teaching an old dog new tricks
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Welcome to my Newsletter for October 2014
In this issue:
Learning New Things
The Experience = A New Paradigm
Did You Know That.....?
Links
Since my last newsletter, I have been learning lots of new things. Who says you can’t
teach an “old dog new tricks”? Not that I consider myself an “old
dog”!
I have learned a technique for releasing the memory of injury
from muscles. I love this. When a part of the body is injured
through accident or surgery, the soft tissues involved can hold
the memory of the trauma and this can result in chronic pain and
weakness. The technique I have learned enables the soft tissues
to release the memory of the trauma and therefore the healing is
more profound. I have been using this technique on my clients
ever since with great results. As a technique, it is simple and quick to do and
compliments the other therapies that I use.
I have learned that our bodies produce chemicals that are a reflection of the
environment that we are living in. By the environment I mean whether or not we are
happy in our home, work life and our relationships which put us
into a state of stress. There are two types of stress Bad Stress is
the biggest factor in causing disease. When we are in a state of Bad
Stress, our bodies produce the chemicals Cortisol,
Norepinephrine, Cytokines, and Histamine. Now in short doses,
these chemicals have a job to do, but when we are in a constant
environment of Bad Stress (like an unhappy relationship or a job
that we hate) our bodies keep pouring these chemicals into our
bloodstream on a daily basis. This hampers our immune system
and leaves us open to dis-ease.
However, when we are in a state of Good Stress (being in
love or working on something that we are passionate about;
doing things that we love to do) our bodies pour Dopamine,
Oxytocin, Vasopressin and Growth Hormones into our
bloodstream. Thus our immune system is strengthened and
our bodies are healthy.
This is just a taste of what I have learned; to go into more detail is beyond the scope of
this newsletter. However, if you wish to find out more for yourself, here are some books
that I can recommend:
The Biology of Belief and The Honeymoon Effect by Bruce H. Lipton Phd,
The Divine Matrix and The Turning Point by Gregg Braden.
And if you want to find out who is really running the world and our lives check
out the many books by David Icke.
The Experience = A New Paradigm
For my South Aussie readers: This is a one day seminar that I will
be presenting with my colleague Lilly Fitzgerald. We will be
covering the science behind the connection between the mind
and the body, how what we think affects our health, our lives and
what we can do about it. For information about dates, venue,
costs etc please email me at:
Did You Know That.....?
Getting lost in a good book can help keep you healthy By HILARY FREEMAN FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 26 August 2012
There is increasing evidence that reading for pleasure isn’t just another leisure pursuit,
or merely a way of improving literacy skills and factual knowledge. It might actually be
good for our mental and physical health too.
In an age of Twitter and short attention spans, reading novels – which requires intense
concentration over a long period of time – could be the antidote.
Neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield says that reading helps to lengthen attention
spans in children and improves their ability to think clearly.
‘Stories have a beginning, middle and an end – a
structure that encourages our brains to think in
sequence, to link cause, effect and significance,’ she
says. ‘It is essential to learn this skill as a small child,
while the brain has more plasticity, which is why it’s so
important for parents to read to their children. ‘The
more we do it, the better we get at it.’
And according to John Stein; a professor of physiology
at the University of Oxford in the UK “Reading
exercises the whole brain. When we ‘get lost’ in a good
book we’re doing more than simply following a story.
Imagining what’s happening is as good at activating
the brain as ‘doing it’ “. So there you are. This is the
best excuse I can find for spending time with my nose
in a book! Forget the computer, go join a library and read a book to keep your brain
healthy.
Thanks for reading my newsletter, I hope you enjoyed it.
Until next time,
Best Wishes,
Hilary
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