It is wonderful the way deep breathing and slow movement calm the body and ease muscle tension.

More surprising is how these practices also activate creative thinking. Not the barrage of thoughts that come from caffeine, but new and unexpected ideas, visions and possibilities.

How?

By lowering the volume on chronic and repetitive worry, you can access higher mind functions. What's more, you begin to open up the default mode system in your brain.

The default what?

The human brain has way more capacity than we usually experience. The default mode is a gateway at the center of your brain controlling input from other parts of your brain so you don't get overwhelmed and are able to stay focused on what you need to survive.

Since we no longer have to survive day-to-day like our ancestors did, we can handle more. In fact, give our current survival challenges of climate chaos and pandemics, we need more!

Have you ever tried psychedelics? Mediation and spiritual practice open up new connections in your mind and body a bit like taking a psychedelic drug, although nowhere near as fast nor as overwhelming.

Spiritual practice opens new pathways through the default mode, allowing new ideas and creative thoughts to come through.

You may notice the change right away or it may take time. The practice is about patience and consistency. Like all physical exercise, changes will eventually happen.

The calm and peace, however, are noticeable right away.

Ready to try it out?

Class is tomorrow January 13 at 8 am PST. That is early morning for the west coast! A great way to start the day.

Here's a time converter link if you need to check the time in your own location.

Join us for an inspiring 90 minutes of movement and sound to energize your body and fill your thoughts with creativity and possibility.

Please give yourself some extra time between this class and other meetings as you will likely feel very different at the end.

The link to the zoom meeting is:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89999494833?pwd=V2pOS28yYUdXM3hkaW1rVWIvSjBUdz09

Meeting ID: 899 9949 4833

Passcode: SUFI

SPECIAL: This Sunday, January 15, I will be leading a special 2 hour Sufi class, starting at 8 am Pacific. Same link as above.

Be brilliant,

Dr. Michelle Peticolas

Life Transformation Coach

Empowering Women to Reinvent Their Life after Loss

Secrets of Life and Death

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