Enhancing your mental and physical health as well as personal performance through science-based strategies and applied neuroscience in a community setting will be tremendously effective and efficient but also a lot of fun. On my own journey recovering from chronic pain and juggling many roles as a b...
2020 and 2021 forced us to slow down: traveling was shut down, we saw a lot fewer places and at times we barely left the house. We saw fewer people and connected less. When reflecting on 2022, how did you do with exploring, challenging yourself, and stepping out of your comfort zone? Stepping out of...
Do you sometimes wish you would have started something years prior if you would have known how powerful it is? I definitely have a few things that I would list and one of them is doing a review of the year. I did not start this habit until 3 years ago and wish I had started sooner. How could I miss ...
Are you the one “running around like a chicken with its head cut off”? Then STOP and BREATH – “without a head” or rather an overloaded brain, we can’t think. Take more mindful moments. Our mind spends most of the time in the past or in the future and not in the present moment. We plan the future and...
Holiday preparations are in full swing. Decorating, planning, and scheduling. All this takes extra time and energy. Before we know it, we are skipping the exercises, snack extra cookies, and fall exhausted onto the couch. Still, we expect that we have superpowers to do it all. The result is that we ...
The holiday season is the time of indulging in tasty feasts with yummy desserts - and then we realize it can't go on like that! With one week left of the year, New Year's resolutions are created, and come January 1st we are confident that we will be exercising, eating healthy, and controlling our te...
The holiday season is upon us. A season that can feel very stressful. The challenges in the parking lots are real, plans get changed last minute and family dinners don't turn out as anticipated. But wait, this is the season of giving thanks, giving back, and spreading cheer. It's the wonderful time ...
When was the last time you celebrated yourself? You may think of big events like your wedding, birthday, graduation, or a new job. Big celebrations are fun but are you also celebrating yourself daily? Small accomplishments, finishing a task you dreaded, or focusing on your health are examples of dai...
Daylight savings time just ended in the US and most people may still feel the effects of it for a couple of days. As it is exciting to feel that we "gained" an hour, even a one-hour change has an impact on our circadian rhythm. The goal of the implementation of daylight savings time in the early 190...
There are many beneficial breathing exercises but according to research cyclic sighing, also known as physiological sighing, has been shown to be the most effective for fast calming, sleep, and anxiety. It is a fantastic drill to reset the O2 and Co2 balance.
If you are feeling stressed or more al...
Managing your energy is the best way to prevent the feeling of overwhelm and stress. As mentioned in Stress is Subjective Part 1 last week, stress is subjective, and therefore there isn't one specific strategy that works for everyone. Finding what strategy works best for you may take time. With some...
Do you feel stressed and overwhelmed sometimes and it feels like the people around you don't get it?
The key is: stress is subjective.
The threat can be real or imagined; it’s the perception of the threat that triggers the stress response. What feels as eustress to one person may be felt as distre...
