Collective Wisdom Blogs
How Gratitude Upgrades Your Life.
Gratitude is far more than a positive emotion. It is a biological upgrade for both the brain and the heart. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found that regularly expressing gratitude—such as writing thank-you letters—can create lasting changes in...
What If The Only Way Up Is Down ?
The Gold is found in the place you least wanted to go. The Sufi tradition spoke of the pearl at the bottom of the ocean which is not accessible from the shore. It requires descent, pressure, darkness. The diver who refuses to go deep returns empty. The one who goes...
Nirvana, Ecstatic States & the Word
Did you know both the sensation of falling in love and experiencing heartbreak can have a profound impact on your body? While the heart usually gets all the credit, most of the benefits associated with love originate in the brain, where the seven “love hormones” work to improve sleep, immune health, cognitive function, and more. And when we go through breakups, our brain triggers a stress response similar to an addict going through withdrawals.
What If We Got It All Wrong With Our Children ?
Play Is Not a Reward for Learning. It Is How the Brain Learns. Many adults see play as something children do after the important things are finished. Neuroscience suggests the opposite. Play is not a break from development. Play is development. Every time children...
What is the Rarest Personality Type ?
The rarest personality type may not be the smartest person in the room. It may be the person who combines curiosity, discipline, and compassion. Some researchers suggest that people who score highly in the brain systems associated with dopamine, serotonin, and...
Home Remedy to Stop Mosquito Bite Itches
The worst thing about a mosquito bite is often not the bite itself. It’s what happens next. Many people immediately scratch the area, hoping to find relief. Unfortunately, scratching can make the irritation worse. When a mosquito bites, it injects saliva...
The Placebo Effect Proves Belief Is Biology
One of the most fascinating discoveries in modern science is that the body can sometimes begin healing from a treatment that contains no active medicine at all. This phenomenon is known as the placebo effect. A sugar pill is given. An injection contains no therapeutic...
What to expect during the ibogaine clinical treatment, Jun 25, Special Guest Thom Leonard
Join us for a conversation with experienced ibogaine provider Thom Leonard about the ibogaine clinical treatment and its intricacies. What to expect and how to show up for it. THURSDAY, JUN 25 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM MDT hosted by Awake.net Special Guest: Thom...
The Beauty of Kindness
Kindness makes you the most beautiful, no matter what you look like. There’s nothing as soul refreshing as giving and receiving kindness. It is language of the heart – which amplifies the frequency of love in the universe. It is said that when the universe wants to...
Who Would You Be Without Your Story ?
Most people don’t live from who they are. They live from the story they tell themselves about who they are. “I’ve always been unlucky.” “I struggle with relationships.” “I’m not smart enough.” “I’m too...
The Healing Songs of Birds
The sound of birds may be helping you more than you realize. Many people have heard claims that birds emit special healing frequencies that directly interact with the body to promote healing. While science has not found evidence that bird chirps possess unique medical...
You have read about Neuroplasticity, but have you heard of Metaplasticity ?
Most people have heard of neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change, adapt, and form new connections, but neuroscientists also study something called metaplasticity, often described as the “plasticity of plasticity.” In simple terms, it refers...
What Really is Schizophrenia ?
Imagine hearing a voice that sounds every bit as real as someone standing beside you, even though no one is there. For many people living with schizophrenia, this is a daily reality. Scientists are now gaining new insight into why it happens, and the answer may be far...
Freedom Comes with Letting Go
The greatest prison is not where you are. It is where your mind keeps returning. Most people suffer twice: once from a past that no longer exists, and again from a future that has not happened. They replay old wounds as if memory can change them, and rehearse future...
The Rise of the Chosen Ones
There seems to be a growing number of people who genuinely believe they are “chosen” for a special mission, destined to awaken humanity, possess hidden knowledge, or play a unique role in the future. While some view this through a spiritual lens,...
Children Learn Better When They Feel Safe.
Many parents believe that when a child is struggling, the solution is to push harder. But science suggests something surprising: children learn best when they feel safe. The brain is naturally designed to explore, experiment, make mistakes, and stay curious. When a...
Integrating Ibogaine with Special Guest Dr Martie Underwood, Jun 18, All About Ibogaine
REPLAY Join me in welcoming Dr Martie Underwood of Magalies Wellness Center to discuss her new book Integrating Ibogaine: A narrative approach to meaning, identity, and lasting change. Ibogaine is a powerful psychoactive substance capable of interrupting substance use...
Addictive Substances and their Challenges with Special Guest Felipe Camino, May 21, All About Ibogaine
REPLAY: This meeting was a discussion about Ibogaine treatment at IbogaQuest, featuring Felipe sharing his personal experience with the medicine and how it helped him overcome addiction. Felipe described his first Ibogaine treatment in 2009, which provided a...
Ibogaine Safety: Ten Questions to Ask Yourself, Special Guest Garyth Moxey, All About Ibogaine, Jun 11
Garyth first became aware of ibogaine in his early twenties and has now been fully dedicated to ibogaine treatment work for approximately 15 years. Over that time, he has worked with and supported nearly 1,000 participants through addiction recovery, trauma-related,...
The Rarest Form of Ayahuasca You’ve Never Heard Of (And Why It Might Be Perfect for You)
You’ve probably heard of ayahuasca by now. The Amazonian plant medicine that’s crossed from indigenous ceremony into mainstream consciousness, covered by everyone from The New York Times to your friend who “came back a completely different...
FEATURED AUTHOR: JACK CROSS
The Polemics of Jack
by Jack Cross
