See comparison between Heart Coherence Simulator
and emWave Desktop biofeedback by Heart Math.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
PC Webcam Biofeedback
Free software that uses any ordinary webcam to track your
breathing and heart rate variability:
http://www.webcambiofeedback.com/
Pleae feedback to me your experience using it.
Monday, October 19, 2009
The Burning House
A villager recently sold his house.
One day, while he was out on a walk with
his three sons, he saw in the distance that
his house was on fire.
He began to panic, but, then the First Son
reminded his father that they had already sold
the house. Whereupon, a great peace descended
upon him.
Suddenly, his Second son, said:
"Father, I have not collected the money
yet."
The father felt panicked again and started
to cry.
Then, the Third son said:
"Don't worry, I have already collected the
money this morning."
And the Father felt peaceful again.
I'm back after a lapse of almost 2 years
I was distracted first by Reiki then Eckhart Tolle and
now I am back.
Reiki is still relevant to me as I continue to receive
healing benefits for myself as well as for my family
members.
Eckhart Tolle was necessary to expand my awareness
of the present moment and the Inner Body.
However, the thoughts (stressful) would not
let go of me.
I still need to deal with them. Watching thoughts
is not enough. It may free you for a while and you
enter peace. But when you come back to your family,
your job, stressful thoughts can come back and they
always do.
But, when we question the thoughts, the thoughts
lets us go permanently.
It may come back, but it would have lost its initial
force. We then question them again and they let
go of us.
We repeat this until finally they let go of us
completely.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Mindfulness Meditation Tool
Focus Tool for Mobile Phones
Focus Tool is a program that sounds an alert randomly throughout
the day. ...as a gentle reminder to keep working towards your
personal growth goals. Also for Mindfulness meditation. Reminder
to be present HERE and NOW. It is easy to think about setting
goals for changing old habits or for personal growth when things
are calm and quiet. It is considerably more challenging for most
of us to maintain focus on those goals throughout the stresses of
everyday life. Focus Tools are incredibly effective because they
randomly remind you throughout your day to keep working towards
your goals when you need to remember them the most. Used
as a minfulness meditation tool. When the alert sounds, it reminds
you to become present in the Now, instead of being lost in thoughts
of worry, anxiety and fear. The Focus Tool has two modes of
operation: "Normal" mode alerts randomly between twenty
minutes and two hours apart. "Intense" mode, alerts between
five and twenty minutes apart.
** Fully functional Demo - no limitation.
Future updates will include more features. **
Download latest version and also how to use
Focus Tool is a program that sounds an alert randomly throughout
the day. ...as a gentle reminder to keep working towards your
personal growth goals. Also for Mindfulness meditation. Reminder
to be present HERE and NOW. It is easy to think about setting
goals for changing old habits or for personal growth when things
are calm and quiet. It is considerably more challenging for most
of us to maintain focus on those goals throughout the stresses of
everyday life. Focus Tools are incredibly effective because they
randomly remind you throughout your day to keep working towards
your goals when you need to remember them the most. Used
as a minfulness meditation tool. When the alert sounds, it reminds
you to become present in the Now, instead of being lost in thoughts
of worry, anxiety and fear. The Focus Tool has two modes of
operation: "Normal" mode alerts randomly between twenty
minutes and two hours apart. "Intense" mode, alerts between
five and twenty minutes apart.
** Fully functional Demo - no limitation.
Future updates will include more features. **
Download latest version and also how to use
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Awakening from the Dream of Thoughts
Below is a short videoclip on Awakening. Enjoy!
If you are using IE7 and can't see the above YouTube video, click below:
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
How to Avoid Spinning when Doing The Work
By Carol Skolnick
What does it mean to "spin" when you facilitate The Work or answer the questions? Spinning is getting moving away from inquiring into the original statement in favor of something tangential.
Spinning During Facilitation
A facilitator's spinning looks like this:
Client: "My mother doesn't respect my choices in life."
Facilitator: Your mother doesn't respect your choices in life; is that true?
Client: No.
Facilitator: How do you react when you believe that thought, what happens?
Client: I feel depressed, and I get angry with my mother. I blame her for all the unhappiness in my life. I don't want to see her or share my life with her...
Facilitator: You don't want to share your life with her; is that true?
Believe it or not, this happens; I've even experienced facilitators spinning me several times before getting back to the original statement, at which point I'm dizzy!
