ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY

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ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY

• A new treatment approach
• 3rd wave CBT??

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WAYNE COOK POSTURE To balance energy to flow
positive negative and to cross over.

• Sit in chair. Put left ankle on right knee.
• Place right hand on left ankle.
• Place left hand under left foot.
• Take 4 deep breaths.
• Change sides 4 more breaths.
• Place hands in steeple in front of heart.
• 4 more deep breaths.
• Sit quietly and breath for a moment.

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Energy Psychology draws upon

• Quantum physics
• Chakra system
• Meridian system acupuncture/acupressure
• Applied Kinesiology
• Traditional psychology, particularly concepts of
  collective unconscious and treatment of negative
  thoughts and beliefs.

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The Physics of Energy

• In 1905 Albert Einstein published works which
  transformed the way scientists perceive reality.
• He concluded that matter and energy were
  interconvertible aspects of the same basic
  reality.
• Everything in the known universe is reducible to
  energy organised into fields, all of which are
  connected.
• Subsequent experiments have shown that particles
  separated in space communicate information almost
  instantaneously.

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Frequency

• Thoughts and feelings each vibrate at particular
  frequencies.
• They have been measured both inside the body and
  outside, in the biofield.
• They influence which part of the universe we
  perceive consciously the Law of Attraction.

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CHAKRAS

• The chakras are energy vortices which exist
  inside and outside the body.
• There are energy therapies which stimulate the
  major chakras to treat presenting problems.

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MERIDIANS

• Meridians are energy pathways throughout the
  body.
• The goal of meridian therapies is to reinstate
  balance (health) by treating key acupoints along
  the disrupted meridian(s).
• Each meridian has a tonification point, used to
  stimulate, a sedation point, used to sedate and a
  source point, used to activate the whole
  meridian, as well as others.
• The meridians are integrally interconnected,
  however there appears to be some specialisation
  among specific meridians and acupoints.

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GROUNDING Demonstration/Exercise

• With your intention and your breath, imagine you
  can lower your mind into your heart.
• Imagine you can breathe into and out of your
  heart.
• Imagine you can send the energy in your heart
  down through your body into the earth to the
  core of the earth.
• Imagine you can breathe earth energy back into
  your heart.

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How to shift energy

• Energy moves with intention and breath. (Quantum
  physics).
• Where your focus goes, so goes your energy.
• In energy therapies, it is important to focus on
  the perturbation in order to configure the energy
  associated with the problem.
• Then treatment is applied to shift that
  particular energy.

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Psychology and Energy

• In the 1970s, Australian psychiatrist, John
  Diamond, successfully treated patients with
  mental illness by stimulation of specific
  meridians to treat various moods or emotional
  states. Eg. Spleen meridian associated with
  confidence vs anxiety.

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Research in Psychology

• In 1979, Roger Callaghan, an American clinical
  psychologist, developed a treatment technique,
  called Callaghan Techniques -Thought Field
  Therapy, by localising meridian alarm points
  while the client attunes the thought field
  associated with a phobia, trauma, etc. He found
  that tapping on beginning and end points of
  particular meridians would reinstate harmony by
  neutralising the intense emotions associated with
  the psychological problem.

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J. Andrade study 14 years, 11 clinics, 31,400
patients in South America.

• A substudy, conducted over a 5 1/2 year period,
  followed the course of treatment of approximately
  5,000 patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders.
• Half of them received energy psychotherapy and no
  medication. The other half received CBT, the
  treatment most often used at the clinics for
  anxiety disorder, supplemented by medication as
  needed.
• The follow-up interviews at 1, 3, 6, and 12
  months, showed that the energy approach was
  significantly more effective than the
  CBT/medication protocol in both the proportion of
  patients showing some improvement and the
  proportion of patients showing complete remission
  of symptoms (see Table 1).

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Digitised EEG Results

• As patients symptoms decreased over the course
  of treatment, their brain wave ratios normalized.
  
• This brain wave normalization and reduction of
  symptoms also corresponded with norepinephrine
  levels dropping to normal reference values and
  low serotonin rising.
• The investigators observed that patients who were
  successfully treated with EP and CBT showed
  similar normalization in their brain wave ratios.
• CBT, however, required a greater number of
  sessions and, on one-year follow-up, the brain
  wave ratios for patients who received CBT were
  more likely to have returned to their
  pre-treatment levels than they were for the
  patients who received the energy treatments.
• Patients in the medication group, like those in
  the EP and CBT groups, showed a reduction in
  symptoms, but their brain scans did not show a
  normalization of the brain wave ratios

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9 GAMUT Procedure

• Tap continuously on the gamut point
• Close eyes open eyes.
• Eyes hard down right eyes hard down left.
• Roll eyes in a circle roll eyes the other way
• Hum 2 seconds of a song
• Count to 5
• Hum again

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Demonstration Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

• Developed by Gary Craig, an American engineer.
• A technique which uses 7 acupressure points to
  treat emotional intensity.
• Comprehensive website, including many case
  studies.

