The influence of music on neurons in the brain. Luciano Pavarotti once said “if children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them”.

People are surrounded by music everyday; it affects mood, concentration, creativity, and even the ability to learn. How can a combination of a few notes have such a profound effect an on individual’s ability to learn? When in infant is born, there are billions of nerves and nerve connections in the brain that are necessary for survival. These neural connections are formed through experiences and strengthened through repetition. An infant is exposed to new situations everyday that affect the nerves in their brain, and once these connections are formed it is very difficult to reverse or rewire them. Listening to music helps to create and strengthen more neural connections because nerves that deal with the auditory system of the brain are being activated in order to hear the music.

Music is a stimulus that needs to be processed by the brain because we have receptors for sensing and reacting to music. The act of processing this stimulus influences the neural connections in the brain and therefore affects other neural connections which in turn affect the outputs of the body. The Mozart effect is a phenomenon that states when an individual listens to short bursts of music, their intellectual and motor abilities increase and become more efficient. It has a profound effect on young children because their minds are still developing at a rapid rate and their neural pathways are easily influenced. The music composed by Mozart has a 60 beat per minute pattern that is repeated throughout his pieces. This pattern activates the action potentials in the right and left hemispheres of the brain and it strengthens the connections between the neurons that connect the two halves. Strengthening of the neural connections leads to more efficient information processing because the brain must concentrate on comprehending multiple stimuli and it therefore becomes capable of multitasking. The ductility of an infant’s brain must be utilized to its fullest potential, because unused nerves are rendered useless.

A healthy living space is very important to assist with the balance of all things in life. Where we live does not determine our outcomes in their entirety, though the way in which we live does have a substantial effect on our experience and for those around us too. Our children benefit from our personal sense of well-being and balance as do our partners. When we create a healthy living space we are working in accordance with nature. It is true that the body is in perfect balance with nature and any tilt in the balance can clearly be seen when illness manifests in physical form.


Your living space is not only a balance in the body but in all things possible - in all areas that one can reach and aspire to. Yes - balance is an aspiration and a great achievement and those who are consistent in cultivating this healthy space will surely succeed in gaining effective results. Love, health, money, homes, children, work, social life and virtually any area of life that you can interact with is a part of your living space. Without sufficient space nothing can grow or reach out to higher heights, the same way that a plant needs sufficient space for the roots to ground themselves and for a suitable amount of light to trigger photosynthesis.


Our bodies are triggered by external forces such as skin reactions, food and health supplements and it is our living space that can often dictate our daily mood. When we surround ourselves with a healthy living space we can often see clearly when outside forces are no longer serving us and seek to find that balance again in all things - we change direction and head for what we know to be beneficial. The body is the only true vehicle that allows the energy to renew itself within, everything else that we see outside of ourselves has to take energy from an external source such as electricity or the sun. 


After being subjected to healthier experiences the body itself becomes stronger and when in the presence of lower energy fields does not become as affected as someone who's body is weaker.

You cannot battle the ego. When you take a step in the direction of disabling this part of the personality it too takes a step down with you. It is the shadow that encases you making you think that the light at the end of the tunnel will blind you. Every time you attempt to disable the ego the issues that bring you pain or misery in life you are now starving the ego of its feed, its air to breath and regenerate. Bear in mind that all of these personality traits have been accumulated over a vast period of time and may take some time to unravel their chaotic nature. This is perfectly normal and once started, you have begun to plant the natural seed of your true personality's flower amongst a garden of weeds. Let the child make his mistakes, let the child experience his love loss and pain. Where adults are concerned, for most people it is often only when they fall far down enough into the deep darkness of their own torture that they can ever really rise up and conquer their own fears and self - but it doesn’t have to be this way.

The majority of the population around the world are under the impression that thinking will bring them to mastery and a state of completion at some point in their lives. This thought pattern is only true to a certain degree such as the financial or social extent that one can reach, and is completely erroneous where true reality is concerned. It is also the culprit of all pain and suffering in the world especially for those who are considerably wealthy but still experience turmoil in their lives. When you fall in love it feels good, when your love leaves you the feelings creep in with a devastating blow - look at how many people have hurt themselves and others through the loss of something or someone they have become attached to - we see it everyday on the news and it is riddled throughout the media because most people are true to their feelings but never true to their real Self.

​When you learn how to master the mind and face your feelings then neither of the two can penetrate you, eventually dissolving the personality (ego) and moving you into the natural reality and state of joy that is really you. If you did not get emotional when someone hurts you then you would not feel hurt, pain, distress or even act out of anger. The reason why this sounds impossible or alien to your current belief system is that you have been trained since a child to act upon your feelings and negativity, though now it is time for a change. How often have you told yourself - 'I have to stop thinking like this.' If you could detach from the amount of thoughts that you have on a daily basis your brain capacity would open up so much that you would be propelled into a whole new plane of existence. You are taught from the earliest age possible to think hard about things and listen to your feelings. This is where the vast majority live and this is where the seed for pain grows, it is nobody’s fault it is the process that we call life but it is not true living.

​I will stay in each moment that arises.  The past is a memory replaying in my head and the future is yet to come.  By being fully present in this moment I maximise the potential for the best possible future – There is no need to project my thoughts.

Daniel Dempster

The power of your thoughts are the reason you are at the very point you are in at this moment in time. You may be wondering why there is so much pain around you at the moment, where there is sorrow and heartache in your life constantly.

When there are problems in your life, it is common to ponder them and try to figure a solution or look for the best way to move forward. The problem with this is that when you focus on the problem for too long, your thought expands and adds more energy to the problem itself, therefore making the problem bigger. It is this thought that you project, this energy that you feed out into the world that actually creates your reality. Everything needs energy to survive. The building blocks for creation are determined by the amount of thought that is given to any situation you are presented with in your life. Giving too much thought (worry) to the issues that arise will breed more negativity if you continue to offer morbid reflection around the idea. There is nothing wrong with entertaining a mental assessment of the problems in you have, though this must quickly be followed by the idea of a solution. We can all focus on our problems and quite easily recognise exactly what is going wrong in our lives, but it is a trained skill to be able to move from the thought process of the problem and into the solution. The bridge between the problem and solution is determined by how quickly you can move between the two; the quicker you are able to take action will define the outcome. How much time you spend focusing on your solution will give energy to the creation of that solution. Even if you feel that there is no solution and cannot see a way out, you need to move away from the problem. The critical change in your thought pattern which allows you to move towards your solution is the most important mechanism of the mind for success in reaching your solution.

As the problem arises, see it for what it is. Whether it be a financial, health or personal issue. The key is to then instantly detach from the idea that you have a problem and move into the positive mindset of the solution even though it has not materalised yet. You cannot create a positive outcome from the standpoint of negativity. Your mind seeks a logical explanation for everything and when it faces a problem that it cannot solve a negative feeling can quickly arise within you. This negativity is like a whirlpool of water and your mind is the tap that allows more problems to flow into that whirlpool, thus making it bigger. Once the 'weight' of a positive idea begins to outbalance the negativity the problem can be overcome and the law that governs the issue will be replaced by the new thought pattern and you will begin to see the change, which can then be followed by action. Nothing changes if nothing changes.