This chat got yoga-heavy but give it a listen whether you’re into yoga or not! I promise you won’t regret it.

We can all relate to feeling stressed or anxious about situations in life. So, how do we get rid of this drain on our energy resources. How do we stop stressing and worrying?

Episode 50 of Runa's Ruminations. A special one, and here's the audio version for those who prefer that to the igtv.

This episode is part of my content for mental health awareness week. I find it really important to discuss mental health related topics more, in order to normalise them. Most of us will have struggled mentally at some point or another, and all I want is for people to feel less abnormal & less alone. For this episode, I invited Ruth. She'll be answering faith-based questions in relation to mental health. Such as: 

If and how religious beliefs can help when coping with stressful life circumstances, and 

If religious faith can give humans a sense of comfort, meaning, a sense of control, or hope.

But we'll also be looking at topics like if there is a stigma against therapy in the church. 

Welcome to Monday Meditation. This is a new format I’m introducing to bring calm into your week. Mondays can be filled with stress and anxiety. This is an opportunity to unwind with me and listen to a short meditative story. So grab some tea, a pillow, a blanket, whatever makes you comfortable, and take a few minutes to decompress. 

I loved interviewing Nia on the concept of polyamory. It pushed me as the interviewer, since it was completely out of my comfort zone. It's moments like these that teach me how to expand my horizon, and hopefully it will do the same for some of you. For the first time, I really struggled to word questions properly. In the end, I realised: to create a good atmosphere and make it a powerful episode, I have to allow myself to be authentic. I was so worried to sound unaccepting or overly traditional- when in reality, I just didn't understand a lot of things. So I owned up to it. I said: I don't understand this, please explain. And she did. At the end of the day, all we can do is try to remain open-minded, curious individuals and educate ourselves. 

In this episode, Tristan taught me, and will teach all you guys, how to go about starting a business. There truly are some nuggets of wisdom in this episode, so I encourage anyone who's keen to dip their toes into startup culture to listen. Most of us have ideas and dreams, but what we lack are the resources - whether they'd be mentors or financial support - to realise them.  This episode will guide you toward the resources around you, so you can successfully realise your ambitions!