Sattva Wellness & Counseling

Sattva Wellness & Counseling Jannine Pergola LMHC, CCH, RYT. Jannine is a NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor for 20+years.

10/08/2025

Your mind can train your body even without lifting a finger

Neuroscience shows that simply visualizing an action activates the same brain circuits as actually performing it. This means your brain practices physically even when you are just imagining.

Every repetition in your mind helps strengthen neural pathways, making it easier to execute the action in real life. Athletes, musicians, and performers use mental rehearsal to improve skills, sharpen coordination, and boost confidence. By visualizing a movement, your brain lays down the foundation for precise ex*****on.

This mental training works because neurons responsible for movement and planning are activated during visualization. Over time, repeated mental practice can enhance speed, accuracy, and fluidity—sometimes rivaling actual physical practice. It’s a technique used in professional sports, music, dance, and even rehabilitation after injury.

The concept also has powerful applications beyond athletics. Students, public speakers, and anyone learning new skills can strengthen performance just by imagining the steps, sequences, or gestures. Your mind becomes a rehearsal space where success is practiced before it happens.

In short, visualization isn’t just daydreaming, it’s brain training. Every time you mentally rehearse, you are building stronger connections, improving ex*****on, and preparing your body to perform flawlessly when the moment arrives.

09/30/2025

Parentified or enmeshed children often disown their own needs.

09/30/2025

Brain and mental health are not political issues—they are sacred human rights.

With the sponsorship of the White House Faith Office, I had the honor of presenting in the Roosevelt Room of the West Wing today to HHS Secretary Kennedy on the urgent need for a National Brain Health Revolution. We are at a crossroads:

• 25% of Americans are on psychiatric medications.
• Anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, and addiction are at epidemic levels.
• More than 1 billion people worldwide are struggling with brain and mental health challenges (WHO).
• Su***de in young people has increased 746% since 2000.

But this crisis is also our greatest opportunity. If we shift the conversation—not from “mental illness,” but to brain health—we can transform how we care for ourselves, our families, and our communities.

1 in 2 Americans will face a mental health challenge in their lifetime. If it’s not you, it will be someone you love. Brain health does not discriminate. It affects every race, every religion, every political party. This is not a partisan issue. This is a human issue. A sacred issue. And it’s time to unite behind a bold vision: a future where brain health is the foundation of a healthier, stronger, more purposeful nation.

The revolution has already begun. Join us in making brain health America’s top priority—because when we get our brains right, everything else will follow. More to come. 🇺🇸

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09/30/2025

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MRI studies have revealed something amazing about dogs. Their love for their owners goes beyond food, toys, or even other dogs. Scientists discovered that when a dog smells its owner, a special part of its brain actually lights up more than it does when the dog smells food or another animal.

This part of the brain, called the caudate nucleus, is connected to feelings of love and reward. The reaction is so strong that it shows dogs aren’t just recognizing a familiar scent, they’re feeling joy and affection.

It proves that when our dogs look at us or come running to greet us, it’s not just habit. Deep inside their brains, they truly love us, in a way that’s powerful and real.

09/17/2025

6am Yoga . It’s always about the energy

09/16/2025

A strong desire to feel in control can skew our thinking in an overly pessimistic direction and lead to procrastination and anxiety. These thoughts can help restore balance and autonomy.

08/29/2025

Practice the pause. When in doubt, pause. When angry, pause. When tired, pause. When stressed, pause. And when u pause,
keep calm.

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