Using Energy to Heal Your Mind, Brain, and Body !Irene Cauwels!

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor!Certified Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist !

Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor!National Certified Counselor

You are ALL Energy

  Your body (cells) are little bundles of energy that respond to the environment

  Alcohol first excites then depletes your energy

  As vibrational being, you can and DO impact your energy

Healthy vs Alcohol Abuse Photos

Alcohol Affects Brain Function - Therefore affects energy!

What you do, say, think and feel all impact that Energy

  Being Too Stressed!

  Self-Criticism

  Accepting negative messages (people, TV)

  Busy-ness (doing not being)

Warning Signs that you are not properly energized

  Forgetfulness

  Difficulty Making Decisions

  Irritability

  Headaches

  Sleep Difficulties

  Back/Neck Pain

That Energy Gets Kicked Out Of Whack A LOT Every Day

When your energy is in stress mode, the brain can (and usually will) shift to very negative states

  Feeling Empty

  Critical, Cynical

  Unforgiving

  Need to Prove Self

  RELAPSE

Ineffective ways to “soothe” our energy

  TV Numbing

  Carbohydrate/ Sugar Cravings

  Internet/Facebook/Phone

You have the power to heal your brain!!!!!

Needs consistent, daily practice (like breathing) !

The Techniques  Visualization

  Breathe

  Connect with your Heart

  Gratitude

  Mindfulness, Meditation

  Self-Hypnosis

VisualizationYour Brain Doesn’t Know the Difference between what is REAL vs what is IMAGINED

Breathe

  Breath Connects With Soul

  Abdominal Breathing

  Deep Breathing

  In Nose/ Out Mouth

  Inhale Energy/ Exhale Stress

The Heart Can Help Regulate our Energy

  Heart sends more signals to the brain than the brain sends to the heart

Simple *Center of Chest - Heart Energy Area

*Simple doesn’t always mean Easy

*Imagine breathing in and out of this area - opening like a flower

and expanding

*Gratitude, Appreciation, Happiness as you breathe in and

out

*Hand on Center of Chest - Heart Energy Area

Why Gratitude

Mindfulness, Meditation and Self-Hypnosis (all kind of the same)

Brain in simply a

“Pattern Recognition” Storage System that LIKES REPETITION

This is why we need to take care of it EVERY DAY

Minfulness vs Reaction

  Mind can think about past, present, and future

  Helps us Learn

  Hurts us by taking out of the present moment

Mindfulness Meditation

  Learn to Focus Attention

  “Paying attention, in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.” Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness Practice

What We Found: Brain on Meditation

A short program in mindfulness meditation produces demonstrable

effects on brain and immune function. These

findings suggest that meditation may change

brain and immune function in positive ways (Davidson

and Kabot-Zinn)

Meditation

  Can be part of spiritual practice

  Set an intention

  Ask for Guidance

  Repeat name, sound, word

  “Ah” is sound of creation

  “Om” is sound of

7 Myths of Meditation (Deepak Chopra)

  It is Difficult

  Have to Quiet the Mind

  It takes years to get benefits

  It is escapism

  Takes too much time

  It is not ok in my religion

  Supposed to have certain experiences

Practice

Self-Hypnosis  Natural State of Trance

  You do this all the time - reading, driving,

  Intentional instead of accidental

  You are in TOTAL CONTROL

Self-Hypnosis

  3 Deep Breaths

  Count down

  Visualize

  Count back up

Self-Hypnosis

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”