Feelings of depression, anxiety, sadness, and other emotions are generated in a part of the brain called the limbic system. This ‘downstairs’ portion of the brain is only interested in three things: Fighting, fleeing, or freezing. In ‘fight’ mode, the downstairs brain wants to protect you from harm by fighting against the threat. When it is triggered, your heart may […]
Upstairs Brain vs. Downstairs Brain
What is Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy (MBE)?
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” – Henry David Thoreau, Walden Do you enjoy nature? Have you ever been camping, hiking or […]
Mindfulness: An Introduction 15-hour Online CEU Course
$49.95 This self-guided online course is good for 15 hours of online continuing education in Mindfulness. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THIS COURSE “Mindfulness is the energy of being aware and awake to the present moment. It is the continuous practice of touching life deeply in every moment of daily life. To be mindful is to be truly alive and present with […]