think about some questions such as what is happiness and what is self-happiness, I decide to think about all of the little things that make me happy and put a smile on my face. Some days I feel so overwhelmed with my to-do list, so it’s nice to have a list to reference and … Read more

14 Reasons I Think You Should Blog

November 25, 2022December 26, 2016 by Deniz Yalım

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” —William Wordsworth Over the course of my life, I’ve embraced a number of different hobbies: movies, video games, drawing, just to name a few. But none of them have changed my life or brought me as much satisfaction as blogging. In almost too many ways to count, … Read more