It is a conscious focus on what we are experiencing right now - on our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations or environment, without evaluation or trying to change anything.

Although loneliness can be painful, it also gives us the opportunity to reflect on our needs, relationships and what is missing in our lives.

This technique helps us to access positive emotions and states in situations where we need them.

Assumptions are ideas that arise from incomplete information, beliefs, or our own projections.

When we begin to truly understand who we are, what we want, and why we act the way we do, we gain more control over our lives.

Self-confidence is the ability to believe in your abilities, values and self. It's not just about how we present ourselves externally, but more importantly about an inner sense of confidence in ourselves.

Meditation is a wonderful way to tune into your inner world, quiet the mind and connect to the present.

We hold on to what we know because it reassures us, even if sometimes it no longer serves us or hinders our progress.

Breathing isn't just about getting oxygen into the body - it's a bridge between our body and mind, a way to relax, focus and balance.