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JohnD
USA
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 Posted - 07/16/2007 : 13:59:35
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| I was just reading a book that expanded on the mindbody theory. The author claimed that since there is a mind-body connection (aka Sarno's work) there is also a body-mind connection....where by releasing certain tensions in the body, your mind can actually improve. He thinks that there are 4 parts of your being (Physical, Mental, EMotional, and Spiritual) and that you can actually improve any of them by affecting any of the others. Sounds sorta crazy but I thought TMS was crazy until I was desperate enough to give it a shot! |
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armchairlinguist
USA
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Posted - 07/16/2007 : 17:57:05
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There are people called "somatic psychotherapists" who access the mind by doing structured movements of the body. The movements are tailored to the individual and they look for areas of resistance and probe gently to find what the resistance may be about. Both of the ones I've known have been trained in Feldenkrais as well, which is a compatible theory. Feldenkrais believed that certain sequences of basic movements could help reprogram neurological patterns that keep muscles stuck and limited.
So basically, in my experience it's true that the influnce goes both ways and can be accessed in both directions. This is very confluent with Sarno, as he regards both body and mind as one entity, though he obviously knows mostly about the mind-to-body effect.
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Wherever you go, there you are. |
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JohnD
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2007 : 18:03:17
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| maybe one day there will be a board called bmshelp.com where people can improve their minds by improving their bodies :-) |
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sandhya
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Posted - 07/16/2007 : 21:37:56
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JohnD, would you mind telling the name and author of that book? Sounds really interesting, and not necessarily crazy.
Through my own ordeal, I have found physical relaxation invaluable...it definitely helps me think more clearly and has helped me learn to eliminate pain and other symptoms, and feels wonderful.
I guess that's why Fred Amir's book has been so helpful to me.
thanks - s. |
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shawnsmith
Czech Republic
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Posted - 07/17/2007 : 05:08:22
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Not "mind-body" but "mindbody" with no hyphen as they are one.
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Sarno-ize it!
Read chapter 4 of Dr. Sarno's "The Divided Mind." It's all you need to know in order to recover. |
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JohnD
USA
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Posted - 07/17/2007 : 13:26:24
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| Thanks Shawn you are right about that. Also bodymind, spiritbody, bodyspirit, emotionbody, bodyemotion, spiritemotion etc... |
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JohnD
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 07/17/2007 : 13:33:44
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| The book is "the genius of flexibility" by cooley |
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JohnD
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 07/17/2007 : 13:35:19
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| the book is mostly about stretching and the author only mentions this in one small part of the book |
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HilaryN
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/19/2007 : 12:06:33
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Hilary,
Did you ever experience a shift in thinking/emotions etc... from a physical method?
John,
You asked me this on another thread, but I thought I'd reply here as it's more appropriate. I'm a bit late in replying as I lost my Internet connection for a couple of weeks due to a virus on my computer and it took me a while to getting around to fixing it.
It's hard to answer your question. I think I've noticed a change of mood a couple of times after an Alexander Tecnique session. I think I did undergo a psychological change over many years of having Alexander lessons, but it was so subtle I wasn't sure if it was just a result of ageing. I notice it when I see people of a similar age to me thinking in patterns I used to, and that's what makes me think the change is due to the Alexander Technique rather than ageing.
Some people who train as teachers of the A.T. find the 3-year training course very hard because of the emotional issues that come up. That didn't happen to me - but it's probably because I had the lid screwed down too tightly without knowing it.
(It's only recently, when doing work with the emotions, that I've become aware of that "lid".)
Since recovering from my RSI / repetitive strain injury through Sarno's method I've not been concerned about my posture at work - I'm quite happy to slouch or sit however I like.
But I do think it's worth being aware that there may be a 2-way link. Certainly there is a correlation in that people who have fixed postural habits can also be fixed in their mental patterns.
It could be chicken and egg, but I tend to believe that the mental part is the cause of the physical part. Very often when people experience a physical release a memory will come back to them of something which happened to cause that physical "holding on".
Hilary N
I should add that the Alexander Technique isn't a physical method, it's a mindbody method - but the emphasis is often on the physical aspect. |
Edited by - HilaryN on 08/19/2007 15:42:15 |
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