The phrase "altering their minds" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing changes in perception, beliefs, or mental states, often in relation to experiences, substances, or persuasive arguments.
Example: "The workshop aimed at altering their minds about the importance of mental health awareness."
Alternatives: "changing their perspectives" or "shifting their viewpoints."
What is less apparent to them, I suspect, is that it also can alter their minds and hence their realities.
In a consumer society like ours, if people are properly informed about the risks and benefits of neuroenhancers, they can make their own choices about how to alter their minds, just as they can make their own decisions about shaping their bodies" ("Brain Gain," April 27th).
In a consumer society like ours, if people are properly informed about the risks and benefits of neuroenhancers, they can make their own choices about how to alter their minds, just as they can make their own decisions about shaping their bodies.
And although President Thein Sein recently held the first government news conference in decades and newly elected Information Minister Aung Kyi appears relatively open-minded, critics say officials are finding it difficult to alter their mind-set after decades of absolute power and censorship.
"Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind".
They know all of this because altering their state of mind in any way is much more of a responsibility than it may be for other people.
People enjoy altering their state of mind, and many of the substances they use to achieve this goal are catastrophically addictive.
But those who don't might change their minds if they altered the channels through which their opinions came.
There will be opportunities to change their minds, influence their behaviour, alter their decision-making process.
Marijuana is relatively easy to lay hands on, meaning that anybody with a desire to alter their state of mind with a substance can likely access it (though if this is the actual standard-bearer of a gateway drug, as some would argue, then studies have also shown alcohol to be the true gateway substance).
