by crmn.cheung@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2020 | Lifestyle, Mindfulness
REFLECTING BACK ON 2018… GIVING UP ON STABILITY HAS MADE ME MORE STABLE. It was such an experience, such a ride. It was all about exploring. It started with giving up my “stability”. Finally (after 5 years!), I quit the pharmacy, I gave up the struggle of holding on...
by crmn.cheung@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2020 | Lifestyle, Mindfulness
I survived THE VISION QUEST in Portugal! What is a Vision Quest exactly? Solitude, Nature, and Fasting — The Three Elements of a Vision Quest: Solitude: A person on a VQ is alone. He/she has no contact with the outside world, is removed from social conversation,...
by crmn.cheung@gmail.com | Jun 24, 2020 | Lifestyle, Mindfulness
HOW DOES THE BRAIN RESPOND TO STRESS? When we receive information, for example about a virus with unknown and unpredictable outcome like COVID-19, it can cause stress. The way we respond to stress starts at the amygdala, an important part of the limbic brain in...
by crmn.cheung@gmail.com | Apr 25, 2019 | Lifestyle, Mindfulness
The combination of mysticism and science is magic. Psychedelics, psychoactive “drugs” or entheogens like ayahuasca and magic mushrooms are re-emerging and taking the spotlight…A lot of people are talking about the experience! And yes, the experience can be profound,...
