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 […]
Neurosculpting® Summer Camp for Kids Debuts this August by: Megan Winkler
The first ever Neurosculpting® based summer kids camp launches in North Texas August 1 – 5 with CAMP be 2016, a five-day camp focused on learning and wellness. Day campers will experience Neurosculpting® sessions with Megan Winkler, CNSF, and kid-centric yoga with Imagination Yoga DFW-North co-founder, Aimee Petry. Boys and girls ages 8 to 10 will […]
Bringing Peace Back to Our Peace Officers: How Meditation Helps First Responders Become Emotional Warriors by: Lisa Wimberger
It is easy as a civilian following the media to determine that First Responders, and specifically officers, should behave differently. We all agree that excessive use of force should not be a badge of honor among our peace officers. Peace officers? Yes, it’s actually a synonym for police officer. In light of a trend we […]
Pump Up Your Vagal Tone: 3 Simple Practices by Shanti Medina
The vagus nerve is an important part of the parasympathetic nervous system, also knows as the “rest-and-digest” system. The word vagus means “wanderer,” because it branches out and wanders all over the body connecting to the brain, the intestines and stomach, and major organs such as the heart, kidney, lungs as well as the ears, […]
I resent your tone of voice!
Although there can be too much generalization out there about being either right-brained or emotional beings, or left-brained logical beings, one thing seems clear to neuroscience: we default to prosody, or tone of voice, over the semantic meaning of words when push comes to shove. As babies we need to understand tone of voice before […]
Cynicism May be Leading You to Dementia
Do you suspect others have ulterior motives more often than not? Do you feel that others only assist you because they’ll want something in return? If you tend to look at the world through this lens you may be more inclined to develop dementia in your later years! Social Cognitive neuroscience is consistently finding links […]
A Path to Empowerment
There are many paths to personal empowerment. Some are spiritual, others mental or emotional; yet it’s the rare path that enfolds all aspects of our lives into the process. What if you could invite and engage your analytical self, or more left-brain tendencies, into the process of spiritual expansion without it hijacking each moment of […]
Rewiring Fear While We Sleep
Fear is a relationship we create with events in our lives. The events are simply moments in time but the fear we cultivate drags those moments from the past into our current lives, causing a cascade of hormonal, emotional, and physiological stress changes in the body. But neuroplasticity gives us the ability to unlink the […]
Can your choices alter your sperm’s genetic code?
The verdict is in! We live in a time where we finally understand the smallest bit about our own power of influence over our DNA. Let’s not be selfish…eating right, exercising and manage your stress isn’t just for you, it’s for the health and well-being of your offspring. It’s now known that oxidative damage, which […]
Help for Cops
It wasn’t long ago that the mindfulness topic was considered taboo in fields like law enforcement. Fortunately, that is changing. Officers suffer some of the worst statistics when it comes to quality of life, longevity, health, and happy marriages. We expect officers to be beyond reproach, yet we don’t always equip them with the skills […]
