Question your way to freedom… There’s an ad running at the moment that asks “Is your life worth 10 euro?”. That’s the cost of checking if a used car has previously been crashed.   Of course the answer is ‘Yes’ and from the moment you answer the question it just […] Read more »

  As humans we are motivated to 1) get away from pain 2) move towards pleasure and 3) conserve energy.   That is why our brains reward us with the maximum feelings of pleasure when we eat or have sex; especially when it hasn’t taken a lot of energy to […] Read more »

Quit – NY Resolution…   Stopping smoking is a common New Year Resolution most smokers make, most Januarys’.   “This time it will be different. This time I’ll beat them”.   You’ve had the yearly checkup and the yearly lecture from the doc. The flu this time was harder to […] Read more »

Internet Porn Addiction   With the ever faster broadband speeds there is an ever growing rate of internet porn addiction, particularly among young men in their 20’s.   This is resulting in the neurons in the brain hard-wiring for addiction and is contributing to various symptoms including: Erectile dysfunction Premature […] Read more »

Soliciting the intelligence of the imaginal brain:   Imagery is a natural way we think. It is very closely associated with the emotions. It is a coding language of the intuitive emotional brain (the limbic brain).   However, we have not had much education in how to use it.   […] Read more »

Chemicals of Feeling.   We feel emotions e.g happy, fear, sad, power, confidence, in accordance with the hormones and neurotransmitters that our brain produces and that then trigger cascading chemical reactions in our cells.   Serotonin is a neurotransmitter and endorphins are hormones that work with the endocrine system. Both […] Read more »

I watched this TED talk and was moved by the strength of character Janine conveys. This woman while road cycling, training for the Olympics, collided with a speeding van. Her injuries which included multiple bone breaks, skull fracture and spinal injury put paid to her Olympic dream.   Her story […] Read more »

Holiday Phobias   Irish Times writers face down their fears…   I was contacted by Roisin Ingle of the Irish Times, about working with one of their journalists for a piece they were writing on overcoming holiday phobias.   Emma had a phobia (strong fearful reaction) of diving into water. […] Read more »

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to add more ease to your life anytime you want?   You can by simply connecting with the qualities of your heart.   HeartMath’s Heart-Focused Breathing® Technique can guide you to a state of ease in just a few minutes.   The technique is as powerful […] Read more »