Mind

When you really need to perform mentally for an exam or a presentation at work, there are natural ways to make sure your brain is firing on all cylinders.

Did you know that the way you breathe controls your thoughts and emotions?

The patterns learnt by the brain affect your behaviour, thoughts, actions, senses, comprehension, nervous system and release of chemicals.

Serotonin is an important brain chemical (neurotransmitter) that contributes to a range of functions. Serotonin helps to regulate mood, sleep cycles, appetite, memory, and some muscular functions.

Neuro stress release (NSR) is a physical and conscious stress relief technique. The method, which can be used anywhere any time, aims to improve your clarity of thinking, let go of what doesn’t serve you and feel happier!

The Japanese have a word that means “sudden death by overwork”, which is a good sign that we may need to rethink attitudes about our working lives. So how did we get here and what are the alternatives?

Something that I hear over and over from people is them wondering whether other people have the same sorts of issues that they have, is what I’m telling you “normal” or have you never heard it before? Am I a total weirdo and the only one feeling this???

Stress is such as broadly used term these days. We hear of stress management, stressed out, biological stress, environmental stress, post traumatic stress. Hans Selye a scientist and pioneer of stress wrote of stress theory back in the early 1930’s. Interestingly the introduction of this term coincided with the Great Depression.

Most people if they were honest would probably say their head. You know when you’re in your head when you think too much, can’t sleep as you are thinking and suffer from analysis paralysis. You can also tell if you are in your head if life lacks that fullness and luster that you have experienced before.

Parkinson’s disease is the death of brain cells that produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in movement and it can lead to paralysis.

Being connected and knowing your mind are the two pillars of a successful life. Here, we take a look at failure.

Shopping has evolved from being a necessary chore to one of the primary leisure activities in Western countries like Australia and New Zealand. There is a common perception that consumerism is innate and that the love of shopping is hard-wired into people: unfortunately, history suggests otherwise.