Written By
Aditya Shukla, Cognition Today
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The mind-body connection is "literal". Train your body = train your mind
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Nature triggers biophilia - our tendency to connect with lifeforms. It makes us very aware of ourselves.
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Complete mind-body connection including limbs, core, breathing, and spatial orientation. Get in the habit of moving to music.
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Interoception is our sense of connecting with bodily sensations like pain, hunger, twitches, strain, etc. Take 5 minutes to notice your body's state.
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Bathing involves touching and self-grooming. Paying attention to the state of your body helps build the connection. Don't bathe on auto-pilot.
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Take a few minutes every day to learn about the body. That learning helps you conceptualize your body. Without that learning, it is hard to be connected to it.
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Devices like FitBit help you keep your body's state in check. The numbers bring attention to how the body responds during the day.
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Nothing is as potent as sports and spatial reasoning games to connect decision-making to bodily movements.