Left Brain - Right Brain Thinking

Why Some People Are More Intelligent

Intelligence and the Corpus Callosum In a recent study the size of a persons corpus callosum was linked to intelligence. The corpus callosum links activity in your right brain to activity in your left brain. To make the information easy to digest, I’ve... 

Your Mind Needs to Balance Like a Surfer

I love the following study because it ties bilateral mental processes to an increase capability to learn. Here’s what the study did. The scientists hypnotised a group of people and then taught them. Afterward, the hypnotized group was tested to... 

Increase Concentration with Focus Stones

Focus Stones: Finding Concentration Through Rhythm

Focus Stones create alternating rhythms where both sides of your brain are alternatively stimulated. These are the same rhythms found in walking and jogging. Getting in the Rhythm The problem is that you can’t continue the body’s natural... 

Meditation Benefits With Focus Stones

The Toxic Combination of Restlessness and Meditation

You often meditate successfully, but there are those times that you just can’t sit still. Ahhhh…this is the most frustrating. Just so you know, I am almost always restless... 

The Unnatural Act of Meditating

It’s pretty well documented that meditation helps you focus better, think more clearly, be more patient and maybe  get you  through your day with a little less coffee. So…... 

Mindfulness Meditation and EMDR

There are two recognized types of meditation - mindfulness meditation and concentration meditation. The one I want to discuss is mindfulness meditation. In this form of meditation,... 

What Are Focus Stones?

Golf Training With Focus Stones

Golfing and Thinking Go Together Like Fish and Whipped Cream

When does playing golf seem easy? When every shot just erupts off your club head and it flows - everything feels perfect. Every so... 

Reduce Stress and Anxiety with Focus Stones

Finding Peak Performance Through Stress

Stress can increase our ability to perform. It’s indisputable. Everyday you see people (athletes, students, business people) take... 

Why Stress Affects Intelligence

Mental Focus, Stress and the Incredible Shrinking Brain This post will explain how stress affects your brain and decreases intelligence. Let’s...