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Awakening to Higher Brain Living

By Nikki Conte, N.D. and Lauren Joyce

Have you ever experienced a deep, powerful longing to create significant transformation in your life, and yet found it to be surprisingly difficult? Are you on a quest to explore the evolution of human consciousness? The reason we struggle to gain enlightenment seems to lie, at least in part, in our physiology. Specifically, in the fact that our lower brain is “hard-wired” for survival and is dominated by the “fight or flight” impulse. It creates a state of hyper vigilance, stress and anxiety in which anything new is seen as life-threatening. Our lower brain, focused solely on survival, does everything it can to resist or prevent change, dutifully sounding the internal stress alarms. It is poorly suited for the complexities and ever-increasing pace of modern living, nor is it equipped to dissipate stress and generate forward momentum.

Clearly, it’s time to break free of the lower brain’s dominance, and a groundbreaking new modality is leading the way. Pioneered by Dr. Michael Cotton D.C., it’s known as Higher Brain Living, and it centers on the concept of “enlightenment physiology.” Utilizing a light-touch technique, a Certified Facilitator introduces contacts specifically designed to liberate energy blocks throughout the body and to create a surge of energy to the part of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex, or “Higher Brain.” Humans generally only harness between 10 to 15% of this latent potential. As this latent part becomes more energized, it creates observable shifts in neuroplasticity and brain activity consistent with Higher Order levels of thought and coherence. It’s even measurable during EEG studies.

The prefrontal cortex sends organized neuronal connections to other parts of the brain while releasing stress, tension and anxiety. This newly energized Higher Brain generates waves of energy that promotes focus and a deep sense of purpose while creating the conditions necessary for profound personal transformation. It promotes increased access and receptivity to higher states of consciousness that meditators and monks have sought for so long.

Furthermore, these advanced states seem to hold the potential of ushering a sustainable shift in brain evolution. This is what sets Higher Brain Living apart: it addresses brain physiology, as the “missing link” in both personal transformation and human consciousness.

Dr. Nikki Conte has been practicing naturopathic holistic health for over 20 years. She is a Mastery-Level Facilitator of Higher Brain Living. She is also certified in cranio-sacral therapy and therapeutic massage.

Lauren Joyce is a neurofeedback therapist and a Mastery-Level Facilitator of Higher Brain Living. She holds additional certifications in QHHT, Awesomeism, and Marconics No Touch Protocol. She is also a licensed Massage Therapist.

For more information, contact Lauren Joyce at [email protected] or call 646-712-2423. Dr. Conte can be reached at 908-75404480. Additional resources can be found at HBLDrConte.com/WhatIsHBL. 

Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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