Train cognitive performance under load
15-minute protocols that restore usable focus and decision clarity under pressure
Not wellness. Not meditation. Not clinical treatment.
Protocolized, measurable state resets for high-load work.
Built for high-load teams and decision environments
Why It Matters
Modern work runs on meetings, context switching, and continuous decision pressure.
By midday, many professionals aren’t distracted from lack of discipline — they’re operating in an unrecovered cognitive state.
When recovery doesn’t occur, attention destabilizes, decision quality degrades, and deep work becomes harder to re-enter.
In AI-era work, performance depends on recovery speed: the ability to return to a usable cognitive state after load.
Body Mind Method™ trains that reset.
Outcomes
In real work conditions, people use the protocol to:
- recover clarity faster after meetings and context switches
- reduce midday cognitive fatigue and attention drift
- make decisions with less noise under sustained load
- re-enter deep work more reliably across the day
Progress is tracked with lightweight pre/post check-ins and a time-to-focus proxy.
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Focus Reset PilotDuration: 5–10 workdays
Format: daily 15-minute guided sessions with one team
Measurement: lightweight pre/post check-ins
Output: summary readout + practical recommendations
Purpose: establish baseline recovery patterns and train rapid cognitive reset after load. -
Ongoing Focus TrainingFormat: weekly 15-minute sessions
Method: progressive sequences introduced over time
Result: builds a reliable return-to-focus skill across the workday -
Optional advanced tracks (available after the pilot)Adaptability under load
Maintain performance during high variability and pressure.
State switching & recovery
Accelerate transitions between cognitive demands.
Cognitive flexibility through movement
Improve responsiveness, decision clarity, and mental agility.
About THE METHOD
Body Mind Method™ is a protocol-based system for training state recovery under cognitive load through structured movement.
It develops a practical capability: returning from overload to a usable working state — clarity, attention stability, and decision readiness.
Short, repeatable movement sequences are used to:
Presented at MIT and mental health & neuroscience forums including BrainMind.
It develops a practical capability: returning from overload to a usable working state — clarity, attention stability, and decision readiness.
Short, repeatable movement sequences are used to:
- shift physiological state and reduce cognitive fatigue
- stabilize attention after meetings and context switching
- improve reliability of deep-work re-entry across the day
Presented at MIT and mental health & neuroscience forums including BrainMind.
Talks & features
BrainMind Summit 2025
BrainMind Summit 2023
MIT Imagination in Action 2025
Vitalist Bay 2025
Team & Advisors
Yana Nakhimova, Ph.D.
Behavioral Scientist, Founder
Creator of Body Mind Method™ — a protocol-based approach to training cognitive recovery under load.
Yana designs short, measurable interventions that help people return to a usable working state faster, improving focus stability and decision clarity. Her work examines state transitions and cognitive recovery dynamics in real-world environments.
Her approach draws on behavioral science, sensorimotor learning, and neuroplasticity.
Presented at MIT, Stanford University, and BrainMind.
Currently running Focus Reset pilots for high-load teams and developing a measurement-driven protocol library.
Yana designs short, measurable interventions that help people return to a usable working state faster, improving focus stability and decision clarity. Her work examines state transitions and cognitive recovery dynamics in real-world environments.
Her approach draws on behavioral science, sensorimotor learning, and neuroplasticity.
Presented at MIT, Stanford University, and BrainMind.
Currently running Focus Reset pilots for high-load teams and developing a measurement-driven protocol library.
Advisors
- Ed Boyden, PhDScientific Advisor, MIT
- David MaltzBusiness Advisor, Founding Head of Product at Fareon
- John ZweigStrategic Advisor, Chairman at Neuro-Insight
- Maria V. Ruiz-Blondet, PhDNeuroscience & EEG Advisor, Senior Research Engineer
- Vineet SinhaTechnology Advisor, Data & AI Specialist, Co-Founder & CTO, Cone Technologies
- After working with Body Mind Method™, I experienced clearer thinking, more stable energy, and practical tools to manage cognitive fatigue. The effects were distinct from yoga or strength training.Mark ClenowSr. Scientist
- We start our day with greater clarity, energy, and focus. The protocols fit naturally into our leadership community and the workday.Lisa ZuegelLeadership Development Program Manager
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