Neuroscience Mindfulness

Most of us would agree that there’s a clear—and even obvious—connection between the things we believe and the way we behave. But what if our actions are driven not by our conscious values and beliefs but by hidden motivations we’re not even aware of? The “hidden brain” is Shankar...

"Les esprits t'enseigneront", lui avait dit la chamane Enkhetuya au temps de son initiation en Mongolie au début des années 2000. Au cours des deux décennies qui ont suivi l'expérience chamanique s'est muée hors de l'écosystème traditionnel tsaatan en un extraordinaire voyage au cœur de la transe et de son expérimentation scientifique.

If you have bipolar disorder, you may experience feelings of mania or high energy, followed by periods of depression and sadness. These unusual shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels can make it extremely difficult to carry out day-to-day tasks-and ultimately reach your goals. Finding balance may be a daily struggle, even if you are on medication or in therapy. So, what else can you do to start feeling better?Mindfulness - the act of present moment awareness - may be the missing puzzle piece in effectively treating your bipolar disorder.

We’ve all been told that thinking rationally is the key to success. But at the cutting edge of science, researchers are discovering that feeling is every bit as important as thinking. You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how you should invest, and not one...

In The Mind’s Eye, Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the...

In The Laughter Effect, Ros Ben-Moshe provides a roadmap to tap into the lighter side of life with laughter therapy. Ben-Moshe shares tips and tools to achieve an intentional state of being she calls the Laughter Effect—a way to elevate mindfulness, gratitude, and self-compassion. When used regularly, it enhances resilience to stress, enabling you to respond to adversity and bounce forward with humor, levity, and grace.

"A brilliant history of psychiatric ideas which suggests we are on the cusp of a transformation in our understanding of severe mental illness." The Guardian For centuries, mental and physical health have been divided, and disorders of the mind and body have been treated as if they were poles...

Read by the author. Join the Challenge: One Thousand Unplugged Hours in One Year Former social media addict, Hannah Brencher discovered first-hand that turning off her phone had a substantial impact on her mental health, relationships, time management, and outlook on the world. Like so many of...

Analyze people by reading body language and nonverbal cues. How you can use NLP for your personal, professional, and social lives. Why your subconscious mind is the most important aspect of your emotional state. The 13 NLP techniques you can use to overcome any thought and drive faster success. The nine secrets of using NLP on yourself. The six secrets of using NLP on others. Three facial expressions that give you an exact idea of how anyone is feeling.

Fight insomnia with simple yoga poses, meditations, and breathwork that will help you sleep better, longer—from a master yoga trainer and the author of Yoga Sequencing and Teaching Yoga. Although modern science has unraveled some of the mysteries of our sleeping, dreaming, and waking states...

ADHD Breakthrough for Women is your guide out of chaos and into clarity, designed to help you understand your extraordinary mind and seize the life you deserve. This is your moment to turn the page and start a new chapter, one where your ADHD is not a barrier but a path to personal greatness.

Our brains are not wired for optimal, coolheaded, and slow decisions. They are wired for fast, survival-oriented, and emotion-based reactions. It’s time to understand your primal mental tendencies and make more deliberate, coolheaded choices. Stop deciding on autopilot. You can do better. Neuroscience and Decision-Making breaks down the chemical and physiological events in the brain that lead to sometimes unwanted choices. The solution is not personality-related; it’s awareness-related.

In This Moment will show you how to find a sense of calm and serenity using a breakthrough, evidence-based program grounded in mindfulness and neuroscience. Imagine feeling stressed and being able to work through it by paying attention to your thoughts and feelings, moment by moment, no matter where you are or what you're doing. It's not as difficult as it sounds!

El autor explora el uso de herramientas espirituales como la meditación, la respiración consciente, la compasión, el perdón y la gratitud, y demuestra, con fundamentos científicos, cómo estas prácticas impactan el cerebro y mejoran nuestro bienestar.

A New York Times Bestseller A groundbreaking new view of human psychology that shows how eight key traits of human behavior—long perceived as liabilities—can be important hidden strengths. What if the inattentiveness that makes school or work a challenge holds the secret to your future as an...

A young queer millennial physicist unveils some of the most mind-bending physics concepts in the universe—and uses them to illuminate their own fascinating life story “I see physics everywhere,” Karmela Padavic-Callaghan writes. “It offers itself to me when I try to make sense of all the...

Have you found yourself doing something and thinking, Why do I keep doing this? We all have an unhealthy habit - or two, or three. Yours may be as simple as wasting time on the Internet, constantly checking your email, or spending too much time in front of the TV. Or it may be more serious, like habitual drinking, emotional overeating, constant self-criticism, or chronic worrying. Whatever your harmful habit is - you have the power to break it.

Can two particles become inextricably linked, so that a change in one is instantly reflected in its counterpart, even if a universe separates them? Albert Einstein's work suggested it was possible, but it was too bizarre, and too contrary to how we then understood space and time, for him to...

Primer nivel de una serie de tres para introducir en la práctica de Mindfulness a los adultos educadores como agentes multiplicadores y llegar a los niños y los adolescentes.

Angstgefühle sind im weitesten Sinne eine Gewohnheit des Gehirns–sagt der New York Times Bestsellerautor und Psychiater Judson Brewer. Um dieser fatalen Gewohnheit zu entkommen, die sich oft mit Alltagssüchten wie ständigem Naschen oder Handychecken tarnt, hat der Neurowissenschaftler ein Schritt-für-Schritt-Programm entwickelt, mit dessen Hilfe Betroffene aus der Angstspirale aussteigen und ihr Gehirn neu programmieren können.