Fight or flight response

Fight-or-flight response (acute stress response) is a psychological reaction to a perceived harmful event, attack or threat to survival. This system helped our hunter/gatherer ancestors as a method of survival. For example, when exposed to a life-threatening situation, such as hungry predator attack, nerve signals from sensory organs (eyes, ears) would be sent to theContinue reading “Fight or flight response”

Brainwave states

Our brain is made up of billions of brain cells called neurons. The combination of neurons sending signals at once, produces an enormous amount of electrical activity in the brain. These synchronized electrical pulses from masses of neurons communicating with each other produces ‘Brainwaves’. Brainwave speed is measured in Hertz (cycles per second) and theyContinue reading “Brainwave states”

Therapeutic sound

Ancient sages, masters and enlightened communities have, for thousands of years, understood the power and significance of sound as sacred instrument for healing and for spiritual development of the community. Sound has been interwoven into humanity’s essence, humanity’s psyche as a means of healing, understanding and transforming the body, mind, heart and spirit. Scientific andContinue reading “Therapeutic sound”