How to Train Your Mind and Build Mental Strength Daily

September 23, 2021 by Liz Carter

How to Train Your Mind and Build Mental Strength

Building mental muscle is the key to feeling your best and reaching your greatest potential. Just like it takes time and practice to become physically strong, building mental strength takes dedication as well. Here are five things you can start doing now to make yourself mentally stronger:

Don’t Let Your Emotions Control You

Putting a name to your feelings will decrease their intensity. Whether you’re feeling sad, anxious, angry, or scared, you should acknowledge it. Pay attention to the way those emotions can affect your choices. When you’re feeling anxious you may be less inclined to take risks. When you’re excited you may be more impulsive. [Read more…]

Harnessing Your Brain’s Power to Achieve Your Goals

June 15, 2021 by Liz Carter

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 at the level of our brain. Thoughts create emotions and emotions color our every life experience. Emotions are what give our life meaning. The unpleasant ones inspire us to take on challenges; the pleasant ones bring us peace and happiness.

Let’s look at how to take our thoughts and train our brains into how to use these thoughts productively. We do this by shifting the thoughts that no longer serve us as needed; this allows us to successfully achieve our goals. In order to understand this, we have to acknowledge the work of theoretical physicist Albert Einstein. One of his most famous quotes states that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be changed from one form to another.

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The Effects of Nature and Our Environment on Brain Waves and Health

June 8, 2021 by Liz Carter

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 hertz; however, when we are in a state of deep relaxation we can connect the brainwave frequency of the earth which is 7.83 hertz also known as the Schumann Resonance.

Not every client has access to open nature, but when possible, it is a best practice to spend time in nature so that we can slow down our brainwave frequency toward the theta state, which can have profound therapeutic implications on our health.

Taking in nature has a rejuvenating effect. It can literally help to relax us; the earth has much potential to teach us these lessons in such a simple, pure form. Intuitively, this is why we are often guided to be in nature as a way to relax the body.

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Hydration and its Impact on Brain Function

June 4, 2021 by Liz Carter

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 days. Our brain is comprised of approximately 75% water. That fact, alone, tells us how critical hydration is to the brain and body.

While we often think of food and nutrients as critical to life (they are), water is even more so. The average person can live only three to five days without water. Most can survive about three weeks without food.

Now that we’ve established water is important, let’s look at how it impacts you.

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How to Listen to Your Brain and Give It What It Needs

April 22, 2021 by Liz Carter

Written by Mark Teahan Director of Education Programs

Giving Your Brain What It Needs

It has been said that real change has to connect with the heart for it to occur or endure. That sounds really nice, but it’s not the whole picture. The truth is, change starts just as much in the brain than anywhere else in the body. Referencing the heart addresses our need for a warm feel-good requirement in our coaching sessions but the truth is, there is a lot of science behind the change. And it mostly comes from the brain. [Read more…]

Brain Fitness & Sleep Science Coaching Combined Together Seamlessly

May 18, 2017 by jse

The Missing Pieces Are Found

Hello,

If you are a trainer/coach who helps your clients improve sports performance, business performance or life skills, you MUST also have a deep understanding of sleep science and brain fitness.

WHY?

I could get really nerdy here…but,…. okay…. I’m going to get nerdy just for a minute! [Read more…]

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