There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
There is a lot of information around on the importance of looking after our health, like maintaining a healthy diet and plenty of exercise... Which is all well and good if your aim is just to keep your body healthy. But what about your brain?
From chocolate to coffee and sleep to sharper smarter thinking, join me for an article or three as I share insights, tips and ideas on what it takes to keep your brain operating at full speed, so you can wake up feeling refreshed, happier and healthier every day.
Had a stressful day at work?
Feeling a bit down and looking for a pick-me-up?
Need something to get you going on a boring task?
Sometimes life gets a bit too hectic and full on.
Is music something you turn to, to help you relax, find peace of mind, boost your mood and feel happier?
We’ve used music for over 43,000 years and studies have revealed a multitude of benefits it can provide.
How does music help you in your life and work?
How does music make you feel? Inspired? Happy? Contemplative? Whatever the feeling, it is based on emotion. Music has an impact on our mood, our memory, performance and wellbeing. Who hasn’t found it easier to run a little further, or work a little faster to keep up...
I first met Tania de Jong at a conference in Sydney a couple of years ago. I was impressed not just by her beautiful soprano singing voice, but in addition, her warmth and compassion for others.As a follow up from Mental Health Week it seems appropriate to continue to...
It depends.If you are in customer service and a customer is unable to get your attention because you are lost in the music belting out from your earphones, then no.But if you are in a work environment where other extraneous noise, such as the guy in the next cubicle...
Over the last few months I have spent a considerable amount of time in writing mode, putting together new material for workshops, writing a new book, and keeping up with my blog. All of which require me to sit at my desk in front of my computer.Now my brain works best...
There appears there is a payoff for all those music lessons you and your family may have had to endure when you were a child. A study recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that learning to play a musical instrument before the age of seven has a...