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When attention stays narrow for too long, the body tightens. Signals feel louder. Thoughts feel urgent. Strain builds.
When attention broadens, regulation begins to return. Breathing settles. Muscles soften. Pain and anxiety often lose intensity. The mind quiets, not because it is suppressed, but because effort drops.

Calm does not need to be created. It becomes accessible when attention is rebalanced. With regular practice, many people notice reduced physical discomfort, fewer panic episodes, better sleep, and clearer thinking. These changes come from stabilising regulation, not from pushing harder. Open Focus is not a quick technique. It is training in how attention is held. When that becomes stable, the system begins to settle naturally.

Tomasz Kopec, MD
Open Focus Attention Trainer

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Open Focus is a scientifically developed system for normalizing mind and body function by practising flexible attention.

Flexible attention is the ability to alternate between narrow attention (focused) and diffused attention (broad) or to apply both at the same time. Narrowing makes us specific but requires dividing reality into smaller pieces (objects). Diffusing allows us to see the big picture and connect (immerse) with its elements. Pain, anxiety and problems make attention narrow and objective. We can self-help ourselves by diffusing and immersing our attention.

Open Focus training is based on mind exercises which sound gentle and soft like guided meditation but they are backed up by EEG neuro-feedback research conducted by Dr Lester Fehmi, neuroscientist and psychologist from Princeton, US. According to Dr Fehmi, our attention becomes diffused and immersed when we are aware of the empty space around us. When this happens our brain generates synchronous waves in alpha frequency.

Open Focus theory describes four main styles of attention and explains how the way we pay attention affects our mood and physical health. When we are focused we stimulate our ‘flight and fight’ response. When we diffuse our attention we activate the ‘rest and digest’ part of our physiology. We tend to overuse focusing and live in a never-ending ‘alert mode’. Dr Fehmi recommends learning how to diffuse our attention and practising it regularly to promote physical and mental health.

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You can find why a healthy lifestyle should include time for balancing attention here.