Insight International & Insight Focused Therapy

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

The Neuroscience of Love and Its Transformational Properties

In this session, Pauline Skeates will explore how experiences of love: relational, human, and Divine, alter neural frequency patterns, reduce threat signalling, and reorganise the brain’s internal architecture.

We will examine emerging research showing how love increases coherence across neural networks and creates the optimal conditions for healing and change.

We will also reflect on the mystery of love entering the world in its most vulnerable form, echoing the Scriptural truth that “perfect love casts out fear” (1 John 4:18).

This is an invitation to deepen your understanding of love as both biological resonance and spiritual frequency, and to explore how it becomes an active agent of transformation for you and your clients.

Course Details
When: Saturday 14th March 2026, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Investment: $225 + GST (PayPal or Internet Banking. For other payment options, email: hello@insight-international.org)
Where: The Brick Barn, 83 Ivanhoe Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Morning and afternoon tea provided

Register for the seminar here: https://insight-international.org/the-neuroscience-of-love-course/

04/02/2026

Regulating cortisol might be the missing piece to feeling human again.

Trying to grow in a career that drains more than it gives?
Holding space for kids, family, or aging parents?
Living with a full calendar and an even fuller mind?

That constant tired-but-wired feeling isn’t a personal failure.
It’s chronic stress, your nervous system stuck in survival mode.

When cortisol stays elevated, it impacts sleep, mood, focus, immunity, and long-term brain health. And no amount of “pushing through” fixes a system that’s never getting a chance to reset.

Burnout doesn’t mean you’re broken.
It means your brain and body need regulation, not more willpower.

This is where nervous system–informed approaches like IFnT come in, working with the brain’s stress patterns to support regulation, resilience, and recovery at the root level.

Whether you’re supporting others or simply trying to feel like yourself again, understanding how stress lives in the nervous system changes everything.

If you’re curious to learn more about IFnT-based tools and training, our upcoming introduction courses are designed to bring insight, science, and practical application together.

Find out more at: https://insight-international.org/ifnt/

03/02/2026

Ever feel like your thoughts just run the show? That’s your brain on autopilot, repeating what it’s always known. But with a little awareness and attention, you can begin reshaping how your mind works...

Insight Focused NeuroTherapy (IFnT) teaches you how to activate this natural rewiring process. Learn how attention builds new pathways for calm, clarity, and growth, starting February and March 2026: https://lnkd.in/g3qYhK4g

03/02/2026

Boost Your Brain and Strengthen Your Immunity with Lion’s Mane! This natural supplement can help enhance your mental and physical well-being, allowing you to feel a thousand times better!

This powerful supplement offers a range of benefits:

- Cognitive Support: Sharpen your focus, memory, and overall brain health.
- Immune Defense: Strengthen your immune system and guard against illness.
- Neuroprotection: Packed with antioxidants to combat oxidative damage and reduce inflammation.
- Gastrointestinal Health: Supports a healthy gut for improved digestion.
- Blood Sugar Regulation: Helps maintain healthy levels naturally.

Experience the transformative benefits of Lion’s Mane for your body and mind. Try it today and feel the difference: https://insight-international.org/product/matakana-superfoods-lions-mane-mushroom-powder-120g/

03/02/2026

Take your therapy skills to another level. Rewire your brain for deeper self-alignment, breakthrough transformation and sustainable well-being
Elevate your therapeutic practice with Insight Focused NeuroTherapy (IFnT) - a pioneering, integrative model grounded in the latest neuroscience and psychological research.
Developed by Pauline Skeates (NZ), IFnT bridges systems theory, neuroscience, complexity theory, neuropsychoimmunology, somatic therapy and quantum-informed psychology with established therapeutic frameworks such as Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Developmental Psychology, and Coherence Theory. This multidimensional approach empowers clinicians to facilitate change as an emergent, dynamic process.

Take your therapy skills to another level. Rewire your brain for deeper self-alignment, breakthrough transformation and sustainable well-being

Elevate your therapeutic practice with Insight Focused NeuroTherapy (IFnT) - a pioneering, integrative model grounded in the latest neuroscience and psychological research.

Developed by Pauline Skeates (NZ), IFnT bridges systems theory, neuroscience, complexity theory, neuropsychoimmunology, somatic therapy and quantum-informed psychology with established therapeutic frameworks such as Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Developmental Psychology, and Coherence Theory. This multidimensional approach empowers clinicians to facilitate change as an emergent, dynamic process.

