🧠 What loneliness does to your brain Long-term social isolation isn’t just emotionally painful — it physically changes your brain. Neuroscientists have found that people who lack meaningful social contact show reduced cognitive abilities like memory, learning, and decision-making. Over time, this isolation raises the risk of dementia and other forms of cognitive decline. Brain imaging studies reveal that loneliness can shrink gray and white matter in regions critical for thought and emotion — including the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala. These changes weaken emotional regulation and make the brain more reactive to stress, threats, and negative feelings. Isolation doesn’t only alter brain structure — it affects brain chemistry too. It activates the stress response system, increasing inflammation and fueling anxiety and depression. Social cognition — the ability to interpret others’ emotions and connect empathetically — also begins to fade, making people feel even more cut off. The good news: re-engaging socially can help reverse some of these effects. Genuine connection — whether through friendships, family, or community — is one of the most powerful ways to protect brain health, slow aging, and sustain emotional well-being throughout life. Source: Layden, E. A. et al. (2023). Nature Communications #Neuroscience #Loneliness #BrainHealth #MentalHealth #CognitiveScience #Neuroplasticity #EmotionalWellbeing

Even the brightest mind turns dark without the eyes that see.🧠👁💔 #EyeAndBrain #DeepConnection #EmotionalVibes #MindAndVision #BroMoments #InnerWorld #WithoutYouBro #DeepFeels #RelatableThoughts

A paradox is a statement or situation that seems to go against itself but may still be true. It often looks confusing because it combines two opposite ideas that both make sense in different ways. For example, the saying “less is more” sounds strange, but it means that simplicity can often be more powerful than complexity. Paradoxes are common in science, philosophy, and daily life, and they challenge the way we think. They make us question reality, search for deeper meanings, and understand that not everything in life is as simple as it first appears.’ -Life Unfold. #paradox #strange #philosophy #scrolllink #mind #brain #understanding

The human brain always wants to understand everything because it is naturally curious and full of questions. From childhood, people try to learn how things work, why events happen, and what lies beyond what they can see. This desire to understand leads to discoveries in science, inventions in technology, and progress in every field of life. The brain does not feel satisfied until it finds answers, and even then, it looks for new knowledge. This endless search for understanding is what makes humans different from other living beings and helps them grow, learn, and shape the future.’ -Life Unfold #life #brain #human #life #curious #questions #future #scrolllink #nature

A seven day "Mahakapalika course" had been conducted by Kaulantak Peeth from 23-29th June at Satara, Maharastra. The course was conducted under the guru-disciple tradition of "Siddha Dharma". Mahasiddha Ishaputra started the first day of the course by explaining the term "Kapalika"and its relation with Pashupat Vidya, Vama Marga and Aghora. The Kapalika are the kapala centric tradition which means they value the human brain and mind to be the most important thing in this universe. Likewise, Mahasiddha Ishaputra also explained the belongings of Kapalika which they always carry with them. The second and third day was well spent on imparting of various Kapalika Dhyana techniques as well as explanations of human anatomy. The rain was our constant company for the whole course. It rained heavily and the environment was as serene as our camp. Presented hereby are some pictures taken during the camp. We shall update you with the other informations as soon as possible. Namo Aadesh Om Sam Siddhaya Namah om Gurumandalaya Namah om Priya Ishaputraya Namah #mahsiddhaihaputra #siddhadharma #kaulantakpeeth #himalayansiddhas #course #ishaputra #dhyana #kurukullatemple #iksvp

After the conclusion of the explanation of whole ‘Brihaspati Kalpa’, it was the time for diksha and test. As this was a certificate course, it was imminent that a test would be taken and the grades will be mentioned in the certificate accordingly. The ‘Brihaspati Kalpa’ can only be perfected when through the diksha of ‘Brihaspati’. Brihaspati diksha is the stepping stone for the perfection of ‘Brihaspati Kalpa’ because the diksha is all about unlocking the human brain to increase the grasping power of the Brihaspati’s magnum opus, ‘Brihaspati Kalpa’. After the empowerment of the ‘Brihaspati’ diksha to the participants, it was now time for a test as it was a certificate course. The test was done in a written and oral format. The grades of both the format is also to be mentioned in the certificate course. In fact this was the first course performed under ‘International Kaulantak Siddha Vidhya Peeth’ in its own centre and Kaulantak Peeth has decided that all the shivirs and the camps would now be conducted in one of our centers unless explicitly mentioned. Finally, the course concluded with the distribution of certificate. It was the ending days of 2018 so in short, the camp concluded with the conclusion of the year 2018 and 2019 shall be a big year as the very first course of the year is “Ma Kurukulla Sadhana’, the kuladevi of the Kaulas. We have received some pictures taken during the last two days of the camp. We would like to hereby present the pictures made available to us by the ‘Kaulantak Peeth team. #ishaputra #iksvp #himalayansiddhas #patanjaliyoga #mahasiddhaishaputra #kurukullatemple