Michael Nehls, PhD recently published a book titled, “The Conspiracy Against Lithium: The Suppressed Essential Nutrient and its Benefits for Mental Health”. Here are a few points about this important topic. Lithium is a naturally occurring trace mineral that is essential to all of life. Trace lithium occurs in drinking water, plants, algae, and seafood. […]
“Spiritual awakening is the most essential thing in human life, it is the only purpose of existence.” Kahlil Gibran I have been fortunate to have had three mystical experiences in my life. What they taught me was there is another reality that is separate from the consensual reality. While being able to enter that expanded […]
There is a solution for every problem. This is the ultimate value of learning to develop your right hemisphere. Individually and collectively, we eventually encounter complex challenges that seem insurmountable. Yet, we are blessed with a brain that can consistently come up with original solutions given the opportunity. This is what I teach. You can […]
Is there scarcity or abundance in the world? Are we lacking in what we want or do we have more than what we need? How you attend to the world will be what you see. Your left hemisphere is always wanting More. It’s been designed to acquire more stuff for you. It wants to control […]
Anger is the one emotion that is lateralized to the left hemisphere. Anger is the perception that outside events are provoking you to feel hostile. Its an external locus of control, meaning you see yourself as a victim of outside forces. To deal with this emotion, somebody else or something else needs to change. Just […]
We have two distinct ways of seeing the world that have anatomical origins. In the eyeball we have cones and rods. The cones are used when we narrow focus on something. Reading, writing, cooking, watching videos, etc. all require us to use our cones. By contrast, we use rods for open focus. It’s also known […]
This you can practice any time anywhere. If we are going to learn to become right minded, it needs to be easy, gentle, and accessible. The most direct path in strengthening your right hemisphere is to become embodied. This means focusing your attention on how it feels to be in your body. You are moving […]
Mindful breathing is simple yet powerful at helping you become more right minded. For 10 minutes daily sit quietly and focus on your breath. Create a mindset of your body breathing without any effort on your part. In other words, give up control. Simply attend to it and imagine your body breathing you. At first, […]
It’s common knowledge that time seems to move faster the older you get. You may remember the summer between the 3rd and 4th grade. The last day of school had a feeling of freedom and excitement about the summer. June was full of new adventures and making new friends. July had its own mood and […]
David Hawkins, M.D., PhD was a prominent psychiatrist who co-founded Orthomolecular Psychiatry with Nobel laureate, Linus Pauling. At the peak of his career, Dr. Hawkins was the director of the largest mental health clinic in the state of New York. After having a spiritual awakening, he refocused his career on teaching and writing about levels […]