Conscious Delusions
Do you think you’re in control of your life? Well, you are, but not in the way you might have suspected. Dr. Bruce Lipton notes in The Biology of Belief that “the greatest problem we face is that we think we are running our lives with the wishes, desires, and aspirations created by our conscious […]
Navigating the Inner Realms
We spend lots of time learning how to navigate people, things, situations, environments and any other external influence we can think of. But it is the inner navigation, called interoception, that can be pivotal in our ability to heal and be compassionate in the world. The quiet information and stories our nervous systems tell us […]
Meditate your Loneliness Away
Loneliness and social isolation can be a major contributor to some common neuro-degenerative diseases like alzheimers. A new study led by Carnegie Mellon University’s J. David Creswell offers the first evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces loneliness in older adults. If meditation has such amazing preventative health benefits, then which five minutes are you setting aside today […]
Couch Potato Syndrome
When we’re doing “nothing” fMRIs show the brain is active in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex (MPFC), Dorsal Medial PFC, and Lateral Temporal lobe — these are the areas correlated to thinking about oneself, and analyzing others’ intentions and actions. Our mind wanders easily to these thoughts, and concerns of the past and future. Simple tasks, […]
Emotional and Physical Pain – Do our Brains Distinguish?
We tend to give attention and treatment to physical pain in our world. When we’re pained we treat ourselves gently, see a doctor, or rest and slow down. Often when we experience emotional pain we suck it up, ignore it, minimize it, call ourselves drama queens, and move on. But fMRI studies show that when […]
Brushing Your Teeth to Keep Your Brain Healthy?
Neuroplasticity is our ability to rewire new brain connections, learn new things, and create new neurons. All of this magic keeps us cognitively young, sharp and engaged in life. A key part of this process is long term potentiation (LTP). In order for LTP to happen which is critical for higher level performance, memory encoding, […]
The Depression-Disease Domino Effect
Your thoughts and perception create the environment of the brain and vice versa. It’s the chicken and egg conundrum–is the thought the signal for the strss response, or is the brain chemistry the signal for the thought? No matter which comes first, stress is insidious. Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz does an amazing job of succinctly […]
Minimize Stress, Extend Your Life
Sometimes we search for cures for symptoms and ignore the cause. Stress, even low but chronic levels, is the most important variable factor in determining life-span according to “Wired” (neuroscience magazine). It’s no joke that meditation is at the top of the list for effective treatments for stress, along with lifestyle changes like diet and […]
Thoughts Shaping Your World
Neuroplasticity is the ability of our mind to rewire itself. It can manifest as a changing of the strength of the connection between neurons, by adding or removing connections, or by adding new cells. An amazing catalyst for all of this is our perception. When we “perceive” an event in the mind’s eye, even if […]
NEW! 6-week online Neurosculpting® series.
The Neurosculpting® Institute is proud to have partnered up with the Entheos Academy to offer you this first-ever 6-week online series. You can experience Neurosculpting® from the comforts of your own home perhaps even in your pajamas! This series begins in September and runs for 6 Mondays. If you can’t attend live during the series […]
