Is a neuron the same as a moron ? Over 80% of our neural connections are made after birth. 3/4 of brain development happens during the 3 years after birth. Human beings create ignited neural circuits all the time. We may refer to them as \’neural entities\’ because they often operate independently, displaying their own…

BELLY BREATHING (BB) Main Objective: To re-acquire the Art of natural breathing in order to remove stress, anxiety, and information overload. Rapid and/or shallow breathing reduces mental alertness, because it reduces the amount of energy and fresh oxygen fed to the blood. Insufficient chest movement causes (a) the rib cage and surrounding muscles to get stiffer…

BELLY BREATHING May I suggest you start with \’breathing through the belly\’? Let\’s practice this a few times: Stand up and shake arms and hands a few times. Put one hand on your chest and one on your belly. Slowly inhale through your nose or your pursed lips. Push your stomach and then your chest out. Hold the…

Lecture Portion of the COURSE INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTIVE LIFE IMPROVEMENT PART I WELLNESS WHEEL How about taking a quick look at yourself? Save a copy of the Wheel’s PDF file on your desktop, or print out a copy. When done: Rate where you are in life right now from 1-10 in each of the 8 sectors…

Neuronal Network An artificial neural network is software designed to mimic how our brain works. After proper ‘training’, it can learn how to recognize certain objects or patterns in a huge dataset. Our neuronal pathway network is made visible via brain scans and looks similar to the fractal (self-similar) networks of: star studded skies branch…

Somatic Marker Mechanism When the brains recognize the image of an aggressor, they simultaneously trigger the bodily state of fear as a response to that image. For future action planning, the brains must create a representation of the threat for future reference. This representation must contain information about the externally perceived image plus the internal…

Somatic Marker and the Self The Somatic Marker mechanism works when perceptions interact with emotions. Unlike animals, humans are aware of the presence of their bodies and their "selves". Damasio concluded that inwardly-directed attention comes from an awareness of both the external environment and the internal milieu. It enables us to use our emotional response to…

Insular Cortex and bodily awareness Recent imaging results have identified the insular cortex as a central player in the experience of bodily self-awareness, such as: the awareness that our arms and legs belong to us and not to someone else. Though this sounds silly, some stroke patients with damage in this area are convinced their…

Neural-Somatic Summary It is Damasio’s and our conclusion is that our emotions are ‘equal partners’ in our intellectual lives, especially in practical decision making. Our Somatic Markers appear to be the mechanism by which emotions conspire with thought to produce all the decisions we make. Every goal, every means to that goal, every intermediate or…

Leaving an ingredient out of the mix may appear to have the same result. However, you run the risk of only partial removal of the cause of the discomfort. c2C Care 2 Cure ? Come 2 Christ! Cease 2 Control! Care  2   Commit? Choose 2 Connect? Come 2 a Conclusion? Come  2  your Creator!…