Is there something about yourself or your life
that you've been trying to change?
Have you tried to analyze your situation or force a change in your behavior, only to find that your situation doesn't improve or that the changes don't last? If so, you're not alone.
The reason that these approaches haven't worked is because you've been trying to use your logical, thinking brain to impose change on the outside when the problem lies somewhere else.
The problem, and its solution, lies in your unconscious mind, which is about a million times more powerful than the conscious mind.
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A healthy human brain can process 400 billion bits of information per second. However, we are only conscious of about 2,000 of those 400 billion bits of information. In simpler terms, most of the information of reality is processed by our unconscious minds. So . . .
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Trying to control the unconscious mind with the conscious mind, is like trying to control the tides with a shrimp boat! |
If you're stuck, it simply means that the rational part of you wants to make certain changes, but other parts of you do not.
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These other parts, made up of feelings, beliefs, and unconscious programs, live outside of logical, everyday awareness. They live in the cells of your body, in what's called the bodymind. That is why trying to impose changes solely with willpower or logic doesn't work. The bodymind IS the unconscious mind. So if you really want to make changes, all the parts of you must be on board. Otherwise you'll just keep spinning in your head, feeling frustrated, and feeling bad about yourself in the process. To find relief, you must gain access to your bodymind and uncover the hidden feelings and beliefs which conflict with your real desires. When you access these conflicting feelings, you can learn how to transform them. Then the war will stop, you'll be at peace, and the changes you want to make will happen with ease. |
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"After only two sessions I noticed a change in my perspective. But the changes didn't seem
to have been efforted by me. They were organic." JW, writer, lecturer, age 58
to have been efforted by me. They were organic." JW, writer, lecturer, age 58
When Traditional Talk-Therapy Doesn't Work
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Body-Informed Counseling and Life Coaching (Interview Part 4)
See Parts 5 & 6: Emotions Coaching and The Compassion Process® here. |
A Gentle and More Efficient Approach Than Traditional Counseling.Topics Covered:
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What the Latest and Greatest Research Says:
“Psychologists usually try to help people use insight and understanding to manage their behavior. However, neuroscience research shows that very few psychological problems are the result of defects in understanding; most originate in pressures from deeper regions in the brain that drive our perception and attention. When the alarm bell of the emotional brain keeps signaling that you are in danger, no amount of insight will silence it.”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
The Limitations Of Positive Thinking . . . |
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Bruce Lipton, PhD., cellular biologist, The Biology of Belief.
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"Our thoughts are mainly controlled by our subconscious, which is largely formed before the age of 6, and you cannot change the subconscious mind by just thinking about it. That's why the power of positive thinking will not work for most people. The subconscious mind is like a tape player. Until you change the tape, it will not change."
"If we could get your subconscious mind to agree with your conscious mind about being happy, that's when your positive thoughts work." |
"Why can't I just figure out my problem and fix myself?"
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All knowledge, until it's in the body, is just a rumor. ~ unknown