Recently my 11 year old daughter had her ears pierced. Having had them done once before she had a clear memory of what to expect. Although she was very excited at the thought of her ear lobes adorned with sparkles once more, she was also numbed by the memory of the shots of pain that came with the territory. What was going to win out was a choice she was going to have to make. What she was exhibiting was an example of what we all do when we feel discomfort about something. Sometimes memories are conscious mostly due to how recent the memory, but often they are so historical they lay buried deep in our subconscious bringing difficulty of understanding. Whilst I think at times it can be important to know of their origin , Im not convinced we need to re-remember everything in intricate detail in order to move forward. I believe it is how we manage our stress that is important rather than spending exhaustive amounts of energy on it's source. My daughter did get her ears re-pierced but it did require a little coaching from mum. What I asked her to do was every time she remembered the pain, (because I understand that it did hurt and her experience can not be denied), I asked her to go into a counter attack with the thought of how pretty the end result was going to be. In other words she had to go into battle with her own mind if she wanted the bling!... She minimised the fear and maximised her goal and now her memory of the pain is now reduced by the memory of the accomplishment that she achieved. No longer is this type of strategy considered new age jargon, as modern technology can now track our thoughts along neural pathways. What science can now tell us is that what we focus on has a big impact on our lives and confirms this with evidence of the effects of our thoughts on a cellular level. Or in other words our thoughts affect our physical health and our physical health affects our mental health etc etc. At last we are catching up to what some cultures have known for centuries. We are more than just one dimensional and are an interconnected matrix where nothing works in isolation of itself and that includes the workings of the brain as well. “Right brain left brain”; “only using 10% of our brains” are myths. We use most of our brain all of the time with every thought we make. What we don't use is our brain's capabilities or it's potential. Scientific leaders like Dr Jo Dispenza (How to evolve your brain), and Dr Kerry Spackman ( The Winners Bible) are two great examples of neuroscientists who through their published books teach us how we can take more control of our health and well being using the amazing power house we have between our ears. But information alone is nothing if we don't apply it. I believe that the future of our health care will involve some basic neuroscience priniciples that everybody will be able to understand and use in a very practical way with the results being a healthier and more empowered society.
Carla
www.carlascoachingforhealth.com
Carla
www.carlascoachingforhealth.com
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