To read the first piece of this two-part blog series on breaking down the complexity of emotions and the human brain, click here. Let’s now look at the seat of our unconscious mind – the reptilian brain. Here is where the mind and body work together. It’s automatic, it’s a habit, it’s a memory and Read More
Emotions. We all have them, and we all react and respond with them. The question is … for how long? If you hang on to your emotions for a long period of time, they become your identity. Yes, your identity. Something that you give yourself. A lot of it has to do with your values, Read More
Recently, scientists at the Institute of HeartMath in the US have been exploring the concept of how emotions affect health. What they have found is that the heart emits electromagnetic fields that change according to our emotions. By measuring these fields, the scientists have been able to prove that positive emotions create physiological benefits, like Read More
Over time, we have been conditioned to repress our emotions. As we were going through our development years, we were often told things like ‘don’t behave like that in public’ or ‘bite your tongue’. Our parents would continuously scold us, saying ‘stop that crying right now, or else…’, ‘that’s enough whining, young lady’ or ‘I’ve Read More
What is the dark night of the soul? The dark night of the soul is where we learn who we truly are and what we are capable of. It can come in the form of an illness or the end of a chapter in one’s life. We all know too well what it’s like when Read More