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Gut Movin’: Exercising to Support Digestive Health, written for Flow Culture Studio

Exercising has a wide range of benefits, from giving us a sense of structure and accomplishment to improving our mood and beyond. One of the key benefits of regular physical activity is that it aids digestion, a vital process that allows us to absorb nutrients and water to support our bodies’ functionality and health. A healthy digestive system leads to …

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Creativity Self-development

What Destroys Creativity and How to Fix it

I recently watched Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s TED Talk on how craving attention is detrimental to creativity while focussing attention is fundamental to it. Oof—it spoke to me. So much so that it inspired my intention for this month: focussed attention. Creating is such a process of curiosity and opening, of sitting with your observations and emotions, of expression through patience, play …

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Self-development

Focussed attention: March intention & journal prompts

I recently watched Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s TED Talk on how craving attention is detrimental to creativity while focussing attention is fundamental to it. Oof—it spoke to me. So much so that it inspired my intention for this month: focussed attention. Screens, scrolling, watching, consuming, numbing… sometimes I plunge into these traps practically from the moment I wake up. These habits have …

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Spirituality Wellbeing

6 Tips to Prepare for your Distance Reiki Session

Because of reiki’s ability to transcend space and time, this powerful energy healing technique can be shared regardless of the proximity between the practitioner and receiver. But how should you prepare for your session? Here are six tips to help you set the space to get the most out of your distance healing experience. Find a comfortable space where you …

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Spirituality Wellbeing

What is Reiki?

Originating in Japan, reiki is an energy healing experience that supports physical, mental and spiritual balance. By helping us reach a deep meditative state, a reiki session activates the parasympathetic nervous system, prompting the body’s rest and digest mode to promote healing. As a receiver-driven practice, it seeks to address the needs you have at the time of your session; …

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