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I know there is no research on this, but if I wanted to try one of these mind/body methods, which one seems to get the best results. IOW, which one should I try first.
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I know there is no research on this, but if I wanted to try one of these mind/body methods, which one seems to get the best results. IOW, which one should I try first.
No, but I looked it up on the Internet. I'm still trying to absorb this.Andrew,
You familiar at all with psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)?
Hey Andrew,
Sorry to go on :innocent1: but Mindfulness and Vipassana meditation techniques do, actually, achieve a very similar purpose to things like LP in that they teach you how to simply observe your thoughts, with curiosity, without getting caught up in them and running off in all directions.
So, if the thought is, "I'll never get better!", these techniques allow you to recognize what you are thinking, let go of the limiting and negative thought, and make room for the reality of the present moment in which you may well be feeling not too bad.
In this way, you can free yourself from unnecessarily limiting, stressful or guilty thoughts, and fully engage with life in a way which is appropriate to your present level of ability. I think this accomplishes all that LP purports to do and, frankly, more.
Ok, I'll shut up now.
No, but I looked it up on the Internet. I'm still trying to absorb this.
Anyway, my caregiver got me a book that I'm trying to read. What about the methods that everyone is talking about in other threads, like EFT, Lightning, etc.?
I know someone who has had amazing results using EFT. She calls it the ghetto version because she picked up her practice of it after reading a bit on the net and working out her own version. She says she'll do it for a bit after big stressors, physical or emotional or mental, and while she'll feel a type of detoxing for a few hours or maybe a day afterward, she invariably feels much better after. Physically, mentally and emotionally.
I have done a bit of EFT. Couldn't do the verbal affirmations and tap at the same time:Retro redface: so I'd just tap the different areas. It made a difference in ... feeling calmer in the face of a stressful situation for instance. I was hit or miss with it for awhile so really, I've only dabbled a bit. But I have heard encouraging things from people I know.
Okay, I'll shut up.
Hey Dan,
Is it possible you've been reading too many Koan posts?![]()
It's impossible to ever read too many Koan posts. Impossible.
Peace out.![]()
No, he gave me a book called Transform Your Life. He gave it to me because he's a Buddhist and I had asked him about Buddhism. He checked with others at the temple, and most said this book would be good to start. He told me to read the book slowly and reflect on what I read. But this book is not specifically for healing. It is about Buddhist practice.Was the book from your caregiver on PNI?
There is actually an EFT DVD in my online queue at Blockbuster. Either they don't have many or it's in big demand. I've been waiting a long time. So I will see this eventually.I know someone who has had amazing results using EFT. She calls it the ghetto version because she picked up her practice of it after reading a bit on the net and working out her own version. She says she'll do it for a bit after big stressors, physical or emotional or mental, and while she'll feel a type of detoxing for a few hours or maybe a day afterward, she invariably feels much better after. Physically, mentally and emotionally.