Lisa’s Note of the Day – Experience
Experiences create the “repeated neural firing that can lead to gene expression, protein production, and changes in the regulation and structural connections in the brain.” (Dr. Daniel Siegel, 2010) BUT the brain is not just housed in the skull. We have these neural networks that deliver complex input from other areas of the body up […]
Getting to Know Yourself by: Cynthia Beard
For as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with low blood pressure. When I was younger, I didn’t understand that the ringing in my ears and lightheadedness (sometimes to the point that I would pass out) was caused by my naturally low-ish blood pressure suddenly dropping even lower. I learned as a child to […]
Lisa’s Note of the Day – Which Brain Are You Ruled By?
Which brain are you ruled by? Is your life defined by survival struggle and emotionally difficult relationships — those attributes map to your limbic brain. Does your intellect get in the way of your joy so that you can’t experience life without analyzing it– those map to your neocortex. Are you flighty with your head […]
One Size Fits All. Or Does it? By: Vija Rogozina
Mindfulness had entered our collective vocabulary. During my Neurosculpting® workshops I point out that meditation literally changes our neurobiology. Less reactive amygdalae, lengthened telomeres, stronger immune system and ability to down-regulate stress response are just some benefits that has been measured. Neuroplasticity is a scientifically indisputable fact. Richard Davidson at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has […]
Lisa’s Note of the Day – It’s Written All Over Your Face
It’s written all over your face! In 2001 neurologist Patrik Vuilleumeir found that a person’s amygdala responds in threat mode to the appearance of fearful expressions of others EVEN IF that person is paying attention to something else. So even those in close proximity to us will feel our fear and brace against it, putting […]
Neurosculpting® Helped Me Learn How To Heal From a Brain Tumor by: Jody Domerstad
Jan 9, 2014 started off like any other normal day. I got up went to teach a yoga class, had private clients for energy work, all the while feeling tired and slightly off. Nothing new. For many years I have been not right, emotionally, mentally and physically. By the end of the night I knew […]
Ripple into Freedom by: Kelley Seriano
I used to think that freedom was something that was gained when I made a certain amount of money, drove a particular car or lived in a big house. Well, 13 years ago I started a journey of personal self care that changed my entire perception. I was nudged to enter a yoga class 13 […]
Lisa’s Note of the Day – Meditation as a Pain Killer
Meditation as a pain killer. In MANY studies, but one in particular done by scientists at Wake Forest University found that after only 2 hours of meditation training subjects could reduce their physical pain by 57% which equated to results with morphine. In scanners they showed changes in their insula and anterior cingulate cortex — […]
The Monster Story: Neuro-Literacy Tool for Tots and Tweens by: Shanti Medina
The Neurosculpting® Institute recently released its first children’s book publication by Founder and Author, Lisa Wimberger: The Monster Under Your Bed is Just a Story in Your Head: Conquering Fear through Neuro-literary (Neurosculpting® Institute Publishing, Jan 2017). It’s a story Wimberger told again and again to her very own daughter at bedtime to help her […]
Lisa’s Note of the Day – The VLPFC
Neurosculpting Note of the Day: The VLPFC(ventro lateral perfrontal cortex) is our braking system, inhibiting distracting stimulus, behavior, muscles, and emotional response. When our brain is taxed and tired, the VLPFC is the first to get exhausted, making it even harder for us to inhibit. In a recent study neuroscientists gave one group of dieters […]
