As promised for my #stuntwriting project, I have been reading and meditating on the book, Buddha's Brain by Rick Hansen, PHD and Richard Mendius, MD. One quote that has stuck we me thus far is, "Inhibition from the prefrontal cortex and arousal from the limbic system must balance each other: too much inhibition and you feel numb inside, too much arousal and you feel overwhelmed." Basically, within my body, two systems - the prefrontal cortex (brain) and the limbic system (body) are trying to figure out what is the right state for me to be in, in any given moment. So, my feelings of … [Read more...]