What is Mindfulness
Mindfulness practice has been proven to increase brain grey matter where that is desirable, and decrease it where it is undesirable:
Increase of grey matter in the Prefrontal Cortex; executive brain function such as attentional regulation, working memory, affective regulation, impulsivity.3
Increase of grey matter in the Insula, which activates kindness towards oneself and others.3
Increases the size of the Hypocampus (ability to create and maintain long-term memory), Hypothalamus (regulation of emotions, sleep and hunger etc.), and decreases the size of the amygdala (fear and rage).4
Increase of grey matter in the Prefrontal Cortex; executive brain function such as attentional regulation, working memory, affective regulation, impulsivity.3
Increase of grey matter in the Insula, which activates kindness towards oneself and others.3
Increases the size of the Hypocampus (ability to create and maintain long-term memory), Hypothalamus (regulation of emotions, sleep and hunger etc.), and decreases the size of the amygdala (fear and rage).4
our approach
You have likely come to Forward Physiotherapy due to a physical annoyance or impediment which is preventing you from using your body in a painless and fluid way. Those of you who have had the privilege of experiencing Taryn’s expertise know that more often than not, you have to do your part too, in order for the treatment to be successful.
Simple, right? Well…for many, it’s not that simple.
It’s called resistance. You want to feel better, and yet you may find yourself doing the exercises that Taryn advised maybe the day or two before your next appointment. So, you tell yourself to ‘think positive’ and push through doing the exercises…only to find yourself with almost every thought being rather about how you’re going to explain to Taryn why your (insert body part here) isn’t stronger this week.
For most of us, that’s not a huge problem…we engage our ‘will power’ and begin doing Taryn’s ‘darn’ (and effective) exercises often enough for healing to take place. Taryn’s happy and you’re happy. End of story for some of you.
Now, you over there are feeling squeamish right now, because that’s not the way things are progressing, right? You’ve tried and you’ve tried, but you can’t seem to muster the ‘courage’ to make this happen…and it’s ‘making’ you feel anxious, sad and defeated. That’s where I come in, to help connect you to what’s really happening and why.
Simple, right? Well…for many, it’s not that simple.
It’s called resistance. You want to feel better, and yet you may find yourself doing the exercises that Taryn advised maybe the day or two before your next appointment. So, you tell yourself to ‘think positive’ and push through doing the exercises…only to find yourself with almost every thought being rather about how you’re going to explain to Taryn why your (insert body part here) isn’t stronger this week.
For most of us, that’s not a huge problem…we engage our ‘will power’ and begin doing Taryn’s ‘darn’ (and effective) exercises often enough for healing to take place. Taryn’s happy and you’re happy. End of story for some of you.
Now, you over there are feeling squeamish right now, because that’s not the way things are progressing, right? You’ve tried and you’ve tried, but you can’t seem to muster the ‘courage’ to make this happen…and it’s ‘making’ you feel anxious, sad and defeated. That’s where I come in, to help connect you to what’s really happening and why.
research
“Your brain changes constantly. The messengers are our senses, thoughts, beliefs, memories, emotions and movement. It also changes in response to injuries, disease, traumatic events and stressful situations. The process by which these changes take place is called neuroplasticity. Thus the changes we see can be positive or negative.”2
“The trouble is that the left hemisphere’s far simpler world is self-consistent, because all the complexity has been sheared off – and this makes the left hemisphere prone to believe it knows everything, when it absolutely does not: it remains ignorant of all that is most important.”1 |
“Pleasure and pain perception share many of the same circuits and the same cells. Neurotransmitters, however are opposites…. Theoretically, as a corollary to pain blocking pleasure, if pleasure neurotransmitters flood the same circuits and brain regions, pain neurotransmitters should be counteracted.”2 |
“It is not health or even wealth that is the great predictor of happiness. It is social connectedness, a sense of belonging and a sense of purpose beyond the immediate.”1
“…in birds and animals the left hemisphere provides focussed attention on something that we have already decided is of significance, while the right hemisphere keeps an open attention for whatever may be, without preconception. This enables them to feed (focussed grasp of what needs to be manipulated) while staying alive (the broadest possible open attention for conspecifics or predators).”1
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References
1. McGilchrist, I., DR. (n.d.). The Master and his Emissary. Retrieved March 29, 2017, from http://iainmcgilchrist.com/
2. Moskowitz, M., MD. (n.d.). Neuroplastix. Retrieved March 29, 2017, from http://www.neuroplastix.com/
3. Lazar et al., 2005; Holzel et al., 2007
4. Newberg & Iverson, 2003, Holzel et al., 2011
2. Moskowitz, M., MD. (n.d.). Neuroplastix. Retrieved March 29, 2017, from http://www.neuroplastix.com/
3. Lazar et al., 2005; Holzel et al., 2007
4. Newberg & Iverson, 2003, Holzel et al., 2011