A study suggests that an extract made from basil leaves might help ease symptoms in people diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety. When taken alongside standard antidepressant medication, a nightly dose of basil syrup was associated with larger reductions in mood and worry symptoms.
#research
When you rest in quietness, and your image of yourself fades, and your image of the world fades, what's left?
A brightness, a radiant glow of spirit, that is simply what you are.
-Adyashanti
Tracking is behavior governed by the actual relationship between your actions and their outcomes in the real world. In other words, you do something because you've learned from direct experience, or from reliable information, that it actually produces the result you're after. The motivation comes from contact with reality, not from managing others' reactions.
Here's a practical example: a therapist who keeps refining their approach because they're genuinely paying attention to what's working with specific clients, what's producing change and what isn't, is tracking. They're being guided by actual outcomes rather than by whether their supervisor seems pleased with them. That orientation tends to produce both better outcomes and more durable motivation.
#psychologicalflexibility
#ACT
#ACTtherapy
Gibberish should be taught to every person. The world will become saner if you can simply sit in your room and talk loudly to nobody in particular for one hour. In the beginning it will look crazy. It is! But it will relieve you of much heat, steam, and after one hour you will feel tremendously quiet.
Osho
The Secret
If you spend 90% of your day indoors, you’re living in a state of biological twilight.
Your brain doesn't think it’s daytime, and that is a massive problem for your health.
Here is the science of why you need to get outside—and why your office lights aren’t enough:
1. The Blue-Green Deficit 🧬
Outdoor light is rich in short-wavelength light (~480 nm). This specific "flavor" of light is what triggers your melanopsin cells, the sensors that tell your brain to be alert.
Most indoor LEDs are depleted in this range. You aren't just in the dark; you're biologically "un-synchronized."
2. The Sensitivity Paradox 🕯️
This is the part most people miss: The less light you get during the day, the more supersensitive your eyes become to light at night.
By staying in dim rooms all day, you make that midnight "phone scroll" 10x more disruptive to your circadian rhythm.
3. The 250 EDI Threshold 📈
Expert consensus recommends a daytime light intensity of at least 250 melanopic EDI.
Most living rooms and offices don't even come close. Outdoor light hits this threshold in minutes, even on a cloudy day.
4. The Morning Anchor ⚓
Morning light doesn’t just wake you up; it anchors your entire metabolic system. It is linked to:
•Lower body fat
•Better appetite control
•Deepened sleep 16 hours later
The Bottom Line:
Modern life gives us too little light during the day and too much at night.
The Fix:
Get outside for 15 minutes before 10:00 AM. Anchor your clock early so your brain knows when to shut down later.
The placebo effect is not a trick. It is proof that belief alone can change the body. People have healed from chronic illness, from depression, from pain, because they believed they were receiving treatment. The belief produced the neurochemistry. The neurochemistry produced the change.
Just as you can be conditioned to fear, you can be conditioned to heal. Just as you can be conditioned to expect pain, you can be conditioned to expect relief. The mechanism is the same. The outcome depends on what you practice.
Change begins with a willingness to leave behind the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that keep you living the same life on repeat – and to choose something different.
And the moment you make an unfamiliar decision, you open the door to possibility.
By holding the intention to leave behind who you’ve been … and focusing your attention on who you can become … your biology begins to change.
You venture into the unknown, and you begin to create a new life.
Listen to the full conversation on Pete Holmes’ “You Made It Weird” Podcast.
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk.”
- Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard wrote these words in an 1847 letter to his ailing sister-in-law, emphasizing that walking was essential not only for physical health but also for mental clarity. The Danish philosopher, who was known for his daily walks through the streets of Copenhagen, believed that constant movement was one of the best remedies for existential anxiety and mental stagnation.
By saying he could walk away from even his heaviest thoughts, Kierkegaard portrayed walking as more than a simple distraction. He saw it as a powerful way to work through grief, anxiety, and life’s most difficult questions. His words remain a timeless reminder that physical movement can inspire emotional and intellectual progress, while remaining still can leave us feeling trapped.
🧠 Your Brain's Hidden Survival Trick
Why does one bad comment stay with you, while ten compliments fade away?
It's called **negativity bias**. Your brain evolved to remember danger more than good moments because it helped humans survive. Today, that same ancient wiring can make stress and criticism feel much bigger than they really are.
The good news? With gratitude and mindfulness, you can train your brain to hold onto the good for longer. ✨
Source: Baumeister, R. F., Bratslavsky, E., Finkenauer, C., & Vohs, K. D. (2001). *Bad is stronger than good*. *Review of General Psychology, 5*(4), 323–370.
🚨 Want glutes that actually function—not just look good?
The single-leg glute bridge is one of the smartest moves for building real posterior chain strength, fixing imbalances, and protecting your hips, knees, and lower back.
Here’s why they're an elite movement:
• Unilateral power: Forces each glute and hamstring to work independently. No more stronger side compensating for the weaker one (most people are shocked how weak one side feels).
• Injury-proofing & rehab gold: Excellent for knee/hip issues. Strengthens stabilizers without heavy spinal loading.
• Longevity-friendly: Improves hip extension, pelvic stability, and movement mechanics, key for staying strong and mobile as you age.
• Highly scalable: Beginners progress from standard bridges. Advanced? Add dumbbells, bands, or elevate your foot.
How to do it:
1. Lie on back, knees bent, feet flat.
2. Engage core, lift one knee to tabletop.
3. Drive through the planted foot, squeeze glute, lift hips while keeping them level.
4. Lower with control. 10+ reps per side.
Start simple. Master form. Then progress.
Your glutes, hamstrings, and lower back will thank you.
Drop a 🔥 if you’re in.
#GluteTraining
#StrengthTraining
#FunctionalFitness
You are not your thoughts. You are the observer of your thoughts. Most people don't know this. They believe every thought that passes through their brain. They identify with the noise. The first step of transformation is learning to watch your thoughts without becoming them.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the liver is associated with the emotion of anger. One area I like to gently release is right here at the base of the skull.
Take your thumbs, apply gentle pressure on both sides, breathe slowly, and allow the tissue to soften.
Whether you believe in TCM or simply notice how your body responds, slowing down and releasing tension here can be an incredibly grounding practice.
Sometimes healing doesn’t begin by thinking differently.
It begins by helping the body feel safe enough to let go.
#mindfulmovemend #anger
I don't care about what you want. I care about what you repeat.
Because your brain does not run on intention.
It runs on repetition.
Every thought you keep returning to, your brain treats as a signal. And the more you send that signal, the stronger and faster that neural pathway becomes.
Here is the science behind it.
When you repeatedly activate a neural pathway, your brain wraps a fatty substance called myelin around it. Think of it like insulation around an electrical wire. The more myelin, the faster the signal travels. The faster the signal travels, the more automatic that thought or behavior becomes.
This is Hebb's Law.
Neurons that fire together, wire together.
And here is the part most people miss.
Your brain does not care what you are reinforcing. It does not filter for good or bad. It just responds to what you keep repeating.
Repeat confidence. Your brain builds it.
Repeat self-doubt. Your brain builds that too.
The same biological process that wires in focus, discipline, and certainty is the exact same one wiring in anxiety, fear, and limitation.
You are not wired a certain way forever.
You are wired for whatever you keep practicing.
So stop asking what you want to change.
Start asking what you are willing to repeat.
✨🙌🏾💫