Jan's Blog

What is the RAS? Ever wondered why your mind sometimes seems to have a mind of its own? Meet your RAS – your Reticular Activating System. It’s like the bouncer on a nightclub door, deciding who gets in and who doesn’t. Your RAS is the bouncer of your mind – it chooses what gets through and what stays out. Here’s the brilliant part – you can actually influence what gets in. If I said to you, “Whatever you do, don’t think of the colour blue,” What’s the first thing you just did

Have you ever wondered why some lessons seem to click instantly while others take a bit more work to sink in? It’s not because you’re a slow learner – it’s because we all process information in different ways. Every thought you have starts a chain reaction in your nervous system. The way your brain takes in and stores information shapes how you feel, react and learn – both in life and in the saddle. Everything you experience is filtered through your five senses: Visual  – wha