Do you want to stress less at work and live more? Let's look at Innercise - Part 2
In Part 1, I shared a book review of INNERCISE: The New Science to Unlock Your Brain’s Hidden Power by John Assaraf. Did you receive all of the amazing information from Part 1? If not, please click here. In Part 2 of this blog series, and the next part of the book, the author dedicates a significant proportion of the book to six blocks that are in the way of your success. Now I want you to go get this book because it’s fantastic to learn about how the brain is stopping you from your success so I’m not going to reveal what those six blocks are. I’m sure you can guess a couple of them though :).
One of the six blocks is fear. The feeling of fear conjures up senses, images and thoughts that ultimately either slow you down or completely stop you in your tracks. Did you know? The majority of the time, it’s just our amygdala (tiny almond bag of neurons in the brain) responsible for the fight, flight or freeze and emotional responses that are in overdrive.
This part of the brain was tremendously helpful back in the cave days when we had real life and death threats such as a tiger coming into the cave, and hoping it would get you into its belly, and you would fight for your life and flee but it’s less helpful in navigating our modern day.
Now you shouldn’t get angry or beat yourself up if you’ve let the amygdala hijack your brain or for letting your fears hold you back. We should take a gentler approach by embracing fear and say, “thanks for protecting me but I’m ok and I’m going to continue down this path.”
What you are afraid to do is a clear indication of the next thing you need to do. Ralph Waldo Emerson.
It’s about claiming your power back from fear and turning down the volume (as we can’t remove the amygdala from the brain as that would mean we wouldn’t fear anything!).
The good news is that Innercise enables you to overcome fear and all of the other five blocks to success and John provides guidance on which Innercise to use for each block.
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Part III of the Innercise book is dedicated to goals and creating your Innercise Ritual. John shares an approach to setting and achieving your goals that work for your brain and is based on research. If you have ever wondered why you are not achieving your goals, then this book will let you know the three mistakes you are likely making.
Many times I have set goals for myself and created vision boards and I notice that most of what I had included didn’t happen. A couple of big things did happen such as buying the car on my vision board and finding my soulmate relationship. However, other things haven’t manifested and that’s where John Assaraf’s advice and practical steps have been so helpful in seeing where the gaps are.
The Mini Innercises in this book are up to 11 mins in length and are simple effective tools to add to your day. They help shift you from old thinking patterns to new empowering ways by getting the right parts of your brain engaged. One of the Innercises called “TAKE 6: Calm the Circuits”, a simple breathing technique, I’ve utilised several times when I’ve been feeling an old fear response of not having enough money come into my awareness. This fear of not having enough money stems from my childhood and it has been cemented over and over for decades because I have added strong negative emotional responses.
Each time I felt this fear coming up again, I simply did this Innercise and it has completely changed my brain response and the way I was thinking and feeling and I don’t have that old response anymore. It was reasonably quick to release and be free of that old pattern in my brain. So I invite you to establish your Innercise Ritual and reap the benefits from this highly effective simple strategy to change your life.
What are the benefits of Innercising?
- Increase your self-awareness.
- Change your life with more ease.
- Calm the parts of the brain that have been hijacked by fear and negative emotions.
- Help you with achieving your goals by eliminating the blocks to your success.
- Stress-busting, facing your fears, reducing anxiety and increasing your happiness.
- They take hardly any time to implement and support you to reach your highest potential.
So what are you waiting for? It’s time to create the change in your life that you want and aspire for. Grab the book below and start Innercising today. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
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Here's to living your best life!
Melissa Taylor
Future Transcendence Leadership Mentor
