Category: Practical

The benefits of meditation are many and varied, and some – such as stress relief and better sleep – are particularly well known.  However, some of the positive impacts continue to fly under the radar of the public consciousness, and as meditation teachers, here at Beeja we’ve heard about lots of obscure and wonderful ways…

Regardless of how badly you have been affected or if you have been affected on a personal level at all, there is no denying that the world is currently in a collective state of crisis and trauma. With over a million confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world, multiple countries in partial or total lockdown…

The potency of communication is limitless. When our wordcraft is effective, ideas develop. As they root and shoot, feelings blossom or wither — spells are cast, laws are made, secrets shared and plans hatched and lives are changed forever. Discovering how meditating with a mantra can alter the way you wield words will help you…

In our era of fractious debate, divisive politics and online arguments, it can feel as if anger is always close to the surface. As part of our “fight or flight” response – helping us to address threats and draw boundaries – anger has been an evolutionarily beneficial part of our emotional make-up. But with stress…

As the leaves turn amber and begin to crunch underfoot, the world starts to thrum with excitement at the promise of hot soups and winter cosiness. If you have fireworks, bonfires and pumpkin-carving at the forefront of your mind, the feel-good factor of autumn can feel abundant as we move into this calendar phase of…

Now, we all know that pregnancy is a magical, transformative time full of hope and expectation. But what can come as a bit of a surprise is that it can also be uncomfortable, exhausting and even stressful. We are sent on a rollercoaster in pregnancy (and one we know is going to end with either…

Although meditation has been understood to promote vivacity for millenia by some cultures, its link to robust heart health has only recently received scientific recognition in the West. In 2013, the American Heart Association issued a report showing that transcendental meditation (TM) – a mantra-based practice derived from Vedic traditions which we teach on our…

Be honest: how many new creative projects have you started in the last year, and how many did you finish? If you find that you start many more projects and ideas than you ever complete, do not worry – you are not alone! With the bewildering pace of modern life and the stress of competing…