Biohackers Magazine Issue 8

Download or read book Biohackers Magazine Issue 8 written by Biohackers Magazine and published by Biohackers Magazine . This book was released on with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We’ve all heard the phrase, “Opposites Attract”, but what do we really think about the deeper meaning behind it and how it plays into our overall physical, mental, spiritual health? When we reflect more on this phrase and attune our awareness, we can begin to see how doing one action or biohack, can cause a positive effect on the opposite end of the spectrum. There are many examples where we can use. By focusing on our breathing, we spend training our minds to breathe more fluidly, without much thought. By using red light therapy, we privately soak in the needed light waves in order to send us out into the world with a healthier, brighter being and soul, ready to pass this onto others. Perhaps one of the best examples is this: When we actually go to a quiet place to reflect, to pray, to meditate, etc., we are contracting ourselves inward and consciously forgetting about the world. We do this for many reasons but one primary reason is for our health, as taking a break from the world and pushing the pause button cause to stimulate some much-needed healing and serenity. On the other side of the coin, by contracting away from the world during this time, we are actually preparing ourselves to better expand ourselves, our ideas, our service to the world. In other words, we better prepare ourselves to share the best possible version of ourselves with the community around us. By taking the private time to focus on our inner self, we rebalance our mind, body, and soul, engendering a newer, more refined self to go out into the world and share whatever service we have to offer. Biohacking isn’t just about the action. It's about the way that continuous habitual action impacts not only ourselves and our health but also the health of our family, our friends, our community, our nation, our world. By mastering ourselves during a time of no distractions, we build ourselves up to perform effectively and efficiently in the world of many distractions. I’ll now leave you with this insightful quote by Plato: “The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile