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Using Energy to Heal Your Mind, Brain, and Body !Irene Cauwels!
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor!Certified Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist !
Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor!National Certified Counselor
You are ALL Energy
Your body (cells) are little bundles of energy that respond to the environment
Alcohol first excites then depletes your energy
As vibrational being, you can and DO impact your energy
Healthy vs Alcohol Abuse Photos
Alcohol Affects Brain Function - Therefore affects energy!
What you do, say, think and feel all impact that Energy
Being Too Stressed!
Self-Criticism
Accepting negative messages (people, TV)
Busy-ness (doing not being)
Warning Signs that you are not properly energized
Forgetfulness
Difficulty Making Decisions
Irritability
Headaches
Sleep Difficulties
Back/Neck Pain
That Energy Gets Kicked Out Of Whack A LOT Every Day
When your energy is in stress mode, the brain can (and usually will) shift to very negative states
Feeling Empty
Critical, Cynical
Unforgiving
Need to Prove Self
RELAPSE
Ineffective ways to “soothe” our energy
TV Numbing
Carbohydrate/ Sugar Cravings
Internet/Facebook/Phone
You have the power to heal your brain!!!!!
Needs consistent, daily practice (like breathing) !
The Techniques Visualization
Breathe
Connect with your Heart
Gratitude
Mindfulness, Meditation
Self-Hypnosis
VisualizationYour Brain Doesn’t Know the Difference between what is REAL vs what is IMAGINED
Breathe
Breath Connects With Soul
Abdominal Breathing
Deep Breathing
In Nose/ Out Mouth
Inhale Energy/ Exhale Stress
The Heart Can Help Regulate our Energy
Heart sends more signals to the brain than the brain sends to the heart
Simple *Center of Chest - Heart Energy Area
*Simple doesn’t always mean Easy
*Imagine breathing in and out of this area - opening like a flower
and expanding
*Gratitude, Appreciation, Happiness as you breathe in and
out
*Hand on Center of Chest - Heart Energy Area
Why Gratitude
Mindfulness, Meditation and Self-Hypnosis (all kind of the same)
Brain in simply a
“Pattern Recognition” Storage System that LIKES REPETITION
This is why we need to take care of it EVERY DAY
Minfulness vs Reaction
Mind can think about past, present, and future
Helps us Learn
Hurts us by taking out of the present moment
Mindfulness Meditation
Learn to Focus Attention
“Paying attention, in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.” Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness Practice
What We Found: Brain on Meditation
A short program in mindfulness meditation produces demonstrable
effects on brain and immune function. These
findings suggest that meditation may change
brain and immune function in positive ways (Davidson
and Kabot-Zinn)
Meditation
Can be part of spiritual practice
Set an intention
Ask for Guidance
Repeat name, sound, word
“Ah” is sound of creation
“Om” is sound of
7 Myths of Meditation (Deepak Chopra)
It is Difficult
Have to Quiet the Mind
It takes years to get benefits
It is escapism
Takes too much time
It is not ok in my religion
Supposed to have certain experiences
Practice
Self-Hypnosis Natural State of Trance
You do this all the time - reading, driving,
Intentional instead of accidental
You are in TOTAL CONTROL
Self-Hypnosis
3 Deep Breaths
Count down
Visualize
Count back up
Self-Hypnosis
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”