By Andrea Schulman | Raise Your Vibration Today 

Do you ever feel like you live in a dangerous world, and you have to fight to get ahead? Do you ever feel like you don’t measure up? Though all of us want to feel happy and fulfilled, there are a few vibrational traps in the media today that often inspire feelings of fear, anger, and insecurity within us.

It’s good to point out first that in many ways, the world we live in today is a wonderful world. Most of us have a high degree of comfort, flexibility and freedom (as compared to people of the past). I’d go so far to say it’s the best time in history to be alive. There are many reasons for us to feel good about our lives and the world around us.

With that being said, we’re always evolving, and there is always room for improvement. Here are a few ways that today’s media can kill your vibe and some advice on how to rise above it:

By Andrea Schulman | Raise Your Vibration Today 

Having a big goal is a lot like having a baby. We know they will be challenging before we decide to create them, but we really have no clue of the magnitude of work they will require until we are in the middle of raising them and helping them grow. While we nurture them, we often feel as if we are failing miserably and wonder what we got ourselves into. Life’s big goals, like babies, require us to persevere.

For instance, when I decided to create this website and business, I had no earthly idea of the time, skills and resources it would require. I had absolutely no background in running a website or a business, and I had no idea how to blog, do any graphic design, code or handle internet marketing. I knew this goal would be challenging, but I gravely underestimated just how challenging it would be. I look back at the woman I was a year ago and shake my head. I literally cannot believe how naive I was.

The breath is the gateway to self-mastery.

Whatever you do, do not underrate the practice of breathing. Like with most normal human functions (walking is another example), you can easily fool yourself into overlooking its profound power. Just because the act of breathing is so simple does not make it ineffective. It’s actually quite the opposite. Deep breathing is an essential everyday panacea.

What makes the breath unique is that, even though the majority of it is done unconsciously, you can override this process and breathe consciously. This “conscious override” makes it a highly effective, special tool.

As you (hopefully) already know, deep breathing relaxes your body and mind. But the key is to truly, wholeheartedly understand this and be aware of your breathing as often as possible. When you’re aware of your breath, and consciously breathe deeply, you place yourself in a power position to change your mental, emotional and physical state.

By Mateo Sol | Loner Wolf

When I met Luna a few years ago she was experiencing great levels of anxiety. When she went to the doctor and explained her situation, they prescribed her with high levels of SSRI anti-depression medication. Months later, after reading all the endless long-term side effects of using those drugs, I immediately suggested she get off them.

My interest in Western psychology began as soon as I moved to Australia in my adolescence. For as long as I can remember I’ve been interested in the study of the minds relation with life. Growing up, I was taught that everything in the world was interconnected, that our perceptions of a divided reality are veils of illusions and dreamlike perceptions we create. My great-grandmother had a saying I still remember to this day:

En este mundo traidor; nada es verdad ni mentira, todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira.

‘In this deceitful world; nothing is true nor false, everything is the color of glass through which you look at life.’