The Healing Mind: Changing Our Brain by Changing Our Mind

By Leo Kim

Modern science has proved that mind can change the brain at the DNA level. Scientific findings that our world is more than just things (like atoms) highlight the importance of the spiritual.

Meditation:

There are hundreds of methods for meditation. What happens once you achieve a state of meditation? Several physiological changes occur: decreased cortisol and adrenaline levels, reduced stress, and improved immune function. Many people believe that meditative states can heal and access the spiritual.

Scientists demand evidence, however. Without evidence, meditation is considered to be yet another mumbo-jumbo paranormal phenomenon. Thus, Andrew Newberg, a medical doctor, director of clinical medicine, and assistant professor of radiology, used state-of-the-art methods of examining brain activities by charting the blood flow to specific brain areas. By comparing the scans taken before and during meditation, Newberg and his collaborators were able to show reproducible changes that occur in the brain when one meditates. The scans taken with those in a state of meditation were very different from those in a "normal" state of mind.

Newberg's study subjects included Tibetan meditators and Franciscan nuns at prayer. There was commonality of brain states with these two groups and the activity of people engaged in spiritual practices. This is graphic evidence that meditation and prayer enables the mind to access the spiritual realm.

Changing your brain by changing your mind:

The dogma held by most scientists until the 1990's was that the brain cannot be significantly changed after adolescence. Jeffrey Schwartz, a neuroscientist at UCLA, employed modern scientific instruments to test that dogma. Schwartz, in his decades of work with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), found that patients following his therapy produced changes in their neural pathways. This work is highly significant. It proves that the mind can cause healing.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder often yields devastating consequences. The unwanted urges to incessantly wash one's hands or to constantly worry if a door was left unlocked can prevent individuals from holding a job or retaining relationships. Schwartz had his patients focus their attention in a meditative state on alternative thoughts, such as going out to the garden, rather than the obsessive impulse. This strengthened the neural connections that result in the thought of going to the garden and weakened the OCD urge connections. Brain scans showed that as the patients improved, their brain wiring changed-proving that mind changes brain.

Prayer:

As with meditation, there are hundreds of ways to pray. In addition to the evidence of brain changes reported by Newberg's study of Franciscan nuns at prayer, numerous studies show the healing power of prayer. Reports of over 130 controlled laboratory studies indicating that prayer or prayer-like states result in positive health changes in humans and other living organisms.

The Power of Love:

One essential component in all healing is love and compassion. The results of a Gallup poll indicate that over 90 percent of patients long for care and love from their doctors.

Numerous studies have shown how love produces electrochemical action in the brain, which, in turn, produces chemicals that strengthen the immune system. Dean Ornish, a cardiologist, has reported clinical studies involving patients suffering from arteriosclerosis and angina. These studies indicate that love, or the absence of love, directly impacts the seriousness of the disease as well as the odds for survival.

Medicine over several centuries at different times by different cultures moved from shunning the patient to nurturing-reminding us that despite modern wonders of medicine, the greatest medical advancement was moving from fear to love.

The importance of love, mind, and spirit in our daily lives can't be overemphasized. Healing the rift between science and spiritualityis happening.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Leo Kim, Ph.D. was a research associate at MIT, scientist, and executive in the biotechnology industry. He studied with healers such as Barbara Brennan, Bernie Siegel, and Deepak Chopra, and is a certified clinical hypnotherapist. To learn about his new book, Healing the Rift, visit: Healing the Rift.

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Secret Exposed - 10 Tips For Success That Never Fail

By Shawn Lim

You are about to discover the 10 tips for success that never fail. In this article, you will learn the secret exactly how successful people transform their life and produce amazing results. As long as you follow through all the tips that you are about to uncover, you will be able to produce great result and achieve more in your life. So here are the 10 tips that you cannot miss...

1. Have a clear vision of exactly what you want to accomplish in your life. You must know what you want to achieve in your life before you can start your journey to success. You can never reach the destination you want if you do not even know where you are going to.

