We know that music can make us feel certain ways, and it’s also becoming clear that the default mode network part of our brain (DMN), which is related to our attention plays a role in our happiness. Taruffi et all investigated the effects of sad and happy music on mind-wandering and the default mode network. They...

There’s a definite edge in having nothing in your hands when you go for a walk. To me, to carry things takes away from the freedom of the walk. Occasionally, I pass by walkers with walking sticks, boots, back-packs. Undoubtably training for a big trek later in the year or something similar. Yet still, I...

The default mode network is active during daydreaming, thinking about others, the past, the future and more. Many describe it as the part of the brain that gives us the sense of “self.” The DMN has also been shown to be negatively correlated with other networks in the brain such as attention networks. It has been...

I gave a talk yesterday and a common question at the end was: “I simply don’t have the time for what you are saying.” Here’s the thing.  The discussion is in three areas: 1) How we utilise what gaps we do have. We all have spaces in our day/week/month. Some just fill them differently. What...

With exercise, we never prescribe exactly the same stimulus (exercise, sets, reps and weight) for an entire group of people. There is always some level of adjustment. So why would we do it with the breath? This leads to one significant problem that can sometime arise when working with others using the breath – either for...

G.I. Gurdjieff was a philosopher and mystic. He believed that most of us were destined to become “beautiful machines.” That our behaviours were automatic most of the time. When a desciple came to him, if they were a vegitarian, he would force them to eat meat, for example. If a meat-eater came to join him, he...

We can get results to a point by just starting. The beginners curve. This is well known in strength training, or any sport. Down the line though, we find we need more effort. The effort we need is free, but it requires attention. So, at this point, maybe a few months or years after the...

There’s a scientific paper to support most theories on why we should do one thing or another. There’s also a marketing campaign that will leave you wanting more of almost any product. If you want to engage, there’s an invitation to partake, improve in and compete in any sport, business or hobby that you can imagine....