nervous system
5 Meaningful tips to take your Mental Health to the Next Level
The Australian mental health budget for 2021 has nearly doubled that of last year at $2.3 Billion, yet there is no end to the mental health crisis in sight. It is not that science is incorrect, it is more to do with how it is applied. In this post, I’ll breakdown some of the healthcare constructs…
Read More3 Scientifically Proven Exercises to Prevent Dementia
Learn to take care of your brain early to reduce cortical decline and gain a lifetime of benefits. One in every 2 people over the age of 85 has dementia. What is not so well known is that the onset of dementia begins as early as 30 years of age. When we fail to take…
Read MoreHRV biofeedback training with the Oura ring to lower stress, anxiety and improve performance
I don’t meditate. Let me explain why. I didn’t end up studying neuroscience by accident. I got into neuroscience because I was fascinated about the performance of our brain and body. I started meditating relentlessly when I first discovered it at the age of 19. Contrary to popular belief, meditation was anything but relaxing. It only…
Read MoreOn Love, Drugs and other lies about enhancing performance.
The very act of micro-dosing is a biological lie that the body is told to believe in. We live in a culture where the bar is constantly being raised. A culture that is constantly in competition even against itself to beat their own personal best. This performance addiction is fairly common in high achievers and…
Read MorePrecognition and the elusive power of choice
The Paradox is that we are hardwired to make poor choices when we need it the most. Emotions trigger a chain reaction designed specifically to overwhelm logic and reason, preventing us from seeing the obvious truth. The mind can betray us however, the heart does not lie. The heart has the ability to perceive reality…
Read More7 ways to stimulate the power of the vagus nerve
It was 2013, I was 29 years old and in peak physical shape. I had a regular meditation practice and I had been doing yoga without fail every morning for the last 3 years. You may think that I am about to mention that something bad happened. It didn’t. It just got better. Let me…
Read MoreHow to circuit-break the nervous system to release pain
We do everything we shouldn’t to manage pain. It does not matter if the pain is physical or emotional, the nervous system treats it all the same. Pain is inevitable but instead of showing us how to work with pain, we are instead shown a world of rainbows and unicorns – a Fairytale that does…
Read MoreHow we make long and short term decisions
The paradox is that we are hardwired to make poor decisions when we need it the most. The more significant the decision, the more anxiety we have around it and the more likely we are to make short sighted choices. The key to decision making is not thinking it through rationally, because your ability to…
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