1. Buddhify
This nicely-designed UK-created app is aimed at busy urbanites. You tell it whether you’re at the gym, walking, commuting or home.
2. Sleep Easily Meditation
There’s a 25-minute guided meditation that combines soothing music with talking you through the relaxation process.
3. Calm – meditation and relaxation
There are seven guided sessions running from 2-20 minutes with a range of background scenes and sounds to choose from
Free for iOS and Android
4. Smiling Mind…
Stress
Think you know all the reasons? Prepare to be surprised. By family practitioner and marathoner Dr Gita Mathai. Plus, how much to exercise to get its real benefits. We all want to look good, be slim and healthy. There’s one magic pill for this and it’s called exercise. Even if you’re ‘too tired’ or ‘too busy’, you need to get off that couch now. Benefits of regular exercise Exercise helps to achieve ideal body weight if also combined with calorie restriction.…
Study published in The Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports shows that even gentle lunchtime strolls can perceptibly - and immediately - buoy and improve people's moods and ability to handle stress at work. To assess people's moods, the volunteers set up a specialized app that included a list of questions about their emotions - stress, tension, enthusiasm, workload, motivation, physical fatigue. Walkers said they felt more enthusiastic, less tense, more relaxed on the…
You are focused on looking after a patient with a chronic condition. But you, the caregiver, may also be at risk. Rama Murali of Care3 (Care Cubed), a support network and resource bank for caregivers, gives you some tips on how to avoid caregiver burnout. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha Why focus on Caregiver health? Although caregiving can be truly rewarding for many, the 24×7 nature of caring for a…
Registered Dietitian & Diabetes Educator Ujjwala Baxi offers stress-relieving diet tips We’ve all done it. Reached for the box of chocolates, or tub of ice cream or drink or cigarette when feeling stress. You put a calorie-dense food into your mouth. The result: It shuts off the brain from feeling the negative effects of the stress and you are disconnected from worry temporarily. Isn't it a nice feeling to forget your worries while you are busy spooning ice cream…
