Mind Body
Science is proving there is more to this than we originally thought!
Learning Emotional Regulation Through Heart-Focused Breathing
Emotional Regulation Through Heart Coherence What is heart focused breathing? The Heart Math Institute out of California has developed a scientifically sound method of calming your nervous system through what is called heart focused breathing. Heart focused breathing...
How To Get Free Of Stress
There are numerous things that cause stress, such as situations and circumstances that are perceived or actual pressures. Though stress is often perceived as external but it is also internal. Internal stress is perceived stress and which is the result of our past and probably that of our childhood. Negative external stressors can include work schedules, performance demands, marital difficulties, a troubled child, a family sickness, change of a job, and much more. Positive external stressors can include getting married, going to school, receiving a…
What Is The Unconscious Mind?
Though there are some who deny the existence of the unconscious mind but by defining it you will better understand the reasoning behind it and its importance. The unconscious mind is not unconscious in the sense of being in some state of a coma, rather it is better understood as that part of our brain or our soul that our conscious or rational, cognitive mind is to some degree unaware of. The unconscious mind is that part of the brain and soul of a person that has been called as the right brain, the imaginative, playful, creative, emotional and most…
Staying Healthy: Emotional Stress And The Immune System
In the dead of winter about 10 years ago I went through a number of emotionally trying situations all taking place within a relatively short period of time. My wife tried unsuccessfully to console me. It was a difficult time. We just had a number of things happen...
Defeating Depression Naturally
Written by James Miklos, MCC, R.P. There have been numerous studies in recent years where Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish, can naturally ease or possibly eliminate depression. Past studies have revealed that people who lived in countries where large quantities of...
Pathway to Better Health
In 1890 Pavlov, a Russian physician and , accidentally discovered, through investigating the dog’s gastric function, the response that he called Classical Conditioning. Classical Conditioning can be defined as, “conditioning in which the conditioned stimulus (as the...
Steps To A Balanced Life
In western thinking we tend to separate and segregate things into compartments. This can be detrimental to us. Oriental or Eastern orientations, including the Bible, focus on the synergy of a person, taking into account the connectedness between the spirit, the mind...
Liver and Your Emotions According to Chinese Medicine
Recently I underwent a liver and gallbladder detox and flush, actually it was the second one this year and the third one I have ever done. I found that my digestion improved, my mind became clearer, I felt calmer, and more optimistic. I did this because of my...
The Spirit, Mind, Body Connection: part 3 – the body
The first time I can remember being aware of the spirit, mind, body connection was when I was 15 years of age. My parents would be in constant conflict, my school experience was no less with being bullied by teacher and students alike. At 15 everything came to a...
The Spirit, Mind, Body Connection: part 2 – the mind
Last time I began with explaining the spirit and its connection to the spirit, mind, body continuum. Today, I would like to look at the mind’s role in this threesome. In my own spiritual journey I very quickly came up against the struggles of my mind. The great...
The Spirit, Mind, Body Connection: part 1 – the spirit
As a teenager at the age of 15 I felt alone, bewildered and lost. Often teenagers feel this way and like most people they wouldn't want to relive that time of their life again - especially with the raging hormones! At 15 is when I began my spiritual journey that I...
