Adapting to a Changing World by Vija Rogozina
We live in a paradox: change is the only constant yet human psyche resists change. Ability to adapt to new circumstances has always been a powerful driving force of human evolution. Yet human brain finds comfort in the sense of predictability, perceiving the unknown as a threat. We tend to cling to the known undesirable […]
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 […]
Don’t Be Afraid To Ask Questions by: Kelley Seriano
In the past, I would get so excited about opportunities; agree and trust blindly. This felt great for a few weeks, maybe even months, then I would find out it wasn’t a long term decision I had agreed, it was more of a short term decision. Short term feels good until you look underneath the […]
How to Take in the Good by: Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
The Problem Over millions of years of evolution, it was more important for our ancestors to react to threats than to opportunities. Here’s why: if you live in the wild under dangerous conditions and miss out on a “carrot,” you could go get another one later – but if you fail to avoid a “stick,” […]
5 Facts You Need to Know About Your Brain
Although we’ve been studying it for decades, the human brain remains one of the biggest mysteries in our bodies. The NeurosculptingⓇ Institute was formed to help clients train and shape their brains — and in doing so, we also educate clients about neurobiology and neurophysiology. Here are a handful of surprising facts you might learn […]
3 Simple Practices to Train your Brain, Mitigate Stress and Be in the WOW! – By Shanti Medina
Neuroscience has shown that we can train our brain to create a new mind/body map with the choices we make on how we mitigate stress and subsequently grow a new brain. In order to make such choices and shifts in our neurology, we need to feel safe and empowered to down-regulate and re-calibrate our nervous […]
Stepping Bravely into Wholeness – Excerpt from “Neurosculpting”
Are you living fully? Do you end each day with a full exhale knowing that you created each moment with intention, vibrance, and your best self? If your answer is “no”, then you are quite normal. And if you’re tired of being normal, then you can take comfort knowing that in each and every moment […]
What exactly is Neuroplasticity? – Excerpt from the book “Neurosculpting”
With all the latest science buzzing around the idea of neuroplasticity, what exactly does it mean to your life? Neuroplasticity is the idea that although we once thought the brain was fixed in its anatomical function and structure, it’s actually adaptable. We are not dealt an unchangeable hand at all. At one point, our mental […]
Beauty is in the Brain of the Beholder
We used to think beauty was in the eye of the beholder. We attribute so much of our sighted world to the complex workings of the eyes.They eyes are a most remarkable part of the brain. Yes, the eyes are technically brain matter with pre-ganglionic cells in the retina that have neurotransmitter signaling just like […]
Oxytocin – The Dark Side of the Love Molecule
With the recent popularity of neuroscience for public consumption the neurotransmitter Oxytocin has gained the nick-name “The Love Molecule”. Who wouldn’t want more love, right? This neurotransmitter is know to be the bonding chemical released during sex, a mother and child nursing, and during heightened moments of trust. There are oxytocin nasal sprays marketed to […]