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Example EFT

• Think of a creature you are afraid of or repelled
  by.
• Examples might be cockroaches, spiders, snakes,
  rats.
• Imagine a group of them, coming near to you.
• Notice any reactive changes in the body
• Increase reaction by increasing numbers,
  proximity, colour, sound etc.
• Give yourself a SUDS rating.

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Examples of Energy Therapies

• TAT Tapas Acupressure technique. Tapas Fleming.
• www.TATforLife.com
• ETOX using a laser attuned to the frequency of
  the cells to treat toxins, substance
  intolerances, allergies. Sandi Radomski.
• www.allergyantidotes.com
• BSFF Be Set Free Fast. Larry Nims.
• www.BSFFDVD.com

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Case Study 1

• 20 year old, female B. Social Science student.
• Depression triggered by relationship breakup.
• Symptoms included insomnia, continuous crying,
  suicidal thoughts, no appetite, afraid of being
  alone.

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Treatment 1

• Energy balancing techniques grounding
• Referral to GP Citalopram and short term
  Temazepam
• TAT pose for insomnia
• Early, gentle exercise (walked the dog) body
  balance
• EFT on emotional reactivity
• TAT on deep-rooted beliefs
• Some dietary changes
• BSFF on core beliefs

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Outcomes 1

• 9 sessions between January and July.
• Off medication
• Used treatments as required with confidence and
  success
• She said she felt made over if her new
  relationship were to end or some other crisis
  occur in her life, she said she would talk about
  it, be sad, allow her feelings, treat herself.

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Case Study 2

• 44 y.o. female B. Teaching/Arts
• Anxiety disorder with panic attacks, exacerbated
  by presentation/practicum requirements
• Family issues ADHD husband, problem brother,
  death of long-sick mother
• Withdrawing socially as well

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Treatment 2

• Energy balancing grounding
• Increase awareness of anxiety triggers
• EFT on anxiety symptoms
• Increase awareness of her reaction to husbands
  catastrophising
• 3 minute mindfulness meditation
• BSFF, breaking agreements, on beliefs
• TAT on childhood, core, family issues

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Outcomes 2

• Total of 8 sessions over 7 months
• Incorporated 3 minute meditation, regular
  exercise, simple energy practices
• Treated herself as required
• Successfully presented for first time
• Successfully finished practicum
• Managing relationships better
• No more panic attacks

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More simple energy exercises

• Left ankle over right ankle, right arm over left
  arm, palms facing, clasp hands and bring up and
  under to heart. Tip of tongue rolled onto roof of
  mouth behind top teeth over-energy correction
• Thumbs on temples, fingertips spread in centre of
  forehead, pull fingertips towards temples. Move
  hands progressively up onto head and over to
  neck, pulling firmly in each position crown
  pull.
• Thump or rub K27, breast plate and spleen points
  (under midpoint of breast) 3 thumps!
  Strengthens immune system.

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Case Study 3

• 25 y.o. male, final year law student
• Referred by GP after he had a turn after a
  weekend of alcohol, sport, pot, ecstasy.
• No physical explanation for symptoms
• History of extreme sports, exercise and injuries
• Symptoms over 6 months included neck pain,
  dizziness, sweaty palms, nausea, overheating,
  stomach pain, chronic fatigue, sometimes in
  response to food or alcohol
• Suspected anxiety disorder

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Treatment 3

• Thorough, multidisciplinary medical investigation
  added TMJdiagnosis
• Some neck complications due to injuries assisted
  by massage, chiropractic and physio
• Raised awareness of feelings, anxiety symptoms,
  triggers
• Reduced physical activity, some dietary changes
• Energy balancing exercises, meditation
• EFT on anxiety
• TAT and BSFF on family issues and associated
  beliefs

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Treatment 3 (continued)

• Special consideration
• Etox sensitive to many substances
• TAT on multiple traumas (mostly physical)
• Energy treatments on pain
• Increased self reflection and awareness,
  especially emotional and spiritual

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References

• Bruce Lipton The Biology of Belief
  www.brucelipton.com
• Donna Eden Energy Medicine www.innersource.com
  
• ACEP Association for Comprehensive Energy
  Psychology www.energypsych.org
• Publications by William Tiller, Fred Gallo.
• Websites EFT www.emofree.com
• BSFF www.BSFFDVD.com
• TAT www.TATforLife.com
• ETOX www.allergyantidotes.com