Positive Neuro-States
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Reduce Rumination and Increase Positivity Through Neuro Learning
The tendency to ruminate on anything but the present moment is absolutely normal.
Your brain wants to protect you from experiences that caused pain in the past. Yet in the meantime, without deliberate awareness of what your mind is doing, you may be missing out on the precious moments happening right in front of your eyes.
So is it possible to use mindfulness to not only reduce mind-wandering but also amplify your learning in any area of life that you want to improve? YES
Can you train your brain to experience positive states like joy, happiness, gratitude, or compassion more consistently just by sitting quietly with your mind…even if it’s only for three minutes a day? YES
Dr. Rick Hanson’s blends the wisdom of neuroscience and mindfulness practices. He shares his science-backed guidance on training your brain on Mindfulness Exercises’ podcast episode on Neuro-Learning and Amplifying Our Meditation Practice
What is rumination and how does it pull you away from the present?
Research shows that in the absence of a task to focus on, our mind naturally tends to wander. And while thoughts are a normal activity of the mind, there is a point at which too much mind-wandering can become a source of suffering. Rumination is when your mind wanders in a way that always focuses on the worst-case scenario so that you can never feel fully calm and present.io so that
Neuroscience can help explain why rumination is so common. As part of your biological survival mechanism, your brain is always preparing to face the next potential threat. It does this by looking at the present moment through the lens of your past experiences and conceptual knowledge.
Your brain can project painful memories or fears from the past into your ideas about the future. You get stuck in a state of mental time-travel where you’re never fully present, which can often lead to stress, anxiety, or depression.
Dr Rick Hanson recommends the following to compact negative thinking and constant rumination:
mindfulness can help you get beyond rumination and your worries
reduce mental chatter by taking your focus off the concept of “self”
transforming positive “states” into permanent “traits”
training your brain by embodying what you want to “feel” more often
enhance neuro-learning by “creating space” between thoughts and feelings
mindfulness of body sensations shifts attention away from cognitive thinking
practicing daily is better than one long occasional session of mindfulness