An ancient Chinese healing technique, Qigong or Chi Kung meditation is when you combine controlled breathing, deliberate and gentle movements with meditation to improve your physical, spiritual, and mental health. You must’ve heard of Tai Chi, another Chinese movement meditation technique, and if you practice Tai Chi then you must be able to connect Qigong with it. Similar to Tai Chi, Qigong movements can also help heal conditions such as fatigue, joint pain, high blood pressure among others. In this calmsage

First coined by Heinz Kohut, an author, in the 1970s, narcissistic rage refers to outbursts of intense anger by people with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is when someone has an unrealistic sense of self-importance. An individual with NPD wants others to offer admiration to them and when others fail to do so, it can trigger feelings of shame that can bring about anger and rage. A person with NPD might lash out at others without caring calmsage

Are you seeing or dating someone casually and really feel like things are going well and this bond could lead to a future thing? Well, if being exclusive with them is running constantly in your mind, this blog might help you to get going with the exclusive relationship with mindfulness. So, let’s get started. Are you newly introduced to the term Exclusive Relationship? Here’s what exactly an exclusive relationship is: Basically, an exclusive relationship is a path towards monogamy and calmsage

Did you know reality therapy was first used for prisoners in the mid 1900s? William Glasser developed reality therapy in 1965. He used choice theory principles for the therapy. Glasser had a belief that it’s better to change your own behavior rather than focusing on changing someone else’s behavior. When you choose to focus on making amends on your part, you’ll be more successful in achieving your goals and desires. Let’s understand reality therapy in detail… What Is Reality Therapy? calmsage

To all the meditation lovers in the house, cheer up because, in this blog, I have got an interesting meditation technique from Buddhist psychology. It’s quite old but the efficacy of this meditation is definitely going to amaze you. In this blog, we are going to talk about Zen Meditation. Introduction to Zen Meditation Zazen is the other word given to Zen Meditation. Zen Meditation or zazen meditation is a technique used in meditation. Its roots belong to Buddhist psychology. calmsage

We are obsessed with data, a physical context we can use to determine a result, right? When I say data, what comes to mind is patterns, numbers, and whatnot but is that all we need to base our thoughts on? There’s a difference between gathering data and understanding it. This can also be described as a difference between concrete and abstract thinking/reasoning. Abstract thinking is when we understand that some concepts are real such as love, growth, and freedom but calmsage

The lump in your throat grows as your emotions come closer to the surface and yet… you can’t shed a tear. Can’t cry. You feel the sting behind your eyes but the tears won’t fall. Or maybe you just never feel like crying, no matter how sad or distressing a situation may be. Don’t worry, this is not something you should be ashamed of. If you can’t cry, then there are various reasons behind that. Reasons we’ll be exploring more calmsage

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with your body on high alert? Or did your heart begin to race and your mind activated the flight-or-fight mode during your midday stroll? Well, you’re not alone in this either. Random panic attacks are common (more than you expect) and all of us – at some point in our lives – experience panic attacks. The symptoms may vary depending on the intensity but some common symptoms remain the calmsage

Lying is a human trait that none of us can truly escape. We all lie at some point in our lives and more often than not we have a good reason for those lies. Maybe you don’t want to hurt your partner’s feelings or maybe you don’t want your coworker to lose their job, so you tell a white lie to protect them. However, some people tell lies so often that they begin to believe their lies as the truth. calmsage

While scrolling through social media do you also find yourself stuck in a loop of watching oddly satisfying videos? Have you ever wondered why we keep on watching these oddly satisfying videos and what is so satisfying about them? Well, psychologists have tried to understand the psychology behind these “oddly satisfying” videos. Let us see what gets these videos millions of views, why it relaxes us, and why it is so appealing to us.   Hey, don’t get hooked yet! calmsage