man meditation

How-to: What a month of meditation can do

I decided to meditate for a month after experiencing a dramatic improvement in my sleep by listening to guided meditations. I used to be a person who couldn’t fall asleep until after midnight and even then I would often lie in bed awake for an hour or more ruminating on the day. After starting to listen regularly to guided meditations, I was dropping off in five minutes and sleeping more soundly then I ever had before.

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Nancy zabaneh addiction

‘Addiction is an escape hatch from pain’

When Dubai-based Canadian Nancy Zabaneh moved from corporate banking to the wellness world, it was a deep dive. She’s a Kundalini yoga instructor and a compassionate inquiry therapist, practicing a psychotherapeutic approach founded by the Canadian physician, author, speaker and addiction specialist Dr Gabor Maté. People usually think of drugs or alcohol when they think of addiction. But as Nancy explains, the addiction is really whatever we use to escape from pain. “When we use it repeatedly,

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balance your chakras

Can you really balance your chakras?  

Chakra is a Sanskrit word that can be traced back to the Vedas, the oldest text in ancient India produced between 1500 and 500 BC. However, some scholars think they were mentioned even earlier. Part of Hindu and Buddhist traditions, chakras are believed to be spinning disks of energy. There are said to be seven chakras running along the spine to the top of the head, and that these are linked to our nerve centers,

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Miracles Abu Dhabi

Miracles Abu Dhabi — the capital’s newest wellness oasis

Feeling down or simply not yourself lately? Are you in need of some positive energy in your life? Head over to Miracles Abu Dhabi, which has just opened its second branch in the UAE.  Miracles Abu Dhabi is a hub for wellness and self-development that offers unique healing treatments focusing on balancing the mind, body, and spirit. It also encourages health and self-development through a variety of alternative therapy techniques.   Therapies such as energy healing,

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