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Free Affirmations...are you using only half a brain? Apr 20, 2008
Counseling at MyShrinkI never liked the idea of doing affirmations. It seemed to me silly to clutter my day with them. But I've done a 180 on this recently. Here's why.

Maybe you've done affirmations before and maybe they kinda worked. Well, here's a right brain approach to put affirmations back to work! You see, if you only use your "thought-based" left brain when you make an affirmation you're using only half a brain!

Bring on the "emotion-based" right brain and you'll supercharge your affirmations. You see, when you read or have a thought, you're in the left brain. Conversely, when you feel an emotion, or any body sensation actually, you're "in" the right brain.

But just to make it even easier to get started I've added something special. When you click the image box, look for your affirmation in the upper left corner. Then watch. As the image appears you'll be drawn into a positive feeling state--a right brain-based state.

It's the left brain shaking hands with the right brain! Cool eh!

BTW, the more you're into spirit, the more meaning your daily affirmation will have for you. Click to continue
 
Is spirituality in the right brain? Mar 28, 2008
spirituality and psychotherapyI've undergone four years of fairly intensive body psychotherapy. Intuitively, I feel that it's brought me closer to my spirituality, but I can never articulate exactly how. This video comes as close to explaining what I feel as anything I've ever seen!

What would happen if you lost the ability to speak, to walk, or remember who you are, but could experience the extraordinary creative power of the right brain directly?

Watch this amazing and inspiring video (19 mins) as neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor describes what happened when a tumor completely shut down her left brain and forced her into eight harrowing years of recovery. Click to continue
 
"Can't think straight? Feeling flustered?" Mar 08, 2008
counseling issues in holistic therapyDid you know there's a reason for your foggy-headedness? It just doesn't hit us out of the blue. You were "activated"!

I use the term "activation" (a term from somatic therapy) to describe the level of energetic arousal of our nervous system. We've all been "activated" in our lives...you can't be human and not have this experience.

But for some folks the state of high activation is chronic. They are much more likely to suffer from poor concentration and memory recall.

As a rule, the more grounded we are the less likely we will be activated--that is, unless we get triggered. As an illustration, thought you might enjoy this little vignette... Click to continue
 
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Hi! I'm Dr. Suzanne LaCombe,

We feel pretty inspired at MyShrink. We see counseling, as holistic therapy, a non-drug approach for both mind and body.

Sound far-fetched?

Well, decades of neuroscience research make it clear--the brain and nervous system can be changed through counseling, the kind of counseling that addresses both the mind and body as a single entity. This approach--classed as a form of holistic therapy--gives as much attention to the physical aspect of the client as the mental and the emotional.

Holistic therapy goes beyond what regular talk therapies alone could possibly deliver. Holistic therapy takes advantage of new neuroscience insights and rejects the notion that the mind and body are separate.

Indeed, by integrating biology with psychology, these insights are driving a paradigm shift in the clinical practice of counseling.

This shift in emphasis highlights the importance of attunement between the client and therapist. And, how can attunement best be achieved? We believe holistic therapy with its focus on the integration of mind body spirit, requires these aspects be embodied by the therapist.

Furthermore, the inclusion of the "body" in holistic therapy is essential for attunement to be fully attained. Holistic therapy has the theoretical and practical applications that cannot be surpassed in this respect.

We also feel that the "body" is a necessary partner in one's spiritual development. Through one's "body" enlightenment can be approached.

Bottom line - to achieve your personal goals, whether they're physical, emotional or spiritual, you must include the "body" in your counseling.

That's the basic lesson of holistic therapy, and the basic message of this counseling website.

So if you're looking for a long lasting solution to your therapeutic goals, holistic therapy may be the answer for you.

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