Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Mind-Body Therapy

Body Psychotherapy
  • Focuses on the client's non-conscious thoughts and emotions which are stored on the right side of the brain.
Perspectives
  • Our body impacts our thinking and our thinking reflects our body
  • Our emotions are sensed first by the body then are noticed by the mind
Goals
  • Establish trust and therapist/client relationship
  • Re-programming long term, non-conscious emotional reactions
  • Becoming aware of how we experience emotions in our body and how they affect our thoughts
Therapy Process
  • Uses physical sensations as signals to guide therapy
  • Resolves emotional problems by working directly and interactively with the nervous system
Techniques
  • Brain scan
  • Neurofeedback devices
  • Exercises that pay attention to the nervous system and how it responds and learning to quiet or regulate the nervous system
  • Yoga
As you calm the body, you naturally calm the mind.

My View: I love this type of therapy because there are many times when anxiety can increase in my life and I feel that this therapy could be very helpful. I currently practice Yoga and it is truly effective for when I am highly stressed out. It is amazing how clear my mind becomes after relaxing my entire body. I would suggest this therapy to anyone as a way to manage everyday stress.


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