Why do facilitators spin? Usually it's well-meaning; they hear something come up in the course of inquiry that seems "juicier" to them than the original statement. Or, they think that going off on the tangent will be more helpful to the client.
How to stop spinning your client: make a note of the client's underlying beliefs as they answer question 3, "How do you react when you believe this thought?" You can facilitate the client on these later, or assign them as "homework: for the client to work on alone. (In the example above, "I don't want to share my life with my mother" is an underlying belief. "My mother is to blame for my unhappiness" is another.)
Spinning Around Instead of Turning Around
Spinning a turnaround means veering away from the original statement, often in order to make it into a positive. When we spin a turnaround, we are in effect
turning around the turnaround, which then loses its power to open the mind.
Here's what spinning looks like in a turnaround:
Original statement: "My mother doesn't respect my choices."
Possible turnarounds:
To the opposite: "My mother does respect my choices."
To the other: "I don't respect my mother's choices."
To the self: "I don't respect my choices."
Spins: "I do respect my mother's choices." "I respect my choices." The spirit of the original statement has been lost.
Why do facilitators spin turnarounds? Sometimes they want the client to feel better. This is facilitation with a motive, and it's good to notice.
Why do clients spin turnarounds? They, too, would like to feel better. They may also feel pressure to come up with lots of turnarounds, believing
that "more is better." Also, both clients and facilitators who are new to inquiry may misunderstand the purpose of turnarounds,
which are neither self-flagellations nor affirmations. They are simply awareness-expanders.
How to stop spinning the turnarounds: remember that you don't get extra points for extra turnarounds; use the ones the make sense to you.
Also, repeat the original statement to yourself; that way you'll be less likely to veer far off course. Sit with each turnaround, let it enlighten
you, and come up with three genuine examples of how that turnaround could be as true or truer.
The Work's efficacy lies in its simplicity. You'll find you have more than enough
with simple turnarounds, without having to get creative and clever with them.
What does it mean to "spin" when you facilitate The Work or answer the questions? Spinning is getting moving away from inquiring into the original statement in favor of something tangential.
Spinning During Facilitation
A facilitator's spinning looks like this:
Client: "My mother doesn't respect my choices in life."
Facilitator: Your mother doesn't respect your choices in life; is that true?
Client: No.
Facilitator: How do you react when you believe that thought, what happens?
Client: I feel depressed, and I get angry with my mother. I blame her for all the unhappiness in my life. I don't want to see her or share my life with her...
Facilitator: You don't want to share your life with her; is that true?
Believe it or not, this happens; I've even experienced facilitators spinning me several times before getting back to the original statement, at which point I'm dizzy!
Why do facilitators spin? Usually it's well-meaning; they hear something come up in the course of inquiry that seems "juicier" to them than the original statement. Or, they think that going off on the tangent will be more helpful to the client.
How to stop spinning your client: make a note of the client's underlying beliefs as they answer question 3, "How do you react when you believe this thought?" You can facilitate the client on these later, or assign them as "homework: for the client to work on alone. (In the example above, "I don't want to share my life with my mother" is an underlying belief. "My mother is to blame for my unhappiness" is another.)
Spinning Around Instead of Turning Around
Spinning a turnaround means veering away from the original statement, often in order to make it into a positive. When we spin a turnaround, we are in effect
turning around the turnaround, which then loses its power to open the mind.
Here's what spinning looks like in a turnaround:
Original statement: "My mother doesn't respect my choices."
Possible turnarounds:
To the opposite: "My mother does respect my choices."
To the other: "I don't respect my mother's choices."
To the self: "I don't respect my choices."
Spins: "I do respect my mother's choices." "I respect my choices." The spirit of the original statement has been lost.
Why do facilitators spin turnarounds? Sometimes they want the client to feel better. This is facilitation with a motive, and it's good to notice.
Why do clients spin turnarounds? They, too, would like to feel better. They may also feel pressure to come up with lots of turnarounds, believing
that "more is better." Also, both clients and facilitators who are new to inquiry may misunderstand the purpose of turnarounds,
which are neither self-flagellations nor affirmations. They are simply awareness-expanders.
How to stop spinning the turnarounds: remember that you don't get extra points for extra turnarounds; use the ones the make sense to you.
Also, repeat the original statement to yourself; that way you'll be less likely to veer far off course. Sit with each turnaround, let it enlighten
you, and come up with three genuine examples of how that turnaround could be as true or truer.
The Work's efficacy lies in its simplicity. You'll find you have more than enough
with simple turnarounds, without having to get creative and clever with them.
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