Clickbank Promo Tools Using mindfulness and CBT, it’s possible for us to change the way we react to stressful events and to essentially reprogram our stress response. Likewise, we can use this to improve our happiness, to get to sleep more easily and much more. But when we do all this, what we’re really doing […]
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If you can control stress, calm your mind and avoid anxiety then you’ll find it has huge benefits for both your body and your mind. The stress response actually makes us stronger, faster and even smarter in the short term. But over time, this can place a serious strain on the body that eventually wears […]
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Whether you have normal levels of moderate anxiety, or you experience large amounts of stress leading to panic attacks and health problems, CBT is the number one tool for dealing with it. CBT stands for ‘cognitive behavioural therapy’ and is the preferred tool for therapists trying to deal with all manner of different psychological disorders. […]
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Imagine that you have an interview for a big job you want coming up. And imagine that said job interview is with someone very important and who has a reputation for being tough. In the build up to this event, you’ll probably find yourself feeling very anxious and nervous. This will trigger the release of […]
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What is Meta Cognition? Meta cognition simply means thinking about thinking. This simply means being aware of how your thoughts work as well as being aware of what your thoughts are doing at any given time. This is split into two different ideas: metacognitive knowledge (knowledge of your own thoughts) and metacognitive regulation (control over […]
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Mindfulness is a tool that has become exceedingly popular recently. Only a few years ago the general public would not be familiar with the term, whereas today it’s something we hear about all the time in a range of different contexts. In some ways this is a good thing: mindfulness is a great tool to […]
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You’ve probably been told before that stress is really bad for you. It’s something that is constantly rammed down our throats and we’re constantly being reminded how stress can cause heart problems, cause weight gain and generally cause all manner of problems. This is not news then. But what we don’t get told so often […]
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Most of us know it’s no good to be stressed. We’ve heard that this is bad for our health and we know it can make us unhappy. But why exactly is this? What specifically is happening in the body and the brain when we’re stressed? And did you know that sometimes stress can actually be […]
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Why Stress Isn’t Always a Bad Thing – And How to Tap Into a Flow State Your brain releases a large number of hormones and neurotransmitters in response to your cognition. When you are in danger, this leads to the release of dopamine, adrenaline and serotonin to help make you more alert, stronger and faster. […]
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Mindfulness can mean a great many things depending on who you ask. Essentially this is a tool and like any tool, it can be used in numerous different ways. Specifically, mindfulness can be used to change what we focus on and to change the way we think. Too often we don’t pay attention to what’s […]
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Meditation has a huge number of incredible benefits – it decreases stress, it improves the memory, it aids mental calmness and much more. And on his podcast, author Tim Ferriss finds that the one thing that most of his high-performing guests have in common is meditation. The only problem is that meditation is also very […]
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If you suffer with insomnia or otherwise find it hard to get to sleep, then you will find that this can have unpleasant and unwanted knock-on effects in every area of your life. Sleep is critical for our mood, our immune system, our memory and much more and if you struggle to drift off, then […]
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Mindfulness is a type of meditation that encourages us to step back from what’s going on in our minds and to learn to detach ourselves from it. We’re not trying to silence our thoughts but rather we’re trying to just change the way that we respond to them. Know that your negative emotions are not […]
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If you’re looking to promote a calmer mind and a healthier body, then you could do a lot worse than trying martial arts. This might sound like a contradiction. After all, martial arts are all about fighting – and that hardly screams ‘calm’. But that’s only the mainstream perception of martial arts. If you actually […]
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