NEURAL PATHS

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • Neuroplastic meditations like metta don’t just suppress negative mind states; they replace them. Chronic self-judgment, anxiety, and resentment can be replaced with more stable emotional traits like kindness, patience, and gratitude. These aren’t just temporary shifts; with repeated practice, they become durable traits—default modes of perception and response.

  • Negativity and reactivity often feel like our baseline. Neuroplastic meditation offers a radical, evidence-based possibility: that the mind can be trained not just to feel better, but to be better.

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • “Neurons that fire together, wire together.”
    — Donald Hebb, Canadian neuropsychologist
    This foundational concept of neuroplasticity means that repeated thoughts or behaviors strengthen the connections between brain cells.

  • “The human brain has an extraordinary capacity to rewire itself in response to experience.”
    — Norman Doidge, psychiatrist and author of The Brain That Changes Itself

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • What daily atomic habit do you practice to rewire your brain per your highest values?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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