You are the Universe by: Vija Rogozina
I had the privilege to attend a sold-out event – a book presentation by Deepak Chopra. He and cosmologist Menas Kafatos have just released their new book titled You Are The Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self And Why It Matters. Deepak Chopra had started his presentation by sharing a story about his five year old […]
My Adventures of Neurosculpting through Tea by: Vija Rogozina
“I think you are ready for a photo exhibit!” – a friend told me, referring to the latest photo of my famous ‘traveling teapot’ at the majestic summit atop Pikes Peak in Colorado. Honestly, I agree! If Guinness World Records had an entry for ‘the most photographed teapot’, I’m confident that my Chinese teapot would […]
TRIGGER by Vija Rogozina
“Love yourself!” “Breath…!” “Let it go…” Are you annoyed yet? Especially if you feel chronically tired, overworked, or stuck in the rut. Or, perhaps, you struggle with ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, relationship issues, facing uncertainty of losing a job, or … (fill in the blank). In […]
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 […]
What does it mean to be the Warrior?
Where in your life are YOU the Warrior? Many of us feel like Warriors in our own way. For some of the amazing people I work with it’s because they have been Warriors in the literal battlefield or out on patrol as only soldiers and officers can relate to. Some of those I work with […]
Can we Command our DNA with Our Actions?
The influence of our environment on our DNA is called epigenetics. Dr. Richard Davidson notes in his book The Emotional Life of Your Brain that we have the power to command the traits our DNA expresses through the idea of epigenetics. Dr. Bruce Lipton also illuminates this in his book The Biology of Belief. Basically, our […]
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. The amygdalae’s job is to signal our stress response so that we have valuable stress hormones actively recruiting blood to the large muscle […]
Our Plastic Thoughts
Did you know your brain is plastic! The brain is a substance that can easily be shaped or molded. NY Times best seller Dr. David Perlmutter, author of Grain Brain notes in the foreword of New Beliefs, New Brain that researchers not only demonstrated that the human brain remains in a dynamic sate of renovation, but moreover, […]
Getting Rid of Unwanted Memories
There is likely an ethical debate that could ensue around the art of removing or rewriting unwanted memories. Perhaps words like denial or delusion come to mind. But let’s pretend for a moment that neither of these things is an issue. IF our memories keep us locked in negative patterns, AND we know that each […]
