What is Mental Fitness?  

Mental Fitness is the capacity of the body and mind to work together to increase our physical energy, emotional stability, and mental clarity and calm. The feeling of being mentally fit is one of lightness, harmony, of being in sync. It’s that sense of being awake, alive, and connected with life—and who doesn’t want more of that? 

A good place to start is with one of the most effective tools for shifting our physical, mental, and emotional states: the breath.  

According to Dr. Patricia Gerbarg, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at New York Medical College and author of The Healing Power of the Breath, “every emotion is accompanied by a different breath pattern.” It’s possible to change how you feel and even how your mind is working by slowing down to a gentle pattern of four to six breaths per minute.  

Coherent breathing brings our autonomic nervous system into a balanced, calm state and has the same effect on our mind. Dr. Gerbarg writes that this practice “has a calming effect on the emotions while enhancing attention, clarity, and mental focus.” Working the breath in a deep, balanced pattern has been shown to synchronize or harmonize body and mind, thus lifting our mood and performance... #thinkseismic6