Mindful Meditation

Perhaps the most common mindfulness meditation is one that teaches you to do this by sitting in a comfortable position, on a chair or on the floor, with your back straight and your eyes closed, and focusing on your breath. In addition to this type of practice, Daniel Siegel, M.D., points out that yoga, qi

18 Dec, 2014
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Pause Your Machinery: Childhood Experiences

Stop and take a moment to “pause your machinery.” The concepts and techniques I present throughout my latest book, Your Mind Is What Your Brain Does for a Living, require mindfulness to learn and master, and this brief written exercise will give you the opportunity to rest, step outside the pattern of passive reading, and

15 Dec, 2014
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Parent-Child Attachments and the Middle Prefrontal Cortex — Part 2

If one or both of your parents, due to their own biology, backgrounds, and experiences, were unable to be sufficiently attuned to you to create a secure parent-child attachment, you’re bound to be experiencing less than optimal functioning in one or more of the seven abilities promoted by secure parent-child attachments. Maybe in certain situations

8 Dec, 2014
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Parent-Child Attachments and the Middle Prefrontal Cortex — Part 1

Scientists’ findings about the value of a healthy middle prefrontal cortex are only part of what they’ve discovered about this crucial part of the brain. Another fascinating fact is that the first seven of the functions of the middle prefrontal cortex (regulating your body, attuned communication, emotional balance, response flexibility, insight, empathy, and modulating fear)

4 Dec, 2014
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Where It All Begins: The Healthy Functioning of Your Prefrontal Cortex

The cerebral cortex is the part of the brain that gives you your higher cognitive functions (language, logic, and planning). It modulates the primitive emotional responses of your limbic system, including those of your brain’s fear center, the amygdala, and your reptilian complex, which regulates fight or flight. Your cerebral cortex also monitors and influences

1 Dec, 2014
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