Tag: self care

Training during Coronavirus lockdown

5 Tips on How to Keep Your Edge During Coronavirus Lockdown

Posted MayaPosted in Wellness

These days, while we are all socially distancing because of the Coronavirus outbreak, we find tips and tricks on how to boost our WFH productivity on every virtual corner. That’s why I would like to talk about something slightly different, something I am not hearing enough of: how to keep your edge during Coronavirus lockdown. TLDR: Just click on the links in the text and find some useful apps and content 🙂  If we don’t pay attention to the state of our minds and bodies, we run the risk of turning into a snack-munching, Netflix-watching, pyjama-sporting piles of blubber and […]

Healthy food

3 Eating Habits For a Healthier Life

Posted MayaPosted in Wellness

I’ve been meaning to write about food for a while, but kept putting it off because discussing food, in a lot of cases, raises more tension than discussing religion or political views. People have certain beliefs and habits around food which they are reluctant to change even when confronted with completely logical arguments. Eating habits are rooted deep in culture, tradition, upbringing, etc. In my experience, this can only be changed with exposure to new and interesting information. So, I decided to write about food after all, in hopes of impacting at least one person in a positive way. These […]

White pillows and sheets

Sleep Optimization: Can a Night Owl Still Get the Worm

Posted MayaPosted in Books

Have you ever felty lazy for not being a morning person? Have you felt weak because you just cannot pull an all-nighter? In today’s busy world, sleep is considered something to be ashamed of, although it is as basic a human need as pooping. That’s another necessary activity we would rather not admit to doing. We humans are strange that way. An animal never feel embarrassed for pooping or sleeping. Honestly, I blame Thomas Edison. Apart from (allegedly) inventing the light bulb, thus making it possible for people to work during the night, he perpetuated the idea that sleep is […]

Morning Walk Blog

5 Benefits of a Morning Walk

Posted MayaPosted in Wellness

Some time ago, I heard a guest doctor on the amazing Health Theory (I can’t find the exact episode for the life of me) suggest a morning walk for a good night’s sleep. According to the doctor, getting out into the natural light, preferably as soon as you get out of bed, will help wake you up in the morning and put you to sleep in the evening. I started the next day without looking too deep into it (it can’t hurt, right?) and have been doing it religiously for months. In the meantime, I have collected some points from […]