Neural pruning is the process of removing neurons that are no longer used or useful in the brain. Don't try it at home! It's a natural process in the brain that happens at different developmental stages. Children's brains grow rapidly and in the flood of new learning, neural pathways are created that are useful in [...]
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MBSR Workbook By Bob Stahl & Elisha Goldstein
Bob Stahl, one of the best-trained teachers of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, has co-authored a workbook with Elisha Goldstein that is sure to make teaching and participating in MBSR (or MB-anything) a whole lot more beneficial. You can learn more about Bob here. And about Elisha Goldstein here. Let us know if you take this book [...]
Resiliency & Resourcing
Laurie Leitch and Elaine Miller-Karas, founders of the Trauma Resource Institute, make a point of bringing awareness to and practicing enhancement of our inner and outer resources. These are the qualities in ourselves and the people in our lives who sustain us, getting us through the tough times. Make a list of your inner resources. [...]
Resilience: Recovery & Sustainability
Resilience is defined as the successful adaptation to adversity. It is also considered the outcome of a successful adaptation to adversity. Bouncing back that leads to healthier end states and the ability to continue forward through adversity marks a healthy individual. Our biological, genetic, psychological, and social environment puts us at risk for various illnesses or [...]
Ides of March
It's the Ides of March! This date has a dark meaning for us because it refers to the assassination of Julius Caesar. However, it is just a way of referring to the day itself - the 15th of March. It's only by association with a negative event in history that the date takes on such [...]
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