by Jorge Benito | Jun 6, 2016 | Human Brain, Mindfulness |
You Are the Sculptor of your Brain The endless possibilities of Neuroplasticity VS. The endless constriction of Neurorigidity Lately, the term neuroplasticity is on the lips of many. For those who have heard it before but are not clear about what it means exactly, it...
by Jorge Benito | Jun 2, 2016 | Human Brain, Mindfulness |
Skills vs Pills: Mindfulness, Trauma and Willpower ... or how your lack of attention created your uncomfortable (and painful) state of being First of all, let’s make this clear: mindfulness in NOT some kind of religion, sect or cult. To be honest, it makes me laugh...
by Jorge Benito | May 12, 2016 | Human Brain, Mindfulness |
Sometimes it seems like your brain just sits around creating lousy feelings and worries. You want this, you’re frustrated about that, you’re annoyed about some other thing and the list never stops. And it makes it impossible to be happy. What would be nice is to have...
by Jorge Benito | Jan 26, 2016 | Mindfulness |
If we decide to learn how to play an instrument, we do not sit in the middle of Times Square, with all that endless noise, all this chronic chaos. We seek a place of silence and comfort. We close the door. We find peace, stillness. Likewise, if we want to learn how to...
by Jorge Benito | Dec 19, 2015 | Mindfulness |
During the practice of Mindfulness Exercises, we develop the capacity of observing whatever arises in our mind without identifying with it, just being aware. To be aware is to see “what is”; to be aware is to see all of it without attaching subjective (constrictive)...
by Jorge Benito | Dec 11, 2015 | Mindfulness |
“Beyond all ideas of right and wrong there is a field. I will meet you there.” – Rumi The pure, true nature of our mind is unconditioned. Awareness cannot be conditioned. It is eternal, always aware of itself and free from any pattern. The mind is...