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The Science Behind The Benefits of Meditation

April 20, 2022 by Liz Carter

Does Science Validate Meditation?

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Meditation is an act of self-reflection, deep thoughts, and concentration on thoughts and feelings. It is a powerful tool that shifts your awareness. Meditation is a proven scientific technique to reduce stress, increase happiness, and improve overall health. Moreover, it is used for healing, stress reduction, boosting brain function, and problem-solving. But many people are still confused about this ancient practice.

The top mind-blowing meditation statistics for 2021 estimate that 200–500 million people meditate globally. Meditation improves 60% of anxiety symptoms and reduces the risk of getting hospitalized due to coronary diseases by 87%. Among the American population, 35 million people have tried meditation once. 

Meditation is one of the fastest-growing trends in healthcare. But what exactly is it? What are the different types of meditations? This article details some of the best-known meditative techniques, science-based facts about meditation, how it improves brain function, stress relief, and its effect on mental health.

Does Science validate mediation? 

Some people believe that meditation is still a hippie thing, and there’s no scientific proof of it, but scientific research validates that meditation brings numerous health benefits to a person.

For example, Dr. Mehmet Oz recently cited scientific studies showing the positive effects of meditation on health. He quoted, “I’m not enthusiastic about including 15 minutes alone in a room if it doesn’t bring measurable improvement in brain function.”

Research and evidence show that when we practice different types of meditation, our minds and bodies react in numerous ways. Over 18,000 available scientific studies have validated meditation for its positive impact on overall well-being. 

Studies such as “Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attention” and “Does mindfulness meditation improve cognition?” have found that regular meditation benefits focus, creativity, memory, empathy, and stress. Neuroscientists have studied how meditation impacts the brain’s structure, function, and performance. Now researchers have identified specific benefits that extend beyond one’s imagination, including a global rise in compassion, increased generosity of spirit, and–perhaps most significant–helping to transform societal attitudes about age, weight, diseases, and economic status. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: benefits of meditation for athletes, brain fitness, meditation, meditation coaching, mind body fitness, stress management

Scientifically Proven Ways to Slow Cognitive Decline

March 29, 2022 by Liz Carter

Strategies for Slowing Cognitive Decline

Who doesn’t want to have a sharp enough memory to remember his marriage anniversary even in old age? Everyone does. 

Similarly, no one wants to turn on the stove, get distracted by a doorbell, totally forget about the stove, and remember everything when she smells burning oil 20 minutes later. These subjective symptoms are related to cognitive decline or impairment. 

Memory is part and parcel of human life, but with increasing age, you start forgetting things easing, you face difficulty remembering your tasks, etc. This article will guide you to slow down cognitive decline with increasing age! 

Let’s get straight into it. 

What is a cognitive decline? 

Cognitive decline manifests as increased frequency of confusion, loss of memory, and difficulty remembering. In this state, cognition is impaired, leading to neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and dementia. 

Cognitive decline is associated with loss of other cognitive abilities, for example, loss of visual perception and language. It slows down the process of thinking, learning, and practicing skills. It is a normal aging phenomenon, but sometimes, it occurs earlier due to brain damage, neurodegenerative disorders, weakness, and trauma. 

With increasing age, the function of neurons declines, and transmission of nerve impulses also slows down, leading to cognitive decline.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brain fitness, brain health, cignitive decline, exercise benefits brain function, how to improve memory, mind body fotness coach, sleep science coach, slowing cognitive decline

How Stress Affects Your Brain

February 18, 2022 by Liz Carter

How Stress Affects Your Brain

Have you ever gotten goosebumps and your heart started sinking in before going to the stage to give a speech in front of many people?

Have you found yourself blank and stuck at a word right at the exam night?

Have you felt a sudden onset of pain in your chest getting an interview call from the office?

Have you got a severe headache after getting into a fight with the person you love the most?

Have you ever been in the denial phase after the demise of your loved one that you start forgetting everything that has happened lately?

Is your answer ‘yes?’

The words you are reading right now are for you.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brain fitness, brain fog, brain health, chronic stress, stress effects brain, stress management, stress managment

What is Brain-Body Connection Through Movement?

February 8, 2022 by Liz Carter

What is Brain-Body Connection Through Movement?

What do you think of when you read the words MIND BODY FITNESS?

Do you think of people sitting around in lotus position chanting?

Is it yoga?

Is it meditation?

Is it becoming more conscious?

Is it stress reduction?

Is it spiritual?

Is it massage, or other types of bodywork?

Is it passive or active? Is it cardio, strength, or flexibility?

Is it martial arts?

Is it tai chi?

What the heck is it?

It is all of the above, and more, and some of these in combination.

Here’s how it goes well beyond… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brain fitness, coaching careers, exercise benefits brain function, intentional movemement, mind body fitness, mind body fitness program

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…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brain fitness, mental health, personal development, productivity

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.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brain fitness, holism and wellness, power of emotions, training your brain

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.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brain fitness, brain health, grounding, meditation, relaxation, stress relief

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.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brain fitness, brain fitness coaching, brain health, dehydration, hydration

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…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brain fitness, brain fitness coaching, brain games, brain health, fight alzheimers, how to fuel your brain, how to improve memory, how to strengthen your brain, importance of hydrating your brain, memory puzzles, nutrition for a healthy brain, prevent dementia

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…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: brain fitness, sleep coaching, sleep fitness

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