Does it ever happen that one negative event spins you out for the whole day, a week, or more?

Maybe someone cuts you off in traffic, and you react with rage, and within a split second, you are ready to fight regardless of the consequences. Or you lose a file after hours of hard work on the computer, and "the whole world falling apart". Or your teenage daughter doesn't want to listen to your life wisdom, and suddenly, you react angrily and aggressively, too emotionally. And when things like these happen, you begin worrying and ruminating, and you can't get out of the rut...until someone next to you reminds you that you might be overreacting. And when you think about it again, you realise she or he is right, so your anger slowly deflates.

However, somewhere deep in your mind, where you silently rationalise (justify) your reaction, an ember of negative emotions still smouldering, waiting for the next opportunity to flare up.

And if all this rumination and worrying lasts for a short time, it is bearable. But what if it lasts for days, and all those negative emotions accumulate? They start to affect your mood and physical health. And If this goes on for weeks or months, it becomes a state of being. And, If you live this way for years, it becomes a personality trait often accompanied by chronic stress, anxiety, depression and various physical illnesses.

A desperate but common result. But it doesn't have to be that way! There is a way to strengthen your emotional apparatus and balance it.

Come to the cours and see for yourself.

We all desire for our children to have healthy physical and mental development. As for the latter, parents or caregivers play a crucial role in ensuring it.

As a parent or caregiver, your primary responsibility is to be a "safe haven" for your child. You need to create a space where your child can always take refuge in case of harsh experiences. If you manage to do so, you will have provided the single most important prerequisite for your child's mental health and overall success. This is far more important than piano lessons or language courses, as per scientific research.

However, being a "safe haven" for your child is not an easy task. We understand how difficult it is to remain aware and calm during challenging times. Sometimes, we react wrongly, and instead of comforting the child, we end up causing them more stress. We may realize our mistake and feel sorry, and if we are lucky, we manage to "repair" our wrongdoing and comfort the child afterwards. But most of the time, we aren't even aware of our mistakes since our reactions come from the unconscious mind, and we only recognize the mistake in retrospect, sometimes even many years later.

Parenting is hard work, and we all make mistakes. This is why it is crucial to acquire and utilize the available knowledge. The technique of self-observation can assist you in mitigating or even eliminating unwanted blind reactions. Better yet, it can help you become calm and joyful, regardless of the situation.

By knowing yourself, you will better understand yourself, and with that, you will also understand your children better. Once this happens, your blind reactivity disappears, and compassion steps in.

Objectivity is at the core of our decision-making process. A decision that is not based on objective reality can lead to unwanted outcomes.

Sometimes, we are lucky, and the decision is correct, and we can take pride in our intelligence. However, there are times when we are not so fortunate, and we wonder what made us make that decision. We then try to rationalize or excuse the bad decision, but deep down, we know the truth. Our biased mind misled us and doubt settles in our minds, making future decisions even more challenging.

Contrary to popular belief, decisions are not made solely based on objective analytical data. They are often influenced by subjective perceptions that are biased and influenced by countless factors that we are unaware of, such as what we eat for breakfast or our childhood experiences. We can't do much to change this, as we can't change our ancestors or cultural background.

However, we can improve our decision-making skills by understanding the mind formation process and all its preconditioning issues and biases. It is essential to understand where the wrong conclusions/decisions come from. We must remove the confusion caused by emotions and other influences to see things as they are. When emotions are overactive, our minds are like rough seas, and it is challenging to see things clearly in depth. But when our minds are calm and tranquil, we can see things deepen and more clearly, and we can make quick and correct decisions.

By practising the technique of objective self-observation we'll discuss, you can gain incredible clarity of mind. This will improve your decision-making skills and strengthen your inner peace, which is especially important when deciding on critical issues.

Allow me to share my personal story with you.

I was on my way to becoming an elite athlete until I broke my neck during training. It was on my eighteenth birthday. I have had less than five per cent to stay alive or without dire consequences. Happily, I put those few per cent to use, and now, more than thirty-five years later, I am healthy and happy.

It wasn't the best experience of my life. However, it allowed me to tell you a word or two about the trauma such an event can cause you and about how it is when you fall into the abyss of anger and despair after losing everything, including prospects, girlfriend, friends and even a family, not to mention the support of society.

The only thing that kept me going at the time was the thought 'life is beautiful' and the desire for skill to observe it objectively. I wanted to understand why people reacted as they did. I did my best and began to study the human mind extensively. It helped me to avoid self-pity and permanently overcome depression.

Regardless of all the work I put in, the consequences of the trauma crept into my consciousness now and then and returned me to the familiar uncomfortable state of anger and despair for a while. I accepted it as part of my personality. I was convinced that I had done everything in my power until, a few years ago, I came across a mind-training technique that blew my mind. Changes that I didn't believe were possible began to happen.

Of course, it needs hard work and persistence, something an elite athlete understands well. But suddenly, I saw things less fatal, and the tantrums disappeared. And what made me particularly happy was that my closest also noticed the change.

I continued to study the brain and mind and practised regularly for thousands of hours, and all I can say is that I wish I had known this much earlier, especially when I was an active athlete.

Namely, sport is closely associated with rapid ups and downs. Because both depression and anxiety are natural coping mechanisms that "help" us through these ups and downs, they are inevitable in every athlete's life.

A lot more could be said, but why don't you join the event and improve your understanding of yourself and your thoughts and make your mind more stable and trained?

You won't regret it, I promise!