Denial of own emotions = denial of others emotions "the more educated you are, the more entrenched you are in your denial. It's not that education leads to more openness, education leads to less openness. Because what it does is that the intellectual weapons that you gain and sharpen in the course of your post graduate education, actually allow you to use your weapon and marshal it to the service of your denial...but the denial [...]
Why all your insecurities come from your Parents Possibly one of the most important videos I have ever watched in my life. Gabor Mate explores the taboo subject of bad parenting and how it causes nearly all problems in society at it's root. If society is to evolve past it's infant like state it will have to heed the words of Dr.Mate. In it he discusses where nearly all chronic illness comes from and relationships [...]
Somatic Psychotherapy - a new paradigm Einstein and his therapist Cognitive behavioral therapy has been the most dominant form of psychotherapy for the last 100 years deriving from Freud. Recent advances in neuropsychology however have come to question the very foundations of this understanding of human psychology. Somatic psychology takes nearly the opposite approach of cognitive behavioral psychology and rewrites many of our basic assumptions on how we think human beings work at the most basic level. Somatic psychotherapy is [...]
Emotional Mastery Gaining Emotional Mastery To acquire emotional mastery requires first that you become aware of your emotions and the level of activation or intensity they have. You might say well isn't everyone aware of their emotions, after all they are experiencing them....The answer is no and also a matter of degree. There is a high degree of variance in how people choose to experience emotions. It is possible to experience emotions almost exclusively in the head [...]
Are we defined by our insecurities? Adelle from Authentista.com interviewed me about my thoughts on how we define ourselves based around insecurities. One of the most troubling questions I have come up against in my life is: Are we defined by our insecurities? One of the primary things that drives us and motivates us to do things in life is our own deepest personal fears. Much of this however happens beneath our own level of awareness and is [...]
Courage, Vulnerability & Shame Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability Brené Brown: Listening to shame
Mo Pai Nei Kung - John Chang Having recently read the book The Magus of Java: Teachings of an Authentic Taoist Immortal I have become extremely interested in the cultivating of Yin Chi and Yang Chi bio energies. John Chang from the lineage of Mo Pai appears to be the most advanced person on the planet in terms of utilizing this unique form of energy. Abilities he has demonstrated include: Pyrokinesis Telekinesis Ability to Heal people [...]
Non-Evaluative Listening "We can achieve real communication and avoid this evaluative tendency when we listen with understanding. This means seeing the expressed idea and attitude from the other person’s point of view, sensing how it feels to the person, achieving his or her frame of reference about the subject being discussed. This may sound absurdly simple, but it is not. In fact, it is an extremely potent approach in psychotherapy. It is the most effective [...]
The 5 Love Languages Most people desire to be loved and thus express love in five distinct ways. Usually a primary and a secondary. Short test at the end to determine what your unique language of love is. The 5 Love Languages are: (Shamelessly copied from: http://www.5lovelanguages.com/) Words of Affirmation Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Hearing the words, “I love you,” are important—hearing [...]
