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Left Brain wrote this | Right Brain approved it

In 2012 I wrote about my yoga brain. Fourteen years later I’ve realized I don’t have just one brain state. I have a whole house of them. There’s a yoga brain and a hiking brain. There’s a writing brain, a romance brain and a networking brain that counts the seconds until it can go home. There’s even a kitty brain. Each room has its own mix of analysis and flow, and I’ve found that the best moments happen in the doorways between them. Wander through with me.

(Fair warning: my left brain drew the floor plan, so everything is labeled)

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Distraction of emotional trauma: Through undischarged residual energy

I am distracted often. Yes, that gets in my way when I know I’ll disappoint someone if I don’t accomplish a certain goal. Sometimes that someone is myself.

Yet, with my life of freedom—more so, the art of distraction itself—I wouldn’t have it any other way. There is a beauty and inherent intelligence in distraction.

Why does a distracted mind cause anxiety? (My original version of this article was 12 years ago during my graduate studies after the Yoga and Psyche Conference).

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Healthy eyesight: Luteins, red wine and computers

I went to the optometrist today for my first time in all my years—having 20/20 vision all my life—because I noticed that in the last year or so, I am no longer able to read the fine print on my iPhone. For that matter, I cannot focus on anything anymore that is within a one-foot distance from my eyes. This is new for me.

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