Meet me where the sky touches the sea. -Jennifer Donnelly Like the ocean, our subconscious mind is deep, vast, complex, and teeming with hidden wisdom and intuition beneath the surface. Our subconscious mind is responsible for more than 95% of our lives. Appreciating the functions of the subconscious mind can help us understand why we
Suffering from chronic pain can be very distressing. While the pain is felt in your body, your mind is likely involved. Intuitively we know this, when we experience a headache after a particularly stressful day. Yet, more often than not, we reach for pills to find temporary relief from the pain. However, the secret to
Are you struggling to get a good night’s sleep? You are not alone, up to one-third of the population struggles with sleep disturbances. Two of the most common approaches for treating sleep disturbances and insomnia is pharmacology and cognitive behaviour therapy. However, both have limited clinical effectiveness. Not only does pharmacology have risks like dependency,
Is your brain running on overtime? Are you feeling anxious? Stressed? Unfocussed? Are you not sleeping well? If so, it might be time to restore balance to your beta brain waves. Types of brain waves The brain operates at different electrical wave lengths. Faster wave lengths like gamma and beta are useful for problem solving,
Do you ever find yourself thinking you want to do something, but find yourself doing something completely different? For instance, I may promise myself that I am not going to react next time the love of my life says something annoying. But then the next thing I know an annoying comment has me flapping my
Change work is all about emotions, reducing some, and cultivating others. By connecting with the right emotional state in the right context, problems can be solved. As part of the limbic system, the amygdala is responsible for primitive emotions such as fear and anger. When posed with a potential threat, the amygdala prepares the body