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Transformational listening: Did the pandemic help us return to a forgotten skills?

The advent of pandemic was registered emotionally by individuals as loneliness, fear, nostalgia and a feeling of forgetting one’s self as a relational being. Perhaps as a consequence of the same, the world witnessed an increase in listening spaces devoted

Awareness Self Help

Understanding Intrusive Thought and Ways to Combat them 

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, involuntary and often distressing ideas, images, or urges that spur of the moment come into a person’s mind. This is very distressing, not so easy to live with, more so, if they have persisted for a long

Life Style

8 Situations when you should stay Silent

Knowing when to speak and when to stay quiet is an extremely valuable virtue. There is an old saying that goes, “Silence is golden,” and it could not be truer. Silence can help you to avoid unnecessary conflicts, misunderstandings, and

Relationship

What Happens When You Fall for Hoovering in a Toxic Relationship

Coming out of a toxic relationship is one of the most liberating experiences; however, it’s usually one of the most challenging. When you’re beginning to move on, the other person reappears, declaring love, promising to change, or pleading for reconciliation.

Awareness Education

What is the Pink Elephant Test?

What happens immediately if you’re instructed not to think about a pink elephant? Are you surprised that a pink elephant pops up in your thoughts? That was a test to demonstrate the incessant struggle of subduing your thoughts. This thought

Awareness

Mindfulness and Productivity

Mindfulness and meditation have been a part of India’s culture since time immemorial. Mindfulness has the power to improve the way one thinks, feels, and behaves. It is sometimes referred to as “staying in the moment” or being completely conscious

Life Style

How to Declutter Your Mind (Beyond Meditation) 

Brought into today’s fast and information-rich world, it is very easy to feel mentally occupied. Thoughts compete for attention, while the increasing number of digital distractions and the constant burden of responsibilities create even more mental clutter. Many people prefer

Awareness

The Four States of Consciousness in Hinduism and Its Relevance to Psychology

For thousands of years, the exploration of consciousness has been a central pursuit, forming the foundation of both Hindu philosophy and the modern science of psychology. One of the prime texts of Hinduism is the Mandukya Upanishad. It expounds the

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Gukesh Dommaraju Claims Youngest World Champion Title – Good News for Psychologists!

A Historic Win In the Chess World, 18-year-old Indian talent, Gukesh Dommaraju, becomes the youngest Chess World Champion. He defeated the world chess champion Ding Liren at the end of a close-tie Game 14 on December 12, 2024. Such accomplishment

Awareness Positive

The Connection Between Mindfulness and Flow

The richness of present-moment experience is the richness of life itself. Too often we let our thinking and our beliefs about what we ‘know’ prevent us from seeing things as they really are. Kabat-Zinn  How often can you completely focus