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Stress reduction is too much work: Here’s how to reduce your stress in 10 minutes

To help calm your mind, you may wish to try meditation, herbal oils or listening to some binaural beats Thanks to the relentless pace of modern living, stress often feels utterly…

Banesa Tseki. (Supplied by Banesa Tseki)

Yoga: Connecting body, mind and soul

Today is World Yoga Day, here are different types of yoga practices that work for different people

Quality time: After Dr Zolelwa Sifumba was in a car accident, which occurred after she worked for 36 hours straight, she realised how important it was to get enough regular rest. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Q&A Sessions: Dr Zolelwa Sifumba on learning to rest and healing herself

Dr Zolelwa Sifumba went from being a frontline healthcare worker to stepping back from clinical work. She speaks to Elna Schütz about her shift into more open spaces

Mediation, a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), is “any method of resolving disputes without litigation”. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

Mediation is an effective tool for conflict resolution

This process enables people in a dispute to have control over their own destiny and find solutions that fit their lifestyle and situations

Are you a good fit for a high-stress job? Take a look at the biology of making it in a fast-paced world of work.
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If you possess these 10 qualities, you might be a good fit for a high-stress job

Scientists studied soldiers with PTSD and even children who’d witnessed a great tragedy. Did they unlock the secrets of resilience?

Meditation and mindfulness training offers a breath of calm in the classroom

Meditation and mindfulness training offers a breath of calm in the classroom

​Meditation offers unexplored possibilities for behaviour control, writes Charmaine Smith.

Sea of calm: There are many ways to find inner peace – meditation

Everywhere ya go, yoga

While visiting a variety of spiritual retreats Cat Pritchard puts her body to the test and discovers that mental flexibility is also required.

At peace: Buddhist nun Mila Kelsang says that even five minutes of meditation a day can reduce stress levels.

Meditation takes on medication

New research has shown that the ‘practice of mindfulness meditation’ can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.

How to stop punching pot plants

How to stop punching pot plants

Meditation apparently works wonders for anger, anxiety and depression. But could it rid <em>Tanya Gold</em> of her Incredible Hulk-like rages?

It’s good to stop thinking

Missing out on right-brain activity results in too much thinking going on and not enough feeling. Too much frantic doing, not enough being.

Live in peace, not in pieces

People are increasingly adopting yoga and meditation to lead a more balanced life, writes Bhavini Kalan Maharaj.