From the field of neuroscience, comes the belief that the human brain likes and does best when given direction.  The word for this direction, flow, and internal humming is “synchrony”.  Mindbody Visions is a website dedicated to helping others better achieve brain synchrony through developing concrete life plans addressed in the areas of mind, body, and spirit.  This interplay has gained popularity through the mission of holistic or integrative medicine which asserts that we, human beings, are not separate and distinct segments.  Rather, there is an overlap in which one aspect leads into the other. If any one area becomes the sole focus without attention to the other two, a gap surfaces within the total person.  It’s kind of like walking lop-sided….off balance.

Let’s imagine that your work demands long hours and there appears to be no free time for any type of exercise.  Actually, you are working seven days a week to finish a crucial project and your time for a faith expression is gone.  Your mind is working overtime with both your body and spirit undernourished.  How long can a person withstand such a proposition without some consequences?  Who will speak up for you?  How will this end?  Even when it does, how long before a similar situation arises?

To achieve an internal balance of body, mind, and spirit is a personal endeavor.  It requires a personal decision and commitment from within.  First, there needs to be an internal belief that it is possible and that you deserve it.  Second, develop a personal plan to balance the three areas on a daily or weekly basis.  Third, honor your plan and follow through in all three areas.  Over time, an internal balance will occur and your brain will re-set to an inner synchrony.   When the body, mind, and spirit are working in unison, a natural brain rhythm will occur.