Mon'Vie Mind Wellness

01/08/2026

Binaural beats feel like someone turning the volume down on your nervous system.

Nothing dramatic.
Just two tones in your ears, and suddenly your shoulders drop without you telling them to.

I don’t use them to “fix” anything.
I use them to give my brain a place to land.

Headphones on.
Mind a little quieter.
Body remembers how to settle.

Sometimes that’s enough.

01/06/2026

As a psychiatrist, I observe a common trend every January: the surge of "all-or-nothing" resolutions that trigger the threat response and often lead to disappointment.

In this post, I will share how to set intentions that truly stick by aligning with your nervous system.

- Start by regulating your system before planning.
- Implement small micro-actions.
- Use simple cues, such as music rituals.
- Incorporate identity-based language that your brain can trust.

https://monviemindwellness.com/blog/new-year-new-nervous-system-intention-setting-that-actually-sticks-in-2026

For those seeking support in embodying these practices in real time, consider joining us for the first Sonic Immersion of 2026. This elevated mindfulness experience combines neuroscience, intentional sound design, and therapeutic EDM frequencies with somatic body scanning, breathwork, guided movement and relaxation, and grounding reflection. This approach is designed to help you release stress, re-center, and reconnect with joy.

https://momence.com/Namaste-Yoga/Sonic-Immersion/126717533?skipPreview=true

Mon’Vie Mind Wellness is a luxury concierge psychiatry practice by Dr. Mona Amini, offering personalized whole person mental health care, neuroscience informed treatment, Sonic Immersion experiences, and 24/7 direct access for high performing adults in Scottsdale and Phoenix.

12/30/2025

Rest is not a reward for hard work; it is a vital component of performance. Recovery acts as a strategic input that protects attention, stabilizes mood chemistry, and strengthens memory consolidation.

For high achievers who have been pushing through fatigue, it’s important to recognize that the unraveling often leads to genuine healing and clarity. Embracing the importance of rest is essential on the journey toward success.

This blog post covers:
- Why your brain needs short pauses in ~90–120 minute cycles
- Four micro-recovery tools you can use between meetings: breath reset, sensory pause, micro-nap, and transition track
- A simple 10-minute “performance reset” you can implement this week

If you’ve been pushing through, consider this your permission slip to recover on purpose. Read the full post for more insights.

We do not earn rest; we use it to perform. Recovery is a strategic input that stabilizes mood chemistry, protects attention, and improves memory consolidation. Neurologically, short, deliberate pauses reduce amygdala hypervigilance and allow the prefrontal cortex to reassert top-down control.

12/30/2025

Healing is messy, sometimes painful, and a farewell to past versions of you... but the peace on the other side? Absolutely worth it.

12/26/2025

echno and trance aren’t just entertainment. They can be a nervous-system practice when we listen with intention.

In this new blog post, I explore Cold Blue’s album Mountain as a metaphor for the inner climb, and how long-form electronic music can function as “sonic immersion”: a guided sensory bath that supports regulation through rhythm, breath cues, and reduced cognitive load.
Mona Amini MD MBA

I also share a simple 3-phase listening protocol (base camp → climb → soft landing) you can try the next time you feel scattered. What track or set reliably helps your system come back down?

Mona Amini MD MBA

Psychiatrist Dr. Mona Amini breaks down the neuroscience behind Cold Blue’s new album Mountain and shows how techno and trance can support nervous system regulation, resilience, and recovery. Inspired by the original EDMTunes feature, this article explains how to use long form listening, sonic imm...

12/17/2025

This New Year, skip the all-or-nothing resolutions and try a reset your body actually believes. The 30-Day Sonic Reset is a structured, science-informed plan designed to help you rewire stress through a 10-minute daily protocol that pairs breathwork with curated, lyric-free sound and a moment of grounded reflection.

Across the month you’ll move through three supportive themes: Release, Restore, Rewire. Building a regulation practice that’s realistic, repeatable, and surprisingly powerful.

If you want 2026 to feel calmer from the inside out, this is your January blueprint.

A structured 4-week plan that pairs breathwork, curated music, and micro-reflection to stabilize mood, improve sleep latency, and build a reliable daily reset.

12/11/2025

Your brain is not “bad at willpower.” It is responding exactly as designed in a world of nonstop notifications and endless feeds. That is why most strict “digital detox” rules do not stick.

In our latest blog, “Boundaries, But Beautiful: Digital Hygiene You Will Actually Keep,” Dr. Mona Amini (psychiatrist and founder of Mon’Vie Mind Wellness®) explains what is really happening in the brain when you feel pulled to your phone, and how to create realistic digital boundaries you can live with. You will learn simple, repeatable habits, a few high-impact “micro-policies” for your tech use, and a gentle 7 day reset you can start tonight.

If you are a high achiever, parent, or leader who has noticed more doom scrolling and less true rest, this is for you.

👉 Read the full guide: https://monviemindwellness.com/blog/boundaries-but-beautiful-digital-hygiene-you-will-actually-keep

A comprehensive, science-informed guide to digital hygiene that pairs music, breath, and compassionate design to reduce doom-scrolling, protect sleep, and boost focus.

12/11/2025

Stop letting people gas light you babe.

12/03/2025

Helpers are often the steadiest person in the room, yet they can also be the most exhausted.

This guide offers caregivers, creatives, and clinicians a set of quick, science-backed recovery rituals to use between sessions, during your commute, or before bed.

These rituals incorporate breath, music, and small movement resets. If you find yourself running on low battery while still holding everyone else together, this one-page protocol is designed to help you protect your energy without losing your heart.

A guide for caregivers, creatives, and clinicians featuring rapid regulation, between‑session resets, replenishment rituals, and team practices that protect compassion and performance.