There’s a long-standing myth that we humans only use 10% of our brains.
As a youth I heard it in a movie and thought wow, we’re so lazy! I’ve definitely seen a few Facebook memes declaring it, and other’s have often repeated it from wherever they saw or heard it from too.
But is this popular myth actually true?
BIG NEWS – No, it’s not!
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Did you know that Conscious thought is only 5% compared to Sub-Conscious thought being 95% ??
The conscious mind can process about 40 bits of information per second; the subconscious mind can process 40 million bits of information per second!
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One of biggest fears of many aspiring to become a holistic life coach is “can I help someone if I’m
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There is a collective shift towards more holistic approaches in achieving a healthier, happier and more balanced life. Complementary therapies
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When you think about self-care, what comes to mind: brushing your hair, having a facial, getting a manicure? Or, I
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Ever watched someone practising meditation and thought: I wish I could do that but I couldn’t sit still or stop thinking
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Stress: A pesky little word that gets tossed around a great deal in modern day life. We stress about things; we feel stressed by commitments; and people or situations stress us out! So do you understand stress, and more importantly, how it affects your body?
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For 18 years as I struggled through Bulimia Nervosa, meditation proved useful in picking up the pieces. It gave me hope and confidence that one day I would make it through and be living the life I was creating in my mind – once I overcame the underlying beliefs that kept me stuck.It took many years to challenge and change the negative mental programming and take responsibility for my own thoughts, but meditation was instrumental in giving me the time and space I needed to explore, sit, breathe and listen – to find my own authentic voice. Meditation comforted me through many dark times of feeling rejected, vulnerable, struggling with self-worth and losing my identity in the desire to please others.
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Now over 30 years ago I discovered meditation, originally to aid in the stress and struggles of being a sensitive
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Mind–body Medicine uses the power of thoughts and emotions to influence physical and neurological health. The study, based at MGH’s Institute for Technology Assessment and the Benson-Henry Institute (BHI) for Mind Body Medicine, found that individuals in the relaxation-response program used fewer health care services in the year after their participation than in the preceding year. The program combined elicitation of the relaxation response with social support, cognitive-skills training, and positive psychology designed to build resiliency.Studies like this one have a huge potential to reduce not only the extreme pressure on the healthcare system, but also improve the personal wellbeing of each individual who can learn and apply these simple techniques into their daily lives.
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In a world where obesity, heart disease, mental health, and stress-related illness and disease are a worldwide concern, traditional and
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