The Parasympathetic Nervous System: Your Stairway to Heaven

Our nervous system is overwhelmed by experiences and thoughts from an increasingly hectic environment. At work, we’re expected to do more with less resources – and often less pay. At home, we don’t get any reprieve, modern technology has invaded our sanctuaries with smart devices everywhere. It’s no wonder that we feel under constant stress, […]

Diving into the Present Moment with our Six Senses

Mindfulness is equivalent to framing our full attention to the present moment. This means focusing our attention exclusively on the input from all our senses. Learning the neurobiology and characteristics of our six senses is essential to master the practice of mindful framing. Do we Have Six Senses? Yes. We do have six senses and […]

Music and Dance: When in doubt, shake it out!

Don’t hang up the dancing shoes and turn off the music just because you don’t feel young enough. Getting into the grove and letting the rhythm shake your body are invaluable therapeutic modalities at any age. Music and dance have been used for healing throughout the ages. Today we know much more about how and […]

Top 5 Wishlist Ideas to Improve Your Life

By Brittany Fisher When it comes to wishlists, it’s tempting to let your imagination run wild and include extravagant items like brand new cars, the trip of a lifetime, or fine jewelry and expensive electronics. There’s nothing wrong with wishing for these things; it’s a wishlist, after all. But, you may be better off wishing […]

How to Achieve Maximum Flow with Mindful Framing

Mindful Framing is a mindfulness practice to support your daily life, providing a mental framework for your continuous stream of experiences and thoughts. To realize all the benefits of mindful framing you require focus and regularity. There is another element to supercharge mindful framing: Maximum Flow. What is Maximum Flow? Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described flow in […]