When asked “How many senses do you have?,” you’d probably answer: smell, taste, sight, touch, and sound. And you would be right… to sense our external environment. But, we also have interoception to sense internal phenomena like experiencing hunger, pain, fever, heart palpitations, stomach butterflies,… What is interoception? Interoception is the process by which the […]
How to Control your Wandering Mind
How do you feel when you can’t pay attention to a pressing task because your mind is wandering somewhere else? How do you keep at bay those repetitive, circular and mostly negative thoughts that often cloud your mind? To master how to FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION, let’s begin understanding the Default Mode Network! What is the […]
How to Identify and Overcome Social Anxiety
If you feel butterflies in your stomach when meeting new people or just shopping in a busy store… try to focus on the ‘future moment’ and leave behind the anxiety of the ‘present moment.’ Everyone is confronted with situations outside their comfort zone. If feeling nervous and anxious happens in everyday run-off-the-mill situations, that may […]
The Amazing Superpowers of Smiling and Laughing
If there’s anything the pandemic has taught us, it’s that life can be tough on us. Whether it be unforeseen work, financial, personal or family issues, or just everyday pressures. These challenges can be quite stressful, unless you take them with a grain of salt… The Benefits of Smiling and Laughing When life throws you […]
How to Supress Unwanted Thoughts
We’re bombarded by thousands of thoughts each day. Most of them are neutral and tend to fade in the background. Others are positive thoughts that we welcome with open arms. However, some of our thoughts are negative and repetitive. These are unwanted thoughts; thoughts that we’d rather not think about. These unwanted thoughts can cause […]