By Vahagn (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Once again we go into the Yoga side of things even though this blog has the words “not actually yoga” in the title; but this is supposed to be a good trick to help you calm down instantly, so - oh well! Yoga is a …
Continue reading Stress relief in the now – an instant stress relief series: Naam Yoga Hand Trick
By lululemon athletica (Flickr: Yoga Journal Conference) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons. We know that yoga is supposed to be the best way to relax, I’m sure there are people who would say that it is the ultimate way to relax. For those of you who don’t really practice yoga and are not familiar …
Continue reading Stress relief in the now – an instant stress relief series: Eagle Pose
Let me ask you a rather strange question. When was the last time you looked at some green? And I don’t mean the colour green, anyone can look at the colour green (like a green shirt or something); when I say looking at green I mean looking at trees, the grass and nature. It’s a …
Continue reading Looking at green (How trees can help our stress levels)
I like to consider myself a gamer, and even if I am not that good at them I still like to play. There are a lot of games out there, board games, card games, video games, computer games, mobile games, you name it, and people play games for various reasons, mostly when they are bored …
Continue reading Games that calm you down: Zen and the art of transhumanism
So I saw this video recently where a monk (I think his name is Mingyur Rinpoche) explains meditation and how you don’t really need to blank out your mind, you just need to be able to focus your mind on one thing. Even if your mind wanders its fine, as long as you bring it …
Continue reading Meditating for dummies (Training your monkey mind)
What is this? We are discussing actual yoga now? Well if wonders may never cease, what a novel concept this is. So in this post I’ll talk about a certain yoga move and how it can help you relax and calm down. There’s no need to worry, this isn’t a complicated move involving a bunch …
Continue reading You Must Maintain the Balance (Using balancing yoga exercises to calm yourself)
An introduction to this blog
Alternative Yoga 