Someone Else’s Thoughts on Parasympathetic Mind

Here is a link to Morgana Morgaine’s thoughts about Parasympathetic Mind. It is an excellent elaboration, and creates new information about what PSM is and why it is important from the life coach’s point of view.

SCENAR Promotes Homeostasis and Well-Being

Webster’s dictionary defines balance as the state of equilibrium between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements. From planetary ecological balance to being able to stand up on our feet, balance is a delicate, intricate, and wonderfully orchestrated cornerstone of our outer and inner reality. We ignore this cornerstone at our own peril.

In our work with SCENAR great attention is paid to assisting the body in returning to its inner state of balance or homeostasis. This involves working with the autonomic nervous system which, for the most part, operates without our conscious control. It maintains the internal balance of the organs and systems in response to external stimuli.

There are two aspects to the autonomic nervous system: the sympathetic system (often called the “fight or flight” response) and the parasympathetic system (called the “rest and digest” response). These two aspects operate in opposition to one another. When one is operating, the other one isn’t. When you are running from a saber tooth tiger, the last thing you want to do is “rest and digest.” Ideally, there is a balance between the systems based on the fluctuations of conditions. The sympathetic system keeps us alert and responding to the environment in ways that promote our survival, and the parasympathetic system rests, heals, and restores the body from all the activity required by the sympathetic system. The sympathetic system uses up the resources of the body and the parasympathetic system recovers and restores those resources to be available if needed again.

Our modern world challenges our bodies in maintaining the balance between these two systems. In general we are inundated with demands, information, time urgency, conflicts, and confusion that our bodies interpret as being threats to our survival. We worry and feel anxious, angry, resentful, or frustrated. We don’t have time to attend to eating well, resting, relaxing, and even when we try to rest or relax we are still ruminating about the issues. The parasympathetic system is shut down. Our bodies are in a near constant slow sympathetic system boil. We have a word for this: STRESS. We have lost our inner balance. Living too long in this state leads to disease as the body is unable to heal itself.

When the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are working as they should, the tendency is to rest often and easily. One can, however, perform at “peak ability” with equal ease. When challenged by stress, the balanced person is able to respond with vigor and fortitude. The parasympathetic system reduces the activity of the brain, the muscles, and the adrenal and thyroid glands. When no situation is pressing, the balanced person can comfortably choose to rest and can sleep deeply. They engage in lifestyles that allow the body to be nourished and restored.

When we are stressed and the sympathetic system is dominating, the sensations of pain are amplified. The SCENAR addresses pain by activating the parasympathetic system which releases neuropeptides to address the pain and restore the inner balance. In only a few minutes of treatment people will visibly relax. After a few sessions, very frequently people will become interested in taking better care of themselves and talk about ways they can do that. They also usually have an overall improvement in their mood. It is amazing to watch. (Read about some of our clients’ experiences on the “What Our Clients Say” page.)

If you are stressed and in pain, you might want to look into experiencing a SCENAR treatment series. It could make a big difference not just in your pain but in your overall health and sense of well being.

Healing Innovations Introduces a Monthly Series of Talks

Beginning on April 29, Healing Innovations will hold a series of monthly talks and demonstrations on the SCENAR and Parasympathetic Mind. You will have an opportunity to experience pain treatment using the revolutionary technology developed in the Russian Space program, as well as learn ways to improve your autonomic system balance, reduce stress, and improve your quality of life.

The first talk will be held at the Natural Health and Homeopathy office, 54 Merrimon Avenue from 6:30 to 8pm. Featured will be the natural healing process of the body, called the Parasympathetic System, and ways you can access this healing system in your everyday life.

Space is limited, so please call 337-6854 to register. These talks are free to anyone who is interested in self-healing and ways to promote health naturally. It is a lot easier than you may think!

Cultivating Parasympathetic Mind for Stress Reduction and Healing

I will be presenting a one hour interactive workshop for the Self Care Circle of the Blue Ridge Holistic Nurse’s Network on Wednesday, April 21 from 6pm-7:30pm. In the presentation, the science of the parasympathetic nervous system will be translated into the language of self-care.  Interactive, it will be filled with ways to more easily enter your parasympathetic mind, the home of healing and repair. Come and learn simple ways to enhance your ability to enter this state quickly and effectively. It is free.

