Productivity, Creativity, and Stress Management Seminars

Whole Mind Success - Efficacy Verified

2008-10-13T12:03:00.000-07:00

The efficacy of Whole Mind Success methods continue to be verified at National Universities using Brain Imaging with fMRIs and EEG - here is a recent report.

Neuroscientists at the University of Wisconsin using the university's new $10 million W.M. Keck Laboratory for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior used EEG to compare the brain activity of subjects practicing one of the techniques which is also taught in Whole Mind Success seminars.

They found that the practitioners showed high amplitude gamma waves - generally associated with attention, conscious perception, and learning.

Experienced practitioners also had increased gamma wave activity while not actually practicing the technique, indicating that it probably causes permanent changes to brain activity.

Is Violent behavior Caused by a Gene?

2008-10-07T23:11:00.000-07:00

In a landmark longitudinal study in New Zealand that followed the lives of about 500 men from infancy to about age 26, a significant subpopulation showed a strong and unmodifiable disposition to engage in antisocial behavior, including irrational and self-destructive violence.
Genetic analysis revealed that most of the men in that subpopulation carried a mutation for a particular enzyme, monoamine oxydase A (MAOA).

These findings are preliminary, and further research is needed on the exact nature of the effect of this mutation.

from The American Scientist, July 2005

Whole Mind Success and Creativity

2008-10-03T11:46:00.000-07:00

As many Corporate training directors will confirm, Whole Mind Success can and has increased Creativity in hundreds of people over the past 20 years.

Our methods are very different to the commonly accepted ideas of "creativity enhancement"

Instead of working externally, we actually change the internal structure of the brain.
This results in the growth of new neural circuits in our brains and increases the number of connections between neurons.

The end result is a significant, measurable increase in Creativy and the development of New Skills.

What has been working for over 20years has only recently been confirmed by improved technology.
fMRIs actually show the new circuits and neuronal connections - Science has caught up with Fact.

What is Creativity?

2008-09-22T10:49:00.000-07:00

"Creativity, it has been said, consists largely of re-arranging what we know in order to find out what we do not know." - George Kneller

Of course we also think of creativity as discovering, or doing something NEW and UNIQUE

As we have said in our Whole Mind Success seminars:

Creativity is a Mental Process which involves
- The Generation of New Ideas or Concepts
- New Associations between Existing Ideas and Concepts

and what recent discoveries in Neuroscience tell us is that:
Creativity can actually be developed by using various techniques - many of which are taught in our Whole Mind Seminars.

Film & Photography

2008-09-14T13:00:00.000-07:00

The latest Research in Neuroscience shows that

Motivation and Effortful Study

are more important than

Innate Ability

in becoming a

Master in your Field

Can Dementia be Prevented?

2008-09-05T16:45:00.000-07:00

Cognitive research clearly indicates that deliberately taxing the brain and forcing seniors to work at complex rasks helps delay the onset of Dementia.

More recently, there are some who are finding evidence that Dementia can actually be prevented.

Some of the methods used are similar to techniques taught at Whole Mind Success seminars.

It thus appears likely that in addition to increasing your Creativity and Productivity, Whole Mind Success will help prevent the onset of Dementia - and allow us to lead a productive life at any age.

A Healthy Brain - Avoiding Dementia

2008-08-18T22:06:00.000-07:00

Old age and dementia need not be synonymous.

As we age, we can, and should, maintain an alert mind.

A strong memory, analytical abilities and mental dexterity are the reward of
using Whole MInd Success methods regularly throughout our lives.

Today's fMRIs show us the increased neural connections and the development of new neural circuits in our brains - when we "exercise" our brains regularly.

We all deserve to grow old with continued good physical and mental health.
Old age is NOT synonymous with dementia.

- KM

Creativity & Innovation

2008-08-11T15:03:00.000-07:00

Whole Mind Success seminars have helped many companies increase their employees Creative and Innovative skills.

The methods taught at our interactive, hands-on workshops result in physiological changes - improvements in our Neural networks.

An added benefit is that, in the elderly, Whole Mind techniques help to delay, and possibly prevent, the onset of Dementia.
Whole Mind Success keeps the mind alert and active, enhancing creativity and Memory.

Aldous Huxley & Whole Mind Success

2008-08-05T00:56:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, the 3rd International Aldous Huxley Symposium was held in Los Angeles.

Distinguished academics - professors from Europe and America - helped make the event an intellectual feast, a feast rarely enjoyed in this materialistic society.

Huxley was a world-renowned author, visonary and spiritual seeker.

His books such as Brave New World and Island have been read by thousands throughout the world.

Huxley writes about the Silence, within which his Creativity was nurtured - the Silence which is a key method used in Whole Mind Success seminars.

Everyone can learn to Unlock the Silence at the nearest Whole Mind Success workshop.

21 Day Habit Feedback

2008-07-28T13:47:00.000-07:00

We received many responses to last week's 21-day Habit post.

