by James | Jun 5, 2013 | BodyMind, Meditation, Your Brain on Matcha
One of the excellent health benefits of matcha green tea is that it increases alpha brain wave production. Alpha brain waves are associated with feelings of well being and relaxation. For instance, when people swim with dolphins, their brains exhibit more alpha brain...
by James | Nov 9, 2012 | BodyMind, Increasing Energy, Meditation
Matcha Tea was very popular among the monastics in ancient Japan and China. Prone to meditate for more than eight hours at a time, matcha proved a valuable meditation aid that would assist in keeping the monks clearheaded and calm during intense zazen sessions. Matcha...
by James | Jun 3, 2011 | BodyMind
“Hope, purpose and determination are not merely mental states. They have electrochemical connections that affect the immune system.” Norman Cousins I often tell the story of how Norman Cousins discovered that 5 minutes of gratitude radically increased his...
by James | May 24, 2011 | BodyMind, Organic Matcha
We might not often consider the impact that smiling has on our well-being, but consider this British research: investigators studying the brains of people smiling have discovered that smiling stimulates pleasure centers in the brain in such an intense way that one...
by James | Apr 16, 2011 | BodyMind, Longevity
A recent study published in the journal “Nuerology” indicates that a shrinking brain during aging may be a causative factor in the development of the ravaging effects of Alzheimer’s disease. While the causes of a shrinking brain may elude western...
by James | Mar 31, 2011 | Anxiety, BodyMind, Detoxification, Increasing Energy, Inner Power, Longevity, Meditation
I have found that an integral strategy for anxiety is best.. the opposite of integral is a pharmaceutical approach, which is linear. Not that drugs can’t help, they often do, but integral strategies hit the problem from multiple angles, because anxiety usually...
