We all like to think we get a clean slate when the year changes at midnight. We make goals and hope to see things differently. But if we knew a bit more about the neural mechanisms behind goal setting and our sense or rewards, we might approach our resolutions with a bit more strategy, ensuring our success rather than setting ourselves up for disappointment..
It's a fine line between dissociation and the reprieve that practices like meditation offer. This is not to say meditation or any spiritual practice is designed to do that. But many of us can claim user error and perhaps admit that we escape life's pain but running to one of these noble practices, yet never use the practice to change anything beyond the cushion. So when exactly is meditation a spiritual bypass?
We all know that we are supposed to "give" to be good people. This is a high expectation. So many of us fall into giving and service so that we gain validation or a reputation. This kind of giving is exhausting. But what happens when we give from a place of fullness? How do we even know the difference?
We easily put credibility into our ability to report what we see. But seeing anything is a subjective experience. It's easier miss pieces of our experience simply because we have not given ourselves permission to see them. What happens when we give ourselves permission?
We've heard and read many catchy stories of the "love molecule" and how oxytocin promotes social bonding. But what we don't hear often is that extreme bonding also creates judgment, racism and ethnocentrism.
We all have our own reasons for eating the way we do. For some it's ethical choices, moral choices, allergy choices, etc. But one thing I learned growing up on a Sicilian staple diet is that sugars contributed to my body's illness and my mind's negativity. Let's discuss which sugars are supportive and which contribute to cellular and mind stress.
Just a short welcome to invite you in to our inquiry and discover of the integration of mind and body.