Can you take control of your anxiety?

Can you use guided meditation to control your anxiety? Firstly lets understand anxiety, it comes from your amygdala (link). It is a powerful part of your mental core and is hard wired to protect you (important to remember it is there to protect you, to keep you safe). However, in the modern world it canContinue reading “Can you take control of your anxiety?”

Mental Core Training – The Core – Introduction

What would you say if I told you that everything you have experienced in your life up till now. Every success, every failure and every ‘wall paper’ moment has been a result of the sub-conscious Mental Core Training that you have already been doing since you first started to experience the world? Literally everything thatContinue reading “Mental Core Training – The Core – Introduction”

Mental Core Training – The Workers – Temporal Lobe

So how does it sound? yes you guessed it, our temporal lobe processes all the noises we hear. So, critical to listen and allow yourself to hear when doing the Mental Core Training guided meditations. It also plays a huge part in memory as you will see. Watch these short mini sessions to learn more…Continue reading “Mental Core Training – The Workers – Temporal Lobe”

Mental Core Training – The Workers – Occipital Lobe

I am sure you will see what this is all about. If you do it will be your Occipital Lobe doing the seeing for you. Remember, your brain does not see, hear, smell or experience the outside world at all. It feeds off your senses and processes the data to construct your own version ofContinue reading “Mental Core Training – The Workers – Occipital Lobe”

Mental Core Training – The Workers – Parietal Lobe

One of the most mysterious parts of your brain. In that most neurologists believe we only really understand a tiny fragment of what the Parietal Lobe can do for you. It controls your perception of space and time. In meditation the Parietal Lobe is so valuable as some of the Mental Core Training guided meditationsContinue reading “Mental Core Training – The Workers – Parietal Lobe”

Mental Core Training – The Workers – The Frontal Lobe.

This is where my neurological geekiness really starts to peak. If your brain was a bus (just try and imagine that) the frontal lobe would be the driver. Skilled and capable and ultimately responsible for getting you to the final destination (and each stop along the way). So it is powerful, clever and responsible. However,Continue reading “Mental Core Training – The Workers – The Frontal Lobe.”

Mental Core Training – The Workers – Cerebellum

Are you sitting up, reaching for a cup of coffee/playing with your hair or doing anything else completely normal without even thinking about it? That’s what your cerebellum does for you in the present – right now. Learn a little more about it and also the role in plays in enhancing your Meditation experiences forContinue reading “Mental Core Training – The Workers – Cerebellum”

Mental Core Training – The Workers – The Cerebral Cortex

The two main hemispheres of the brain, split into to halves each half plays a different role. We all have a logical half – takes care of you, makes practical sense of the world around you. We also have a creative half – enables you to imagine, to believe to see the bigger picture andContinue reading “Mental Core Training – The Workers – The Cerebral Cortex”

Mental Core Training – Introducing the Workers

As you can see already your brain is an amazing machine. It, when your communication with it is clear and positive, can be your biggest ally as you can have all of its power working for you. However, if you are sending it mixed (or negative) messaging it can be your nemesis – holding youContinue reading “Mental Core Training – Introducing the Workers”

Sitting by the fire – quick guided meditation

Another really quick guided meditation that delivers a nice relaxing experience for those that enjoy being by a nice crackling fire. Interesting how we all can find different things relaxing, calming and soothing. Part of Mental Core Training is comprehending what makes different things work for you and helps you discover what they are. QuickContinue reading “Sitting by the fire – quick guided meditation”