Origin: Mexico
Spanish: “Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.”
English: The sleeping shrimp will be carried away by the current.
Meaning: If you don’t stay alert to and act on opportunities, you will miss them.
Archive for July, 2008
Hi,
I invite you to watch this amazing video to learn the answer and understand the many things you are capable of doing with your brain.
In tomorrow’s post, I will explain the importance of healthy sleep and relate it to what you saw in the video.
Be wise and have fun!
Jul-29-2008
Are Learning And Sleep The Greatest Miracles?
From the miracles we observe in nature, there is one that fascinates me every time I think about it, that is, the capacity of animals and, potentially, plants to adapt and change themselves because of something they have learned about their environment.
What is learning? In the excellent book, The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind, By Elkonon Goldberg , I think I found a simple explanation that we can share. He says the following: “ When the organism is exposed to a new pattern of signals form the outside world, the strengths of synaptic contacts (the ease of signal passage between neurons) and local biochemical and electric properties gradually change in complex distributed constellations. This represents learning, as we understand it today.” In other words, every time an organism learns something new, its network of nerves expands to create more complex and capable networks.
Did you know that one of the vital times when this expansion of brain networks takes place is when we sleep? Therefore, if sleep is interrupted for any reason, like for example, pain, illness, noise, bad position bad sleep position etc., learning will be impaired.
Be wise and have fun!
Jul-22-2008
Are Bugs Stealing Your Dreams?
After sharing John Medina’s video with you and seeing your response, it is obvious to me that you like watching videos. In the future, I will do my very best to upload as many relevant videos as possible.
I often get questions in relation to bed bugs - here is an excellent two minute video explanation. Let me know what you think.
By visiting a Wenatex Sleep Seminar you will learn how to achieve a healthier sleep.
Be wise and have fun!
Jane Teresa Anderson, who is a trained scientist and also a published author of books about dream interpretation sent us an EXCELLENT contribution to this post; “Why Do We Often Dream of Sex and Action?”
I decided to share it with you as an new entry instead of merely a comment.
Thank you Jane Teresa for your input, patience and wisdom.
I recommend you to visit the Following Links:
http://www.wenatex.com.au/article_dreaming.asp
Be wise and have fun
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Yes, it’s true, the areas of the brain most active during dreaming are the areas involved in sensing and processing emotions, instincts, drives (such as sex, which is also instinctual and emotional), as well as the areas of the brain that normally, while we are awake, sense and process what we see, hear, smell, touch and taste.
The reasoning part of the brain is pretty much switched off during dreaming! You only have to look at your dreams to realise this is true. Logic has little place in the dramas dreams weave.
In simple terms, the right brain is active and the left brain is sleepy during dreaming.
Here’s the good bit:
Dreams - once interpreted - give you the opportunity to understand how your unconscious mind is programmed. This is important because it’s your unconscious mind that’s in control of how your life turns out . Your fears, whether you know about them or not, dictate how you act in life no matter how much you think your reasoning brain is in control.
Your deepest beliefs about life, the ones that affect how you go about your life and what happens in your life as a result, are anchored in your emotions. These beliefs are mostly unconscious, and because your unconscious mind is a more powerful driving force than you conscious mind, it ‘wins’.
So - isn’t it wonderful that dreams allow you to observe the emotions and beliefs that are really in the driving seat of your life? Knowledge is power - once you know about your unconscious patterns they can be changed.
Yes, we’re reasoning, logical creatures, and this distinguishes us from non-human animals. Yes, we can put a cap on our emotions and drives while we are awake. But I’d argue that being able to remember and interpret our dreams is also what distinguishes us from non-human animals, and it is this ability that enables us to be super-human: to evaluate our unconscious patterns and beliefs and change them so that we truly master our lives and the way we respond to the world.
Oh - you want to know more about sex dreams?
What is the personality of your dream sex partner? Choose three words to describe his or her personality. If the sex is good, you may be unconsciously absorbing these traits into your life. If the sex is not so good, the same applies but you may not be too happy about this fact. However, every dream is unique and it’s the rest of your dream storyline that is the key to the interpretation.
Hope this helps,
Jane Teresa
D R E A M S
Information provided in this blog is to be used for educational purposes only. It should NOT be used as a substitute for seeking professional diagnosis or treatment of any disorder.
I have often wondered why our dreams contain sexual images, dog fights, and car chases a la James Bond etc, but when I did some research, I couldn’t find a non-dream interpretation answer. That is, until I read a book by Dr. Norman Doidge, The Brain that Changes Itself. It states that tests have demonstrated that when we dream, the part of the brain in charge of processing emotion, and our sexual, survival, and aggressive instincts is very active. At the same time, the part that makes us human, which is responsible for inhibiting our emotions and instinct shows very little activity.
There you have it; it looks like during our REM sleep phase, the mind puts the “bouncers” to rest so that all the rest can enjoy the wild party.
What do you think?
Until tomorrow, be wise and have fun.
PS: Is Jane Teresa around?
Information provided in this blog is to be used for educational purposes only. It should NOT be used as a substitute for seeking professional diagnosis or treatment of any disorder.
Jul-15-2008
Brillant Video About Sleep & Memories
Link:
Wenatex conducts “Healthy Sleep for a Better Life” Seminars around Australia and New Zealand. If you are interested in attending please register on our website.
“There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.”
Visit a Wenatex Sleep Seminar to learn more about Healthy Sleep… No jokes!
From Ivanhoe Newswire:
It’s not just ageing that causes sleep problems for women, hormones are also partly to blame.
According to research from the Rush University Medical Centre, approximately 16% of postmenopausal women say they have trouble falling asleep. 41% report waking up several times during the night.
The study looked at women from several ethnic groups. Caucasians were more likely to have trouble staying asleep. Hispanic women were least likely to wake up repeatedly. Among Hispanic, Caucasian, African American and Japanese women, Chinese women were more likely to report waking up earlier than planned.
The research revealed that changing hormones were partly to blame. Drops in levels of estradiol, the major form of estrogen, were associated with falling and staying asleep. While women on hormone therapy had less trouble falling asleep and didn’t wake up as often, it did not influence hot flashes, cold and night sweats.
“Although we found some evidence that hormonal therapy could benefit these menopausal sleep related symptoms, this was not a consistent finding across all groups compared,” said Dr. Howard Kravitz, one of the principal investigators. “So the role for this particular treatment needs more study.”
Women who became menopausal because of surgery and were not on hormone therapy were most likely to have these sleep issues.
Link:
http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=19212
Information provided in this blog is to be used for educational purposes only. It should NOT be used as a substitute for seeking professional diagnosis or treatment of any disorder.
Jul-7-2008
1/3 Of Children With Poor Sleep Habits
Following this newspaper article , a team from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne Australia studied almost 4500 children twice, the first time at age 4 – 5, then again at age 6 – 7. Their sleep behaviour was recorded and analysed.
About one-third of the children in the trial reported poor sleep habits.
Children suffering from poor sleep habits may suffer strong detrimental effects
on their health, behaviour, and learning ability.
A simple check on the ABS website showed that in 2002, there were 4 million children in Australia. This means that there are at least 1.3 million children with poor sleep habits…
Hello… is anybody listening!!!???
Until tomorrow be wise and have fun!
Information provided in this blog is to be used for educational purposes only. It should NOT be used as a substitute for seeking professional diagnosis or treatment of any disorder.