From my perspective, our brains (head and heart!) are just as involved in what goes right.
In fact, the more evolved areas of our brain are related to positive feelings and thoughts; the earlier areas of evolutionary development are the areas associated with our trials and tribulations.The more we exercise the "evolved" bits, the happier, more productive, and more successful we are.
Of course, I like to think of neurofeedback as a wonderful tool for moving our evolution along. But it's not the only one and I'll be starting an email newsletter in the next couple of weeks to share more about how neurofeedback and "positive psychology" strategies can both be used to move us forward in our personal and collective evolution. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter, join email me or hop over to my website and let me know you want to be added to the list for "Not Just Neurofeedback: Getting the Best from Your Brains."
Anyway, in the meantime, here is a link to a great article on the effects of negativity on your brain and your life. It's from a blog called Creating Passionate Users written by Kathy Sierra and the article is called: Angry/Negative People Can be Bad for Your Brain. I wish I'd written it -- it's a lovely compilation of research in an easy to read post that lays out reasons to be choosy about where you hang out.
You may remember from earlier posts that people's level of heart coherence -- the energy field their heart is producing -- has an effect on people around them -- the phenomenon of "resonance" or "entrainment". Negativity, in essence, can have a similar effect if we aren't conscious about it -- we can get pulled in to the kinds of brain and heart waves the negative person is producing. Kathy's article explains some of the reasons why and, if readers are interested, I can discuss some of the other effects on our bodies and brains. Just ask!
What else would you like to hear about happiness and other good stuff? Please comment or email me to let me know your questions or interests as I'm preparing my first couple newsletters -- Thanks for your help!