2. Leverage on goal setting to stay focused in your direction. This is another one of the powerful tips for success that most successful people are using. If you want to produce great outcome, write down your goals and paste the paper somewhere you can see often.

3. Think and visualize about what you want all the time. Do you know that one of the most common reasons ordinary people fail to produce what they want in their life is simply because they are not thinking about what they want most of the time? Successful people think, breathe, talk, dream, and even sleep with their dreams. They keep their goals in their mind all the time.

4. Practice the habit of never ending improvement. Read books, attend seminars and workshop, and find a mentor to help you to shortcut your road to success. Of all the 10 tips for success, this is the tip that will ensure your continual growth in life.

5. It is all about commitment. Put in 100% commitment in achieving your dreams and your goals. When you put in the commitment, you will never question yourself whether you will achieve what you want. You simply leave yourself with no other choices. You will do whatever it takes until you achieved your mission.

6. Take 100% responsibility. Another powerful tip for success you must adopt. Successful people take 100% responsibility in their life. Even if they fail in their business, they will never blame the economy because they know that once they blame or give excuses, they will lose the power to control and hence, they will never improve. So take 100% responsibility for your life today.

7. Practice the habit of a go-getter. You need to take action in order to produce the result you want. It is impossible for you to achieve what you want by simply reading these 10 tips for success here. If you want to see result, do something. Take massive action and correct your course all the time.

8. Do what you love and money and happiness will follow. When you are doing something you love, you will feel inner joy and motivation coming from within. This is the real secret to success. Every successful person is doing what they love, and that is why they are the best. Michael Jordan is the best in basketball because he loves it. What about Bill Gates? Warren Buffett? So do what you love and success will follow.

9. Adopt all the 10 tips for success in this article and practice them for at least 21 days. Scientist has revealed that in order for a new habit to form in your life, you must practice the new habit for at least 21 days, continuously. Therefore, make sure you take action and practice these tips everyday.

10. You must believe that it is possible for you to be successful in your life. When you truly believe that it is possible, you will automatically tap into your full potential and start to make things happen. Stop and get rid of all the limiting beliefs in you by feeding your mind with positive information from now on.

These are the 10 tips for success that never fail. If you follow through the advice here, you will be able to produce amazing result and achieve greater success in your life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

If you are looking for simple, easy and guaranteed strategy how you can achieve anything you want, How To Be Successful In Life will be the perfect place for you. You are going to discover the proven strategy and secrets that successful people are using to transform and empower their lives, and how you can do the same as well!

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"Enlighten Yourself" 7 Ways to Increasing the Power of the Mind!

By J.Anderson

Presented here are some things that you can do throughout the week to help develop the power of the subconscious mind, even if its just lounging around on the sofa, an idea takes time to form and is always active even when you are just sitting.

Have you ever had a bright idea in the back of your mind that you really wanted to test out, Realizing that you are not the only one with a ‘bright idea’ how do you develop the power of the mind to help these ideas stand out above your competition?

A good idea is to start with a personal goal that you can complete quickly, make sure to have a correct and positive attitude about the goal so the task will be enjoyable and will go a lot faster.

7 Things you can do to increase power of the mind.

Thinking positive can have dramatic affect on helping you to realize things you never thought possible. When you develop your mind power these things become commonplace and this is the same thinking that has helped America become the great place it is.

1. Take action! Be passionate about it and strive to live life by design. There is a quote I heard once that says "Talks without Work is dead." That means if you never put into action what you speak then you get no results. Action=money in the bank so take action and your dreams can start to be realized.

2. Visualize a powerful fulfilling life, one that you can enjoy and be proud of, commit to creating this from your heart and soul out of love and not that of fear. The American dream will still be there but a dream is still just a dream without action, you will be amazed at the transformation.

