“That voice of our ego is little more than an annoying roommate.” Michael Singer, The Untethered Soul We don’t have to understand neuroscience in order to work skillfully with thoughts. In meditation, we don’t suppress thoughts and we also don’t follow
Compulsive Intrusive Thinking
Friends With Your Mind, How To Stop Torturing Yourself With Your Thoughts by Lynn Fraser Publication February 2017 Compelling thoughts have the power to take us away from the present moment. They trigger feelings of fear and anxiety, showing up
Healing Your Trauma
Register here You can free yourself from the residual effects of hurt and trauma. Learn and understand how the events in our lives impact us on all levels – body, breath, energy and thought. Experiences of abuse, neglect and feeling
Judging Our Intrusive Thoughts
When you can’t have compassion for yourself, what’s in the way? We may feel we don’t deserve our own compassion. We see our actions have led to harm in ourselves and others and now we blame ourselves for being stuck in
Strength of Mind
“Remember– there is a part of the mind which is not affected by any of these. Focus on your strengths and the weaknesses will take care of themselves.” Swami Veda Bharati “What is the aim of yoga besides what’s in it
Neurobiology of Willpower
“You can increase your heart rate variability by choosing to focus on your breath and slowing down the breath. People who have higher baseline heart rate variability have more willpower and more resilience to stress.” Dr Kelly McGonigal Guided practices on
Brains Wired for Fear
Interview with Bessel van der Kolk Last week, a report by the University of San Diego School of Law found that about 686,000 children were victims of abuse and neglect in 2013. Traumatic childhood events can lead to mental health
Brain Research
Here are five important things we learned about the brain in 2014. The brain may be highly affected by the gut This year, neuroscientists began to develop a deeper understanding of just how the gut microbiome, as it is called,