Tag Archives: Mind

Trauma leaves imprints on the brain and body

It’s in the quiet corners of ourselves lay the distressing experiences we carry – the ones we haven’t fully acknowledged or seen it for what it is. Often, we don’t even realise that it lingers. It’s not just a memory — it’s a rewiring of how you process the world around you and it hasContinue reading “Trauma leaves imprints on the brain and body”

How you respond modifies the extent of suffering

Stress impacts the brain, specifically the part of the brain called prefrontal cortex (PFC) which is responsible for reasoning, decision making and impulse control. When impacted, it adversely promotes reactive, emotion-driven behaviour hence, it becomes a struggle to find calm and rational thinking melts away. Science-backed benefits of meditation are varied and numerous. The consistentContinue reading “How you respond modifies the extent of suffering”

Stress clouds the conscious mind

When we endure distressing experiences, the conscious mind is the part that you are aware of, where you actively think about it or where you try to avoid thinking of it as a form of avoidance. Distressing experiences often overwhelm the conscious mind and sometimes, it tries to push the distress away by avoiding thoughtsContinue reading “Stress clouds the conscious mind”

We can only heal what we acknowledge

We can only heal what we acknowledge runs contrary to the common phrase that time heals everything. Time alone  does not heal, it is choice that creates change. Being aware of unresolved issues within ourselves begins with being conscious that our reactions are being shaped by what lies within. Science-backed benefits of meditation are variedContinue reading “We can only heal what we acknowledge”