The Art is Long: Big Health and the New Warrior Activist
rumination. Might there also be a very different default mode that reveals itself when we are in nature? Alexandra Rosati, a psychologist who studies the evolutionary origins of the human mind, points out that two pressures shaped the development of the human brain. The first was our need to cooperate in small groups. This pressure gave rise to soc
... See moreKelly McGonigal • The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage
I do have a problem with the conclusions many anatomists come to regarding movement. There is a tendency to indulge in reverse-engineering, trying to understand movement by looking at the parts rather than understanding that movement starts as an idea/intention in the cortex and is then carried out in the way we have rehearsed such movements throug
... See morePeter Blackaby • Intelligent Yoga: Listening to the Body’s Innate Wisdom
As neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert writes, “The entire purpose of the human brain is to produce movement. Movement is the only way we have of interacting with the world.” This is why our biology includes so many ways to reward moving. At the most fundamental level, rewarding movement is how your brain and body encourage you to participate in life. If
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