The human brain is engineered for survival. When we face unbearable stressors in our environment, the survival part of the brain kicks in and other regions of the brain that are non-essential to your survival response go out of business, at least for the time being. For example, your thinking brain goes offline whenever your survival, hardwired brain comes online. In times like this where the coronavirus epidemic is terrorising the entire global community, we must understand how to re-nurture the survival centre to back off from micromanaging our life, forcing upon us a cascade of unpleasant somatic and emotional Continue reading
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I was interviewed by the ‘Time to Glow Up’ podcast. In this interview, I share about how your brain reacts to the COVID-19 anxiety and steps to protecting the mental wellness of yourself, your children and your elderly relatives during this extremely challenging time. Continue reading
Protecting Your Mental Health Against the Effects of COVID 19|MindBody Breakthrough OCD often serves as a defence mechanism against overwhelming unresolved traumatic emotions, buried in the subconscious mind. In times of uncertainties and stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety symptoms escalate. The fear that we feel in our minds instructs the anxiety circuits in the brain to up-regulate our sympathetic nervous system for hyper-arousal. This bio-chemical instruction increases our somatic symptoms of anxiety and OCD symptoms, and the Amygdala (fear and anxiety centre) starts to micro-manage our mind and body. Some people experience increased anxiety symptoms, such as palpitations, tingling of arms and Continue reading
MEDITATION to Ease COVID 19 OCD & Anxiety: The 'Two Witnesses' Technique|MindBody Breakthrough DOWNLOAD The Script for this Meditation HERE The purpose of this meditation is to help those with existing OCD and anxiety conditions to activate their parasympathetic response (the body healing and relaxation centre) to serve as a protective factor in this worrying time. This meditation is designed to help you rewire your brain for greater control over your OCD and anxiety long-term. In the meantime, it keeps your entire being in a healing and resilient state against the uncertainties and negative emotions generated by COVID-19. The COVID-19 Continue reading
COVID-19 & Our Live Workshops Updates|Live Stream|Recordings|MindBody Breakthrough COVID-19 updates on Our Live Events: All our workshops are still running as scheduled as we monitor the UK Government plans in the next few weeks. Our conference hosts are taking ultimate measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all our delegates. The Government stay-at-home guidance is that if you feel unwell for any reason whatsoever, self-isolate at home for 7 days. If this applies to you, just let us know and we will send you our live stream link. If you miss the live stream, get in touch and we'll Continue reading
The Power of Help Seeking|Co-Regulation|Relationships|Togetherness| MindBody Breakthrough Help-seeking is not a sign of weakness, but that of strength. We're social creatures that thrive when we utilise the energy and expertise of compassionate others during our darkest moments. Help-seeking is the realisation that humans are not designed to go through life challenges all alone. Help-seeking is proof of humility. It is the authorisation for activating one of the most powerful laws of nature - the law of relationship. Your brain reacts positively when willing others join forces with you to help you in your struggles, providing an atmosphere of safety, reassurance Continue reading
Overcoming the Fear that Binds Creativity|Progress|Fulfilment|MindBody Breakthrough Fear is a known enemy of creativity. When fear strikes, the creative brain freezes and goes offline. But creative pursuit has been an integral part of our paths to progress and fulfilment as humans. We are all designed to be creative connoisseurs at different endeavours of life. Some are good with numbers while others are good with people. Some are coders while others are readers. Some love to sing while others love to dance. Whatever you are blessed with, that genius within you will have to rely on your conscious resolution to master Continue reading
Grieving is a necessary emotion for healing and adaptation after losing someone or something that matters dearly to us. Your willingness to fully embrace your grief reaction as a natural protocol for healing will determine whether you adapt well or maladapt. Unfortunately, many people do not grieve well. They either move on too quickly in denial as a way of escaping retributions from today's society with zero tolerance for people who grieve too long or totally numb grief feelings and pass themselves off as though nothing has happened. Grieving is an honourable process that is situation-specific, as well as person-specific. Continue reading
It's now been accepted as self-evident fact that the number one key to all achievements in life is self-discipline. Your willingness to become your own 'disciple' and judiciously carry out your own daily growth plans and action-steps in a tenacious and relentless act of self-leadership is the hallmark of all human progress. Self-delusion is hoping that your desired future will somehow find its way to your inner room while snoozing up in bed in a non-chalant and dissociative state of perpetual slumber. Progress does not have to happen; but if you must walk into it, you will have to use Continue reading
Your life is your habits; nothing significant will unfold in your future that does not dominate your daily habits. Habit is anything you've repeated so often that your brain and being have no choice but to encode it as your new subconscious operating command. We're creatures of habits. When you choose your habits, you decide a destiny. Your future is nothing but an accumulation of your daily routines. We are all geniuses in some ways. But what separates top achievers from the rest is the quality of their daily routines. Habits are more powerful than genius and natural abilities. Without Continue reading