Thinking outside the box and developing requires an innovative mind and can feel like a lot of pressure in today’s competitive and rapidly advancing world.
Multiple scientific studies have proven that practicing mindfulness increases the area of the brain associated with processing and storing information
Sometimes in our 24/7, on the go society … we look and focus on ways we can increase our learning, habits, and performance. Downtime and mindfulness can seem like the opposite rhythm than the quick, efficient, and striving energy of achievement. Neuroscience helps us understand what is critical for our minds to be at their best, which directly impacts our mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual energy. This “downtime” of mindfulness is actually critical for building gray matter and the balanced sage perspective that offers us greater wisdom, guidance, and emotional intelligence.
I have never been a morning person. Getting that energizing second wind when morning people are going to sleep is more my rhythm. When morning comes I feel like my body has finally quieted to rest. Get up and embrace the day? How about snoozing a few more times?
