Meditation and Neuroplasticity Training May Help Reduce Stress and Stop the Cycle of Addiction by Patrick Bailey

Stress is a word many people throw around casually. Many do not realize its very real physical and mental ramifications. Stress is no excuse for addiction, but it can contribute to it. If you or someone you care about is struggling with addiction and can’t seem to escape the cycle of use, there is help […]

Fill the Well: Self-Care by Kelley Seriano, CNSF

We all have a ton to get done in a day. The ego can keep our foot on the gas pushing harder and harder. Running from work to working out to doing doing doing. And sometimes it’s not until we crash or get sick that we realize rest and relaxation is needed. It’s a very […]

Why You Need Your Zzzs: How Sleep Affects Mental Health by Brad Krause

  As you might expect, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and other problems can lead to sleep issues. Sleep deprivation and poor sleep quality can also exacerbate mental health conditions. In one example, Harvard Health Publishing notes that people with insomnia were 4 times as likely to develop major depression compared to normal sleepers. Likewise, the Anxiety […]

Stressed? Just Breathe…

Stressed – Just Breathe! It’s been about a year since I made a commitment to start the process of becoming a Neurosculpting® Facilitator. Since completing in January, I’ve been putting myself out there. It is so much harder to actually put your dreams into action! I start my day with a list of tasks that […]

Navigating Pet Loss Grief Through Neurosculpting® by Andrea Floyd

What reactions does the word “Grief” bring up in your mind and body? How will a grief that you experience potentially change you? Grief can be defined as the painful emotional and sometimes physical response to the loss of a loved one. I feel that we humans are uncomfortable with grief on a profound level. […]

Chronic Illness by: Jody Domerstad

Did you know that Chronic Illness and pain rewires your brain. Everyday day you think about it, every time you experience it even when your having to explain it to someone or even just talk about it. Each and every moment we are creating stronger and stronger neural-pathways that set us up to experience pain […]

Overcoming the Whirlpool of Placeness by: Travis Rumsey

You know how when you go back to the hometown you grew up in, how you almost feel like a child again? Sometimes you can feel it in your whole body, like you’re being transported back in time. For some, this can be a good feeling, yet for others of us it’s not always comforting. […]

Lisa’s Note of the Day: Hormones, Neurotransmitters, and Brains Oh MY!

As we know our brains and emotions are intimately linked in a dance facilitated by hormones, neurotransmitters, and a myriad other stimuli.  So it stands to reason that if women experience a radical hormonal flux each month, that their brains might respond accordingly.  Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz, author of The New Feminine Brain notes that “before ovulation, […]

Lisa’s Note of the day: Mindfulness

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 […]

Are Positive Affirmations Enough? By: Adena Shepherd

There are many affirmations, positive talks, YouTube links and spiritual texts out there that one can use to uplift or become positive, that can assist in changing your state, for a moment or for a few days. I enjoy using these resources as fun tools in changing my perceptions of what I can have, be […]