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Wise Brain Bulletin • Volume 19.3
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Hello friend,
Living with intention often comes down to small moments of stillness. This issue explores how retreat experiences, energy practices, and creative expression act as a bridge between your daily actions and your deeper purpose.
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Silent meditation retreats offer both challenges and profound benefits, from improved attention regulation to deeper self-compassion. Research shows these immersive experiences can rewire our brains, while ancient wisdom traditions provide frameworks for understanding the different stages of spiritual development.
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Joy arrives not at the destination, but in the act of stepping fully onto the road toward our dreams.
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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) combines acupressure with mindful awareness to help perfectionists break free from self-sabotaging patterns. This body-based approach offers a practical way to reduce stress while shifting from compulsive striving toward more balanced achievement.
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by Lyla Yastion, PhD
Arts and spiritual practices provide essential nourishment for those living with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. Music, visual arts, and meditation can stimulate brain regions, reduce symptoms, and help maintain meaningful connections even as cognitive abilities change.
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Examining and releasing the stories we tell ourselves about our limitations can open new possibilities for growth and happiness. This simple yet powerful practice helps us question whether our self-narratives truly serve us or keep us stuck.
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The Wise Brain Bulletin brings you skillful means – from psychology, neurology, and contemplative practice – for personal well-being, relationships, work, and spiritual development. If someone forwarded you this newsletter, you can subscribe here.
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The Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom is a 501c3 non-profit corporation, and it publishes the Wise Brain Bulletin. The Institute gathers, organizes, and freely offers information and methods— supported by brain science and the contemplative disciplines—for greater happiness, love, effectiveness, and wisdom.
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