The overwhelming view was that YES, most people find that a new habit is formed in a matter of weeks.
Some said that within 10 days of beginning the new habit, it had become "second nature"

The Majority of you declared that it did, indeed, take 2 1/2 to 3 weeks to establish a new habit -
confirming our mum's and grandma's magical "it takes 21 Days to form a New Habit"

- K & D

Theta Waves & Whole Mind Success

2008-07-28T13:29:00.000-07:00

Our Brain Waves are classified by their frequency ranges.

BETA WAVES have a frequency range of 14Hz to 20Hz.

Beta waves are recorded during normal waking consciousness - when we are focused on our daily activities.

ALPHA WAVES have a freqency range of 8Hz to 13Hz.
Alpha waves are detected during light relaxation, or during daydreaming.

THETA Waves have a frequency range of 4 to 7 Hz.
Theta waves are recorded during periods of CREATIVITY - theta waves also occur during the practice of Whole Mind Success methods.

Whole Mind Success - developing Creativity & Innovation

Become Creative in 21 Days

2008-07-22T13:12:00.000-07:00

Is it possible to become more Creative in 21 Days?

Neuroscience tells us that New Neural circuits are grown within 3 weeks
of beginning the Stimulation process.

Is what our Mother told us true? - that a new Habit takes 21 Days to form?

What have you found? - tell us.

- Ken & David

Metamorphosis - at Whole Mind Success

2008-07-16T12:54:00.000-07:00

Metamorphosis - a transformation ... Caterpiller to Butterfly, ... Manufacturer to Designer.

As Buckminster Fuller said:-

... There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly ...

Let Whole Mind Success help you Metamorphose into that Creative Butterfly.

Why isn't Everyone Creative?

2008-07-16T12:39:00.000-07:00

For the past two decades, Whole Mind Success has been helping people become more creative - throughout the world.

Every one of us can be Creative - and we can be shown how.

As the famous Dr. Maslow said:-

The key question isn't "What fosters creativity?" But it is why in God's name isn't everyone creative?
Where was the human potential lost? How was it crippled? I think therefore a good question might be not why do people create? But why do people not create or innovate?

Whether it be Maslow or Whole Mind Success, the fact is that we can ALL be creative - so lets begin now.

Creativity and the Whole Mind

2008-07-07T12:48:00.000-07:00

Louis Pasteur, the French scientist said "chance favors only the prepared mind".
So, your mind has to be prepared before you can have those creative "ah-ha" moments.

Which confirms what we say:
"Know your craft well, then use our Whole Mind methods to release your Creativity"

Anyone can use the techniques taught in Whole Mind Success seminars to:

Balance your left and right Brain
Access your subconscious Mind
Enter the creative womb of Silence

and become Fully Creative – every day!

Neighborly Brain Cells

2008-06-30T17:27:00.000-07:00

In our Brains, the Hippocampus sorts and stores information from our senses

Researchers Christopher D. Harvey and Karel Svoboda at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Maryland, found that when they stimulated a single dendritic spine in a brain cell, it made its neighbors more sensitive to chemical signals.
This meant that these neighbors were ready to use any spillover of information from the stimulated cell.

The combined effect, called clustered plasticity, multiplies the capacity of any single brain cell, and might help account for the tremendous capacity of the brain.

“The traditional view was that each synapse functioned independently, and the strength of individual connections modulated memory storage,” said Mr. Harvey, a graduate student at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island. “What we’ve shown is that neighboring synapses may function together, which leads to the idea that information is stored in a clustered manner, with related things concentrated in the same neighborhood.”

Creativity through Internal Change

2008-06-24T22:25:00.000-07:00

Today many competitive businesses are looking for innovative strategies not only within the company, but are also thinking of more creative products and the means of advertising those products.

Since access to knowledge is now readily available to everyone, creativity has become an essential requirement for a successful business.

Most creativity programs work on the external environment in a company. While this is useful, true creativity has to come from internal change - change within each employee.

Whole Mind Success is a unique method of using our whole mind to make internal changes, thus increasing Creativity in both our business and personal lives.

92 Year Old Seniors & 22 Year Old Youths

2008-06-11T23:23:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday night we introduced Seniors to the Benefits of Whole Mind Success.
The event at our local Goebel Senior Center was well received, with many requests for follow-up programs.
The next morning, nearly 40 Young people were learning to use Whole Mind Creativity methods in ther creative work.
There were aspiring Film-Makers, Movie Producers and Professional Photographers.

It is wonderful how Whole Mind methods can help both the young and the old.

As we now know, the brain can produce neurons and build neural circuits at any age.

Your Seminar Consultants,
Ken & David

Is Time Magazine keeping pace with Whole Mind Success?

2008-05-12T12:24:00.000-07:00

This week, Time Magazine published an article on the aging brain and associated memory loss in older adults.
The article touched on some of the research which was used in the development of Whole Mind Success.

