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Week7–TheMind-BodyBehindHormones
AfrouzDemeri,ND,DHMHS,IFMCP
KeyConcepts
TCMOrgans Awareness 4Inquiries Suffering Balance
KeyConceptsHormonearesignals,intendedtoCOMMUNICATEmentalandemotionalmessagestoyourbody.Sowemustlookatthementalemotionalhealthtocleartheairway,de-scramblethesignal,andallowhormonestodowhattheyaremeanttodo!Psycho-neuro-endocrineSystem–thebridgebetweenthemindandourphysicalbody
Thoughts&BeliefsàNeurotransmittersàHormonesàPhysiologicalresponseThenatureofourmentalandemotionalexperienceswilldeterminethehormonesthatareeffected.Eg.fearàelevatedepinephrine&norepinephrineandlinkedtoincreasedthyroidactivity–crankingupourmetabolismandabilitytorespondtostressorsquicklyandeffectively.Anotherexampleistherelationshipbetweensadnessan/orsuppressedgriefanddecreasedthyroidfunction–“swallowingyourtears”–linkedtohypothyroidism–difficultytoexpressoneself
TCMOrgans
Awareness
• Acceptanceofwhatis-Howdoyoulivewhenyoubelievethethoughtthatyourbodyshouldbedifferent?Howdoesthatfeel?
• Awareofdeep-rooted,self-limitingbeliefs• MeditationtohelpyouPAUSEandcatchthethoughtsbeforetheyfullyarrive
• Remembereverythingisinconstantflux-impermanent.
• PracticeMindfulness
WhatisMindfullness
“Mindfulnessittobeaware.Tobeawarewhenyouarebeathinginandtobeawarewhenyouarebreathingout…itisthecapacitytobeawareofwhatishere.Anythingcanbetheobjectofmindfullness.Yourbreath.TheSky.Itistobeintouchwithourfeltexperienceineachmoment.”
ThichNhatHanh Bookrecommendation:PeaceInEveryStep
WhatisMindfullness
“Mindfulnessitpayingattention,onpurpose,inthepresent,andnon-judgmentally,totheunfoldingofexperiencemomentbymoment.
JonKabat-Zinn Bookrecommendation:FullCatastropheLiving
WhatisMindfullness
“Mindfulnessittodistinguish:AwarenessfromMentalactivityItistolearntobeawareofourownmentalstateswithoutbeingcaughtinthem.
JackKornfield Bookrecommendation:WiseHeart
4Inquiries
4InquiriesEg.AngryatMyHeartbecauseit’sWeak
1.Isittrue?StrongFamilyHistory–InheritedBeliefsystem?2.Howdoyouknowifit’sabsolutelytrue?3.HowdoyoureactwhenIbelievethis?– “Igetfrightened.Ilimitmyactivities.Istayinsideandbecomevery
inactive.IgetdepressedthatIcan’tdowhatIwanttodo.Iimaginethepainandterrorofaheartattack.Ifeelhopeless.
TheFearcomesfromuninvestigatedthoughts.4.Whowouldshebewithoutthislimitingthought?– “IthinkI’dbemorepeacefulandalsofreertodowhatIwanttodo.”– Yourmindisdiseasedandweak,notyourheart.Yourheartreactsto
yourthoughts.Yourhormonesreacttoyourmind.Youfeeloutofharmonywhenyourbeliefopposeswhatis.
4Inquiries-Homework
Do
UniversalBeliefs
• Ineedtoknowwhattodo.• Idon’tknowwhattodo.• Iknowwhatisbestfor
others.• Iknowwhatisbestfor
myself.• Somethingterribleisgoingto
happen.• It’spossibletomakea
mistake.• Peopleshouldnotlie.• Peopleshouldrespectme.• Icancontrolhowothersfeel
aboutme.• Ifeelyourenergy.• Ineedmoremoney.• Lifeisn’tfair.• Parentsshouldlovetheir
children.• Childrenshouldlovetheir
parents.• Ineedtomakeadecision.• Ican’tdoanythingright.• Icandisappointpeople.• Idon’twanttolookfoolish.• There’stoomuchtodo.• There’snotenoughtime.• Iknowwhatyouneed.
• Iamworthless.• It’smyjobtomakeyou
happy.• Ineedapartnertobehappy.• It’smyfault.• Ishouldbedifferent.• Imissedmychance.• Ineedtobecarefulinlife.• Peopleshouldlistentome.• I’mnotgoodenough.• Iamafailure.• _______doesn’tcareabout
me.• Ineedtounderstand.• Ineedtodoitright.• Ididitwrong.• There’ssomethingwrong
withme.• S/herejectedme.• S/hedoesn’ttrustme.• Thereshouldn’tbewarinthis
world.• Womenshouldn'tbeso
emotional.• Theworldisn’tasafeplace.• Peoplearedestroyingthe
environment.• Peoplearejudgingme.
• Iknowwhatthey’rethinking.• Theyshouldagreewithme.• Ihavetoworkhard.• Peopleshouldkeeptheir
promises.• Otherpeoplecanhurtme.• Moneywillmakemehappy.• I’mtoofat(thin).• Ineedtobeincontrol.• Mybodyshouldbehealthy.• Peoplearenottrustworthy.• _______betrayedme.• Thereisapurposetomylife.• Ineedtoknowmylife’s
purpose.• Lifeisdifficult.• Peopleshouldbegrateful.• Mybossshouldappreciate
me.• Idon’tbelong.• Peopleshouldn’tbeangry.• ________diditwrong.• Iamright.• Peopleshouldn’tuseanimals
(medicalresearch,food,etc.)
Suffering• Whatmakesyourstressed/Suffer?… Attachment• Youfeelunhappywhenyouclingorattachyourselftosomethingthatis
impermanent• ThereIsNoFixedSelfor“I”–WhatifItoldyouyouwerenothing.
• Sufferingcomesfromnotwantingtosuffer–sufferingisuniversal• Thehumancondition–wesufferbecauseofthewayinwhichwerelateto
ourhumancondition(notthehumanconditionitself)
• Suggestion:Replacework“suffering”with“stress”thenreplacethatwiththesensationyoufeelinyourbody.
• Goalforthisweek:Bekindtoyourself.Observeyourthoughtsevendeeper.Takeonamindfulnesspractice.
Balance
HowtoChoose3• Practicemeditationdaily• Practicemindfulness• Practicedeepbreathing• Introducehealthyrituals–eg.Herbalteatime• Keepagratitudejournal• Readaffirmationsortrywritingyourown• Challengeyourmindtolearn• Reframeandrethinkthethingsthatstressyou• Keepanemotionjournal–“Ifeelstatements…”• Practicecompassionandfinditinyoutoforgive• Gofornaturewalks• Practiceyoga• Becreative• GettoknowyourChakra’s–SeeCarolineMyssResources• Keepadreamjournal• DownloadLinkstodothework.comandcomplete• SignupforaMBSRprogramnearyou–MindfulnessBasedStressReduction
BeEmptyofworryingThinkofwhocreatedthoughtWhydoyoustayinprisonWhenthedoorissowideopenMoveoutsidethetangleoffearthinkingLiveinSilenceFlowdownanddown,intoalwayswideningRingsofbeing
– Rumi