The Relationship Between Your Gut and Brain Health
June 18, 2021
Science is gradually discovering the secret of gut feeling, as researchers have started to understand gut functioning better. Our Gut not only feeds the body
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The Link Between Sleep and Depression
June 16, 2021
Sleep is a basic need of every human being. But the fact is your survival literally depends on your ability to sleep. Cortisol, a hormone
Harnessing Your Brain’s Power to Achieve Your Goals
June 15, 2021
Harnessing Your Brain’s Power to Achieve Your Goals The reality: we are only a thought away from significant change. Experiencing wellbeing can be dialed in
What’s Unique About Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?
June 11, 2021
What’s Unique About Dialectical Behavioral Therapy? Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy to help people with mood disorders, traumatic brain injury,
The Effects of Nature and Our Environment on Brain Waves and Health
June 8, 2021
The Effects of Nature and Our Environment on Brain Waves and Health Our brain waves are normally in beta which is between 14 to 40
Hydration and its Impact on Brain Function
June 4, 2021
Hydration and its Impact on Brain Function Humans can survive without food for several weeks but without water, life would end in three to five
What is the Relaxation Response?
June 2, 2021
What is the Relaxation Response? The counterpart to the fight-or-flight response, the relaxation response, occurs when the body is no longer in perceived danger, and
Benefits of Diaphragmatic Breathing
May 27, 2021
What is Diaphragmatic Breathing? The diaphragm is a large, dome-shaped muscle located at the base of the lungs. Diaphragmatic breathing is a form of breathwork
Strategies for Influencing and Negotiating
May 25, 2021
Negotiation – Levels of Influence When elements of a system are in conflict, there is incongruence that needs to be addressed. If the system you’re
The Major Sensory Characteristics of the Representational Systems or “Modalities”
May 18, 2021
The Major Sensory Characteristics of the Representational Systems or “Modalities” In Hemispheric Integration and Neuro-linguistic Programming we refer to each of the major sensory representational
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