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Studies have shown that taking breaks in the day for #physical #activity can improve the focus of students. Next time you find yourself hitting a mid-morning slump in the office, a lunch time #run is just the key you need to get some fresh air, refresh your #brain & come back feeling ready to focus!

19.05.2025 05:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Combining the physical movement of #mindful #running & the beautiful surroundings of nature, you allow your mind to become clear. It’s easier to forget about the worries of the world when pushing your body through a challenging run amongst a stunning landscape. 📷 M.Regnet
#mindfulrunning #somatonin

16.05.2025 03:35 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#Running is a type of moving #meditation!
While running is hard work after a while, strangely enough, it can become one of the most relaxing, hardest things you do.
📷 gorkhe1980
#mindfulrunning #movingmeditation #somatonin #somaticexercises #somaticmovement #meditationpractice
#mentalhealth

11.05.2025 00:06 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

By focusing on your breathing and the rhythm of your footsteps, mindful #running empowers us to concentrate fully on the present moment, cultivating inner peace and fostering #emotional #resilience. 📷 M.Regnet
#somaticexercises #somatonin #somaticmovement

07.05.2025 19:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

By paying close attention to the body’s signals, individuals can learn to identify & correct dysfunctional #movement patterns or tensions that may be contributing to pain or reduced function. This mindful engagement helps bridge the gap between mental intention & physical action. #somaticexercises

07.05.2025 18:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Mindful #running as a form of somatic exercises provides a unique opportunity to develop awareness & coping strategies for stress & anxiety. The repetitive and rhythmic nature of running fosters a meditative state, which can effectively clear one’s head & make space for deep reflection. 📷 M.Regnet

05.05.2025 19:51 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Landmark experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness An experiment seven years in the making has uncovered new insights into the nature of consciousness and challenges two prominent, competing scientific theories.

Landmark experiment sheds new light on the origins of #consciousness . Findings suggest it may be about #sensory processing and #perception alleninstitute.org/news/landmar...

01.05.2025 15:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

On the Run for Hippocampal Plasticity 🧠
"Running induces structural and functional plasticity in the hippocampus..."
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
(via Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. Authors: C’iana Cooper, Hyo Youl Moon & Henriette van Praag)
#brainfunction #running #somatonin

29.04.2025 22:32 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oxford Languages defines #neuroplasticity as “the ability of the #brain to form and reorganize synaptic connections, especially in response to learning or experience or following injury”. In other words, our #brains are resilient and ever-changing! #somatonin #somaticexercises #mindfulmovement

22.04.2025 01:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0