App and social media companies use these three psychological mind hacks to keep you scrolling. Here is how they’re getting you hooked and some tips on wiser use of the tech in your life. The War For Our Attention They’re calling it an ‘attention war’ – where big tech...
Some of the world’s most common and widely held ideas about happiness create what psychologist and author Russ Harris eloquently calls a ‘happiness trap’. These ideas – or ‘myths’ – about happiness are misleading and when you believe them or let them dictate how you...
A loss in my life in this last week has deeply touched the most vulnerable places in my heart and brought home my awareness of impermanence. How can we heal in times of loss and change? How can we find acceptance, grace and compassion in the face of impermanence? How...
What is the best way to be there for someone when they are hurting or experiencing challenging times? How can we comfort them and ease their pain and suffering? In this beautiful short animated video, Dr Brené Brown teases apart the difference between empathy and...
Stories are powerful teachers. I recently came across this one on a day when my head was spinning with problems to solve and things to do. In five minutes, the story changed my mindset completely. It left me feeling inspired, clearheaded and reconnected with what...
September 11th is a day that both reminds me of the challenges, the insanity, the upheavals of our time – and also a day that reminds me of the importance of waking up in these troubled times. It urges me to try to bring more awareness, wisdom, kindness and...
“It is one thing to talk eloquently on the subject of mindfulness and it is another thing to actually practice mindfulness. Melli is one of those select few who walks her talk.”
Mindfulness eventually becomes a sort of love affair with life.
Practice with me inside the… https://t.co/niCT6Deb6G - Thursday May 28 - 12:58am
"There will be seasons
where your branches
don’t bear leaves
and it feels like
the sky will never grant
you anoth… https://t.co/5ct8xdEshg - Wednesday May 27 - 3:27am
Is there something small and simple that you could commit to easily achieving today or perhaps this week?
I would… https://t.co/9I5nRFhAqi - Tuesday May 26 - 12:42am