3. Keep in your mind that every task and situation you tackle will turn out perfect, regardless of the "real" outcome. If you are presented with a task that seems to be too hard attempt it anyway you never know what you can accomplish if you don't try. If you do seem to fail at it you will still have learned and will be able to take something away that can help in other ventures.

4. Learn to utilize the tools that you have and make sure that you can "expertly" manage them, don't be overwhelmed by trying to learn too many things at once. Be constructive and find new ways to accomplish things. When you progress forward with more positive thinking and attitude the power of the mind starts to develop without much attention.

5. We all have used the phrase Shoulda/Woulda/Coulda, Well how about "Recognize/Revaluate/Restore", the latter phrase can be achieved by an abundance of knowledge, therefore never stop learning and putting into action that which you have learned, it will be easier when you have to face people in the real world and you will be able to project a winning and positive attitude.

6. Try to keep your sense of humor, laughing at yourself and your mistakes can help you to remain focused and keep you on track- life is short enough without our complicating things that aren't really important. Humor can be very helpful in positive thinking and developing your subconscious mind power.

7. Believe that you can create your own destiny and no one is responsible for your happiness but you, as long as the sun comes up there is another chance to get it right. You can accomplish your dreams with positive thinking and also with the creative powers of the mind.

Take these points into considerations in whatever activities you do whether in your business life or personal life you have the power to change whatever situation you are in now, if its bad you can make it better and if your life is already great why not take it to the next level and help others to achieve that same joy that you feel.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Want to unleash your inner mind power? Learn the secrets thousands have already learned to unleash their mind powers and improve their life!

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What Is A Lightworker

By Jim Cassa

A Lightworker is someone who makes the world a better place. It could be through music, their career or just by the Lightworkers presence. This elevates people and the environment.

Anyone can be a Lightworker. All you need to do is allow your light to shine. Personal development naturally goes with the art of being a Lightworker. A personality characteristic I notice with Lightowrkers is they have an openness to share information on self improvement and living a better life.

The consciousness of the planet is growing and evolving. Gaia, our mother earth, is changing her consciousness along with people during this planetary transition. I like to keep an open mind about such things. Our earth is in fact like a Mother. She is a living breathing being with her own consciousness, not just some piece of inorganic matter, and we need to take care of her.

As numbers grow you have websites like Lightworkers.org, and the Lightworkers ning sites, allowing social interaction and the spreading of empowering information. Positive communication helps to spread the light.

New age philosophers abound these days. You have terms like indigo children,chakras, tarot cards, and an intense desire to increase our spirituality. How I recognize a Lightworker is by their actions. By their fruits ye shall know them was told to us thousands of years ago. It is still valid today. Constructive acts define a person's character.

The personal habits of a Lightworker show you what kind of a person they are like. They often enjoy meditation or prayer. They know a state of mind is influenced by our thoughts. They are careful of what they think about and what they expose their minds. If you treat yourself as special, not with ego, with a respect and deep reverence, for you and your possibilities you begin to become that. It is a great way to live because not only do you develop your own possibilities you also raise the consciousness of the planet.

I mentioned before how personal development plays a big part in the Lightworker way of life. Meditation, Reiki, Yoga, and healthy lifestyle are methods of use to anyone bringing light to the planet.

These methods of self empowerment are growing in popularity as people awaken to their personal power. Lightworker empowerment is strengthened by the understanding of the law of attraction and manifestation. People can manifest what they want into their lives and as the light grows these powers begin to increase. Inner expansion naturally leads to expansion in the outer world and environment. We recognize our empowered state and wish to share it with others.

A Lightworker shines their light upon themselves and other people. It is a great way to live. A holistic empowered lifestyle is always created for the Lightworker.

Am I a Lightworker? Yes. At least I like to think so. I have my own personal development blog which has many informative and inspiring articles on personal power, health, and becoming a better person.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lightworkers expand their personal power, by being aware of their own inner power. Visit this blog on Personal Development,, with its free articles on manifesting, self empowerment, and living a better life.

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