10 Mindful Minutes by Goldie Hawn

Author:Goldie Hawn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Published: 2011-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

■ Enhanced neurogenesis, or the creation of new neurons in the brain

So go out for that much-needed run or whatever exercise you like. You will feel better, actually have more energy, and be better able to cope with the day’s stresses. This improved sense of well-being helps alert us to the dangers of stress and fatigue. Becoming self-aware is the first step in taking care of ourselves.

Reflections

I’ve been dancing since I was three. I can honestly say that the highest points in my life, and when I’ve felt most joyful and integrated with everything around me, have been when I was moving my body to music. The method I learned required that we not only had to perform a pirouette, for instance, but also had to break down the movements to describe how each part of the body was connected to the next. It worked beautifully in integrating the two hemispheres of my brain and connecting my body and mind. On one night in particular, I was performing in West Side Story in a theater in Baltimore. Time stood still. I felt I was dancing with the air, with the molecules of the unseen. I felt completely joyful, peaceful, purposeful, and exalted.

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