Location: Odyssey Community School, 90 Zillicoa Street in Montford

Tips to Create Parasympathetic Mind

From working with SCENAR, I have learned that healing occurs when the parasympathetic aspect of the autonomic nervous system is operating. The action of the SCENAR brings this about. However, there is much we can do in our everyday lives to create the state of mind that occurs when the parasympathetic system is flowing. Here are a few ideas:

• Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
• Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
• Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and less that is manufactured.
• Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild salmon, broccoli, avocados, and almonds.
• Try to make at least three people smile each day.
• Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
• Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
• Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
• You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
• Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil your present.
• No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
• Frame every so-called disaster with these words: “In five years, will this matter?”
• Forgive everyone for everything.
• What other people think of you is none of your business.
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
• Stay in touch with your friends.
• In this present moment you will notice that you have all that you need.
• Practice gratitude in every situation, no matter how you want to judge it.
• Try the loving kindness mantra: “May I be well. May I be at peace. May I be happy.” Say it enough to yourself that it takes up residence in your thoughts.

You can enter Parasympathic Mind, lower your stress level, help your body heal, and find more happiness by changing your attitude.

Shackles On or Shackles Off *

Here is a quick guide to navigate the emotions that influence the autonomic nervous system. Try this exercise: take a moment and think of the most frustrating, limiting, personally demoralizing experience of your life. Explore the feelings associated with this. Do they involve feeling trapped, stuck, or ineffective no matter what you do? Where are they located in your body? Would an apt description be “shackles on”? So, now that you have an understanding of what “shackles on” feels like, turn your attention to a time in your life where everything fell together almost effortlessly in realizing your goal or dream; when it felt as if every door opened in front of you and that your life was free and easy. You were in the “flow” or “zone.” Where do  you feel that in  your body? Could you describe that feeling as “shackles off”?

The feeling of “shackles on” activates the sympathetic nervous system which interprets that state as a threat. The feeling of “shackles off” activates the parasympathetic system which interprets the state as being one where healing is possible, and so sets about its work of doing so.

Using these key phrases can guide you as to what system you are in and how to keep the parasympathetic system activated so that you may continue to have health and a sense of well-being. When contemplating anything, ask, “Does this feel like ’shackles on’ or ’shackles off’?” If it feels like “shackles on” move on to think or do something else, preferably something that feels like “shackles off.”

Although working with your own thoughts and emotions cannot provide a cascading release of neuropeptides as the SCENAR can, doing so can promote more balance between the two aspects of the autonomic nervous system and improve the quality of your life.

Play with this. Don’t get too involved in it with your intellect. Don’t make it “shackles on.” Treat it as an interesting mental game, and with a playful heart, see what you learn from it and how it affects your life. You may be surprised at the sense of well-being you might find.

* I was exposed to this by a life coach here is Asheville, Morgana Morgaine, and by the book Steering by Starlight written by Martha Beck. The way it relates to the autonomic nervous system comes from my years of observing the response of the body to SCENAR and my research.

Happy Gratitude Day

What an amazing thing it is that we set aside one day out of the year to consciously bask in the holy ground of our connectedness with our family and friends. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday in that it is not so easily sullied by commercialization. Gratitude springs from the opened heart and cannot be traded in the market place. I’m grateful for that.

The experience of really feeling deep gratitude has an effect on our entire physiology. That emotion causes the release of neuropeptides, our body’s natural, intrinsic, healing pharmacy. (See the “Healing Tips” page for ways you can release your own neuropeptides.) It shuts down the “fight or flight” sympathetic nervous system’s activity and allows for the “rest and digest” parasympathetic nervous system to emerge. We can take a deep breath, our shoulders relax, and we can awaken to our presence in the moment. We discover a sense of peace and well-being, of feeling blessed and loved. Our hearts open and we experience the “parasympathetic mind.” We understand what is truly valuable in this life: our connectedness with our deepest selves and each other.

That we as a nation set aside this day to appreciate our lives and each other is a wonder-full and remarkable thing. May it be filled with joy as you deeply appreciate the gift and blessing that each of your loved ones brings to your life.  May you open to the healing that allows in yourself, in those you love, and in all of our human family.

May all of your blessings be fully realized, appreciated, and enjoyed.

Happy Gratitude Day!

The Therapeutic Multilayer Blanket

Now is the perfect time to try our Therapeutic Multilayer Blanket. With winter approaching and the kids going back to school, balancing your autonomic nervous system and fortifying your immune system will help you stay healthy.

