BODY & SENSES CAN YOU REWIRE YOUR BRAIN TO FEEL AT PEACE? Imagine feeling completely at peace, motivated and energized—what a great way to begin each day! If you’re stressed and overwhelmed by your work and family commitments, we have some good news: you can banish stress and discover a calmer, more centered you by re-tuning your brain. We sent our Content Manager, Amna Elsaka, to try a new type of relaxation: brain rewiring at the new Brain Education Station in the exquisite Six Senses Spa. 16 HEALTH AND LIFE
W e all hear about how important it is to relax, but few of us really know how to do it. Especially people like me, “workaholics” who like to be extremely active and can’t stand the idea of sitting down and taking it easy. I’ve never particularly cared for spas and resorts—it seems money wasted on pastimes you can easily do for free, like going to a beach or sitting by a pool. Qatar is a peninsula, surrounded by natural cliff formations, limestone ridges and sandy beaches. That is where I am drawn to if I need to relax. When it comes to massage parlors and salons, the most I go for is a 45-minute hair appointment, and even that feels like eternity! So, when I heard about this new relaxation technique, I wasn’t sure it was right for me. That said, I love trying new things and so I was excited to attend a private introductory session with Master Mohammed and Master DaAe from Brain Education Middle East. I was greeted by friendly staff and a beautiful rustic interior, like an old Bedouin style home. The sound of the water fountain and the spicy smell of fresh ginger instantly made me feel relaxed. I was looking forward to diving into something different. During the session, I was better able to understand what my brain focuses on when I feel under pressure—more on intuition and compassion than logic. I also learned that’s not a bad thing, since I am confident enough in my intuition to trust it. This is an insight I did not expect from such a short time. Throughout the first part of our session, I kept making jokes— that’s my usual reaction to being a bit nervous. But when we got to the stretching and relaxation part, I was feeling much more open and comfortable being quiet with Master DaAe. She soothed me with affirmations that she asked me to repeat. “I am strong; I am beautiful” The more I repeated those, the more I relaxed. The final part of the session involved a massage, to help release tensions and relax the muscles. I found my tear ducts also relaxed! I relaxed so much that the thought of it being over brought me to tears and I was so grateful to release some of that pent-up energy. The relaxation was so intense that I felt extremely comfortable letting go of those deeply hidden emotions. I recommend this to anyone who feels tense at work or at home. This is much better than therapy for those who don’t like to talk about their feelings! All it takes is one session! After my session, I sat down with Master Brain Educator Mohammed Abu Zeinab, to delve deeper into the various levels of brain education. Smart Brain Diagnostics – How Does it Work? The first thing we do is an assessment with a smart brain consultation patented device that measures EEG waves and neurofeedback. This reads the sound of your brain and measures what it’s trying to tell you. The best way to hear the brain is through the waves it emits, from the beta waves all the way down to the deepest theta waves. From that we can tell how your mind is processing cognitively with thought, and how your brain is functioning and managing your emotions. It shows whether there is something stagnant, that needs to be processed, or something you’re holding on to on the deepest level. It also shows us your autonomous or body function, and this gives us an idea of how your brain is coping with stress levels, relaxation levels, etc. To evaluate your behavioral patterns more thoroughly, we ask you about your day to day emotions, for example what kinds of decisions you make, how resilient you are or your reactions to different situations or surroundings. These are all indicative of the kind of person you are. But it is not a permanent evaluation. People change all the time. If you were to take this test now, you would see different results. The goal of these sessions is to show that you have a choice. It is this moment to moment choice that gives you the power to make whatever you want happen. Your brain has more power than you realize. Is that what I experienced today? Because brain and body are connected, we can access parts of the brain through the body. We do this by using a meridian based treatment or exercises based on ancient Korean principles where we open up the body so that the mind can return to a state of balance. You experienced a form of relaxation where your mind went into a parasympathetic state, where it can rest and release everything it doesn’t need. That’s the alpha state— 17 APRIL <strong>2017</strong>
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