Alive in the Mind

Dr. Gary Epler – Live in the mind for an extraordinary life filled with high energy, peak performance, and enduring joy.

Joan – What do you mean live in the mind?

Living in the mind means thinking from the mind. Instead of thinking from the primitive brain with limited and negative thoughts all day, think from the mind with unlimited positive thoughts, creativity, and joy. Think from the mind and live in the mind.

How do you think from the mind?

Slow down the brainwaves. We can think from the mind because the human brain has a region called the prefrontal lobe cortex. It’s above the eyebrows and is the most advanced brain on the planet. When the brainwaves are slowed down, the prefrontal lobe can connect with the mind. The mind is the universe filled with unlimited information and knowledge about the past, present, and future. To achieve maximal function, this region needs to be in good health.

How do you keep the prefrontal lobe healthy?

Three fundamental health habits – eat, sleep, and exercise. Keep this advanced brain region healthy with eight hours of sleep every night, two hours for recharging the frontal lobe, a healthy nutrition lifestyle, and one hour of exercise every day.

How does the prefrontal lobe connect with the mind?

The brainwaves need to be slowed down. Everyone knows this feeling because it’s daydreaming. That’s the feeling of being in the mind, and you don’t have to stare out the window during grade school. You can be wide awake, full of energy, and feeling great.

What are other ways to slow down the brainwaves?

Meditation is a good way to learn the feeling of being in the mind and learn to be in the mind spontaneously. Other ways to slow down the brainwaves include a 12-minute walk, yoga breathing, soothing music, and binaural beats, which occur when listening with earphones to two different sound frequencies at once.

Can people create their own way of slowing down the brainwaves?

That’s the best. Create your own technique to be in the mind. I’ll give you an example. Recently, thoughts were swirling around in my head taking away from enjoying the moment. So, I went for a run on the beach in Falmouth, Cape Code. I looked at the Eastern horizon as a sliver of morning sun began the day; the sky was deep blue; the beautiful North Atlantic Ocean sparkled in the wintery air; and the seagulls made their morning rounds and followed me during my run. The swirling negative thoughts vanished instantly. I was enjoying life in the mind full of energy and feeling great. It’s like taking a walk in the woods.

You realized you can live in the mind, does it last?

That’s the exciting surprise. This feeling lasted all day. I had no negative thoughts from the primitive brain because none of these negative thoughts and feelings can occur when you’re in the mind. Primitive brain thoughts require a higher brainwave frequency. Live in the mind with good thoughts.

Does this mean you can live in the mind at home, work, and in public?

Yes. You can be in the mind with peak performance and feeling great. In the past, I thought you had to sit in silence and meditate to enjoy the feeling of living the mind, but it’s the opposite. You don’t have to be a hermit living in a cave or a monk in a faraway monastery. You can be in the middle of a roaring city, a quiet suburb, or living on a farm and feel the profound knowledge and joy of being in the mind.

What’s the function of the mind?

The function is creativity and innovation. That’s where solutions to problems at home and work come from. That’s where innovative ideas and new companies come from. It’s brainstorming where the brain is quiet, and ideas come from the mind. Thinking from the head is too limited to solve problems. Use the mind to develop groundbreaking ideas and companies to improve the world.

What are the feelings while in the mind?

In the mind, you experience positive feelings at an inspirational level beyond your daily life. Serene calmness to the level of DNA calm, total acceptance and belonging with no criticism and no judgment, and the feeling of unconditional love and joy. Courage to be your authentic self, inspiration with the feeling of success and accomplishment, and attention come from the mind. Discipline, persistence, and endurance come from the mind and not from the head. Live in the mind for the feelings of joy and success.

Joan – Live in the mind for an enjoyable life moment by moment. Do you have any closing comments?

Dr. Gary Epler – Live in the mind for living an extraordinary life brimming with high energy, peak performance, maximal creativity, and enduring joy.