This blanket, based upon the theories of Wilhelm Reich and his “orgone accumulator”, remarkably improves work fitness, regulates and heightens mood, strengthens the immune system and stabilizes the body against the constant harmful effects associated with daily living. It activates the parasympathetic nervous system and counteracts stress.

There is no external power source. The blanket has an outer alloy layer that reflects all external radiation away from the body and an inner layer that reflects back to the body its own far infared radiation and high frequency energies. So you are bathed in your own healing energy. It is completely safe and very enjoyable to experience. The blanket is wrapped around the body, usually while the person is lying down. In the course of a TML procedure you will experience only pleasant sensations. At first you might feel a light tingling sensation and as that fades, an increasingly pleasant and penetrating warmth. Often individuals doze off. Upon arising our clients have often said they felt like they just had a very deep and productive meditation. Usually about 10 minutes after the session there is a sense of renewed energy and relaxed clarity. Sessions last 30 minutes (longer for certain conditions).

The only contraindication is for individuals who have electronic implanted devices such as pacemakers.

Developed in Russia, the blanket has received wide acceptance throughout the world. Its greatest popularity being in Great Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, the US, Ukraine and South Korea.

To introduce the TML, we are offering 30 minutes sessions for $12 up to 10 sessions. Sessions can be scheduled as frequently as you prefer, from daily to several times a week, to once per week. Whatever fits in your life. You could even do a session over your lunch hour! Doing several sessions will insure the accumulated restoration and balancing of the autonomic nervous system, and enhanced immune functioning of your body.

Call us (828-337-6854) for an appointment today. The sooner you call, the easier it will be to schedule your appointments to meet your needs.

Balance

Webster’s dictionary defines balance as the state of equilibrium between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements. From planetary ecological balance to being able to stand up on our feet, balance is a delicate, intricate, and wonderfully orchestrated cornerstone of our outer and inner reality. We ignore this cornerstone at our own peril.

In our work with SCENAR great attention is paid to assisting the body in returning to its inner state of balance or homeostasis. This involves working with the autonomic nervous system which, for the most part, operates without our conscious control. It maintains the internal balance of the organs and systems in response to external stimuli.

There are two aspects to the autonomic nervous system: the sympathetic system (often called the “fight or flight” response) and the parasympathetic system (called the “rest and digest” response). These two aspects operate in opposition to one another. When one is operating, the other one isn’t. When you are running from a saber tooth tiger, the last thing you want to do is “rest and digest.” Ideally, there is a balance between the systems based on the fluctuations of conditions. The sympathetic system keeps us alert and responding to the environment in ways that promote our survival, and the parasympathetic system rests, heals, and restores the body from all the activity required by the sympathetic system. The sympathetic system uses up the resources of the body and the parasympathetic system recovers and restores those resources to be available if needed again.

Our modern world challenges our bodies in maintaining the balance between these two systems. In general we are inundated with demands, information, time urgency, conflicts, and confusion that our bodies interpret as being threats to our survival. We worry and feel anxious, angry, resentful, or frustrated. We don’t have time to attend to eating well, resting, relaxing, and even when we try to rest or relax we are still ruminating about the issues. The parasympathetic system is shut down. Our bodies are in a near constant slow sympathetic system boil. We have a word for this: STRESS. We have lost our inner balance. Living too long in this state leads to disease as the body is unable to heal itself.

When the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems are working as they should, the tendency is to rest often and easily. One can, however, perform at “peak ability” with equal ease. When challenged by stress, the balanced person is able to respond with vigor and fortitude. The parasympathetic system reduces the activity of the brain, the muscles, and the adrenal and thyroid glands. When no situation is pressing, the balanced person can comfortably choose to rest and can sleep deeply. They engage in lifestyles that allow the body to be nourished and restored.

When we are stressed and the sympathetic system is dominating, the sensations of pain are amplified. The SCENAR addresses pain by activating the parasympathetic system which releases neuropeptides to address the pain and restore the inner balance. In only a few minutes of treatment people will visibly relax. After a few sessions, very frequently people will become interested in taking better care of themselves and talk about ways they can do that. They also usually have an overall improvement in their mood. It is amazing to watch. (Read about some of our clients’ experiences on the “What Our Clients Say” page.)

If you are stressed and in pain, you might want to look into experiencing a SCENAR treatment series. It could make a big difference not just in your pain but in your overall health and sense of well being.