How to Train the Mind: Tips from a Neuroscience Expert

Training of the mind

In this interview with Fernando Botella Biologist specialized in Neuroscience. Author, CEO of Think&Action. Trainer, Speaker and Business Trainer, he tells us that training the mind is possible. Fernando is also a member of the Research Committee of Wake Up Institute.

We put life at the disposal of the mind

As Fernando tells us, we think that our life should be at the disposal of our mind when the human being can put the mind at the service of his life. The human being has been capable of great things throughout life thanks to the training of the mind. The mind is a powerful tool that, when used correctly, can lead us to develop our maximum potential.

We believe what the mind says

One of the keys to training our mind is to be aware that what the mind tells us is not true.

When the mind gives you an idea it is proposing a neuronal option and it does not have to be true. We must question the mind and train it.

You are not your mind

You cannot train your mind if you are not aware that you are not your mind. The previous step is to be aware that we are not our mind, but the observer who can see how the mind emits thoughts and proposes them to us. Consciousness is before the mind

Self-knowledge

To train our mind we must know ourselves. You can’t practice or train your mind if you don’t know how it works, so knowing yourself and your mind is the start to a trained mind.

Train the mind to be free.

We can train the mind to be free. When you realize that you are not your mind, that you can observe your thoughts without getting involved in them, that you can choose them to create your reality, then you are free and you put the mind at the service of your life.

In conclusion, before training the mind or meditating we must have some basic concepts about the mind and ourselves. Knowing ourselves and knowing the mind and its functions is key to be able to train it and be free.