18/12/2025

Most of the time, we're on autopilot. Our Default Mode Network loops thoughts, runs habits, and keeps us moving, but we're not fully present.

Autopilot isn't bad. It saves energy and keeps routines running. However, when it becomes your default, you may find yourself reacting instead of responding, feeling disconnected, or missing what's truly going on inside you.

Mindfulness activates different brain networks, enabling you to notice, feel, and make informed choices. It's not about being "on" all the time. It's about having the ability to shift when autopilot isn't serving you.

Insight Focused NeuroTherapy (IFnT™) teaches research-backed tools to build attention, awareness, and the neuroplastic changes that make mindfulness sustainable, not just a fleeting practice.

Join our Introduction to IFnT™ workshops in 2026 to learn practical ways to guide yourself (and your clients) from autopilot to awareness.

📍 Queenstown - February 2026
📍 Auckland - March 2026

Register now: https://insight-international.org/intro-to-ifnt/

18/12/2025

Take your therapy skills to another level. Rewire your brain for deeper self-alignment, breakthrough transformation and sustainable well-being

Elevate your therapeutic practice with Insight Focused NeuroTherapy (IFnT) - a pioneering, integrative model grounded in the latest neuroscience and psychological research.

Developed by Pauline Skeates (NZ), IFnT bridges systems theory, neuroscience, complexity theory, neuropsychoimmunology, somatic therapy and quantum-informed psychology with established therapeutic frameworks such as Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Developmental Psychology, and Coherence Theory. This multidimensional approach empowers clinicians to facilitate change as an emergent, dynamic process.

18/12/2025

Research highlights how harmful blue light exposure can be to our health and how important it is to limit our exposure. The opposite is true of infrared and near-infrared (NIR) light. Numerous studies show how exposure to red and NIR light is a therapeutic, non-invasive treatment for a surprising number of health conditions, including:

- Skin, joint and muscle pain
- Mood regulation and increased energy
- Anti-aging, wound healing and brain cell growth
- Improved eye health

NIR therapy efficiently targets joint and muscle pain by penetrating deep into skin and tissue. Those struggling with inflammation may find red light therapy effective in alleviating painful symptoms. The cosmetic industry has made excellent use of red light therapy in promoting skin elasticity and treating conditions like eczema and acne.”

Make an appointment for your Red Light Therapy and NIR at Insight Psychological Services - hello@insight-international.org

16/12/2025

The end of the year can feel heavy.
So much to organise, so many expectations, and very little space to pause.

At IFnT, we don’t see burnout or overwhelm as personal failure; we see it as a nervous system doing its best under pressure. And the good news? Nervous systems are changeable.

Through awareness, compassion, and intentional attention, we can support real transformative change, not just for the holiday season, but long-term. These are valuable yet practical skills, grounded in neuroscience, that help you regulate, reflect, and show up with greater clarity and presence.

If you’re ready to move beyond coping and into lasting transformation, our Introduction to Insight Focused NeuroTherapy (IFnT™) | Level 1 workshops are running in:
• Queenstown: February 2026
• Auckland: March 2026

Open to practitioners and individuals alike.
Learn how to calm the nervous system, work with awareness, and create meaningful change, from the inside out.

Learn more and register via www.insight-international.org/intro-to-ifnt

16/12/2025

Take your therapy skills to another level. Rewire your brain for deeper self-alignment, breakthrough transformation and sustainable well-being

Elevate your therapeutic practice with Insight Focused NeuroTherapy (IFnT) - a pioneering, integrative model grounded in the latest neuroscience and psychological research.

Developed by Pauline Skeates (NZ), IFnT bridges systems theory, neuroscience, complexity theory, neuropsychoimmunology, somatic therapy and quantum-informed psychology with established therapeutic frameworks such as Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Developmental Psychology, and Coherence Theory. This multidimensional approach empowers clinicians to facilitate change as an emergent, dynamic process.

Take your therapy skills to another level. Rewire your brain for deeper self-alignment, breakthrough transformation and sustainable well-being

Elevate your therapeutic practice with Insight Focused NeuroTherapy (IFnT) - a pioneering, integrative model grounded in the latest neuroscience and psychological research.

Developed by Pauline Skeates (NZ), IFnT bridges systems theory, neuroscience, complexity theory, neuropsychoimmunology, somatic therapy and quantum-informed psychology with established therapeutic frameworks such as Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Developmental Psychology, and Coherence Theory. This multidimensional approach empowers clinicians to facilitate change as an emergent, dynamic process.