Besides the two suggestions given in the article, many techniques taught in Whole Mind Success (WMS) workshops help to improve mental focus, alertness and memory.

These WMS techniques are proven to help people unlock their minds and become more productive and innovative.

Seniors, in particular, are shown how to exercise their brains and minimize stress, which can help delay the onset of cognitive impairment.

Aging Brain reflects Cultural differences 5th May

2008-05-05T12:12:00.000-07:00

Aging Brains reflect Cultural differences - by Researchers in Illinois and Singapore

The aging brain reflects cultural differences in the way that it processes visual information. This study published in the May 2007 issue of the journal Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience. This paper and another published by the same group in 2006 are the first to demonstrate that culture can alter the brain’s perceptive mechanisms.

“These are the first studies to show that culture is sculpting the brain,” said University of Illinois's Denise Park, principal investigator on the study. “The effect is seen not so much in structural changes, but at the level of perception.”

The Americans showed more activity in brain regions associated with object processing than the East Asians, whose brains showed more activity in areas involved in processing background information.

Creativity, Innovation, Productivity – how Young do you Have to Be?

2008-04-30T11:15:00.000-07:00

How Young do you Have to Be, to be Creative, Innovative & Productive?

Can an old person be just as Creative as someone in their 20s?

Can an old person be Innovative?

Can an old person be Productive?

What do YOU think?

Let us know.

Ken & David
Seminar Consultants
info@wholemindsuccess.com

What is Aging? - the Neuroscience of Ageing

2008-04-21T15:43:00.000-07:00

What is Aging? - The Neuroscience of Ageing

Ageing is usually thought of as a process of steady deterioration in our physical and mental capabilities as our chronological age increases.

An old person could be someone who is 80 - or, as blogger lilmama thinks, it could be 30
As lilmama writes:

I will be 30 in Sept. and I feel like I'm losing my youth.
Can I still be considered cool?
Is 30 all downhill?
I want to be young and cool forever!

(http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060718112622AA5h9da)

Common signs of aging are a slowing down of our physical capabilities and a recognizable deterioration in some of our mental faculties.
More frequent memory lapses, difficulty in focusing, taking longer to understand others … these are some of the symptoms of mental aging.

Brain aging is a complex phenomenon, and several theories have been presented to try and explain the process.
What we do know is that genetic and environmental factors play a large part in the ageing process.

Whole Mind Success and Aging - The Ageing Brain

2008-04-18T16:53:00.000-07:00

Whole Mind Success and Aging

The Aging Brain

How do we define aging? Is it something that occurs at a particular chronological age? - a number that we arbitrarily pick - say 65, the retirement age of our parents’ generation?

Well, if you talk to some 80 year-olds today, you may well find out that not only do they still feel young, but that they are mentally alert and emotionally well balanced.

So, is old age all in the mind? If it is, can using some of the techniques from our Whole Mind Success seminars help to delay the symptoms of ageing?

Can the problems of ageing such as memory loss, sleep issues and dementia be delayed or even prevented?

Older Adults & Senior Citizens

2008-04-07T15:48:00.000-07:00

Whole Mind Success methods have been found to help older adults.

The old concepts of merely having a fit body as one ages have been replaced
by a concern for the mental fitness of our aging population.

Long before the latest fads of brain gyms, etc., Whole Mind Success has been teaching techniques to Corporations - where their older executives also found significant cognitive improvements.

Our methods improve concentration and focus, help enhance memory, and appear to delay, or perhaps even prevent, the onset of dementia.

Contact us for more information.

The World's Creative Brains in One Location

2008-03-17T15:54:00.001-07:00

My fortnight in Singapore was both an intellectual and a culinary feast.

The first week was a heavily scheduled Creativity Seminar at the 20th annual conference of the American Creativity Association (ACA).

We heard from world renowned authorities on neuroscience, creativity, and on the other major corporate buzzword today, innovation.

The conference was in a lovely 5-star hotel on the waterfront, where I presented a paper on Whole Mind Success - which was well received.
Several professors and some Creativity instructors were keen to work with us, as our methods complemented theirs by working from the INSIDE.

The second week was busy with Whole Mind Success workshops at local firms - including an insurance company.

We have all heard about the external ways to help creativity blossom in a corporate setting.

Many of us are familiar with the various ways an organization can create the appropriate environment to allow its creative people to actually be creative.

Whether it is coming up with new ideas and designs, or making the latest widget, those people in your organization who are already regarded as creative will be able to manifest their creativity in a nurturing environment.

What Whole Mind Success does is rather different – we are training corporate employees how to access the source of creativity – we are going into their Minds.

Our seminars teach individuals how to use their Whole Mind to awaken and enhance their creativity and their innovative powers. Whole Mind methods are practical, proven techniques using research from neurology and psychology which have been shown to enhance an individual’s creativity.