How to Rewire Your Brain
How to Rewire Your Brain
The roles your brain plays are more than what we once thought. Science shares that the higher brain, the Neocortex or Cerebrum, and the lower portion of your brain, the Cerebellum, have many other jobs to help keep you more balanced and able to cope with adversities. Usually, the lower brain, responsible for movement, is now recognized as a major player in managing stress and emotions. This is the latest science shared from NeuroScience News.com (March 18, 2026). The missing link that helps regulate your brain from overload, whether childhood trauma or any of the traumas so many are enduring currently, is in movement. Trauma is any stress that continues to loop and take control of your thoughts and state of being, so adding regular exercise is another practice to consider introducing into your lifestyle. Here are two different thoughts below to help manage your well-being.
Physical activity, and not a huge amount per week, approximately two to seven hours, is enough to enable the brain to rewire negative thoughts and feelings into a more balanced and beneficial experience. The current study targeted three areas in the Neocortex: the amygdala, where fear is stored; the hippocampus, where memories reside; and the anterior cingulate cortex, where emotions are regulated and where the Neocortex communicates with the cerebellum. Adding exercise weekly strengthens communication among these 4 areas of your brain. The cerebellum is now a key player in directly regulating stress and emotions.
Find what speaks most to you and commit to taking action as a daily practice of intentional physical activity. Some may prefer coordinating with another to share the experience. Being a Feldenkrais Practitioner and Assistant Trainer, the practice of daily Awareness Through Movement (ATM)® lessons, even small amounts explored anywhere, provides the perfect solution to improving your state of being. You can be waiting in a line, taking a walk, listening to your breathing, noticing what’s around you, instead of tuning out, tune back in, and experience the improvements.
No matter how closely we look, it is difficult to find a mental act that can take place without the support of some physical function. – Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
Now here’s another pattern to think about when you notice your brain is a bit too hyperactive, and you’re finding another solution to quiet your mind. It’s another recent BBC study on Cognitive Shuffling that helps redirect your brain away from looping stresses that keep you awake.
Pick a neutral word, the article shares CAKE. As you lie awake, exploring the known approaches to help quiet your mind, with the first letter, find a word with that letter and create an image of that word, then continue finding another word with that letter, imagine, see the image, and continue until you choose to go to the second letter and begin the same process. You’re not looking to find as many words with that letter, but a slower process, so you can actually imagine, see the word, before you select another word. Both my husband and I found this interesting, and while we usually don’t have difficulty falling asleep, you, like me, realize that we can all have moments when sleep eludes us until we wake and realize we did fall asleep at some point. It was fascinating how both of us only got to maybe the second or third letter, and restful sleep came pretty quickly. This is not a fix; rather, it’s about finding other options to improve quality of life when stress and emotions are triggered.
I believe that the unity of mind and body is an objective reality. They are not just parts somehow related to each other, but an inseparable whole while functioning. — Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais
I hope I’ve earned the privilege of your time and attention this week, and invite you to listen to this newsletter from the link at the beginning to experience another way to learn about pertinent strategies.
Warmest,
Peggi
