"You never know how distracted your mind is till you're left with yourself"
So says Dr. Joe Dispenza. He speaks from experience. Years ago, a car hit him, severely injuring his spine. He was told that radical whole-spine surgery was his only option, yet recovery was uncertain. Declining the surgery, he used his mind to heal himself. A researcher and chiropractor, he now travels the world a healthy man. His mission? Teaching what he has learned about how understanding the plasticity of the brain makes self-healing possible.
Dr. Dispenza also explains how over years, our brains "learn" negative emotional sequences because emotions create neural pathways. "Neurons that fire together wire together," says Dr. Joe. Fortunately the reverse is also true. These negative views can be unlearned, and healthier neural patterns installed in their place.
The tool that makes this possible is creative visualization. The body does not know the difference between the real and the imagined; what we imagine generates the same emotions and neural habits as the real. Each morning Dr. Joe imagines the ideal of himself that he wants to be that day. "I'm not going to let any thought go by unchecked," he says.
Breaking long-held chains of negative thoughts is the most important self-healing we can do. Our thoughts build up to form attitudes and our attitudes become beliefs. These beliefs determine our perceptions, the crucial determinants in every decision we make.
To see Dr. Joe interviewed by Iain McNay of Conscious TV, click here.
Dr. Dispenza also explains how over years, our brains "learn" negative emotional sequences because emotions create neural pathways. "Neurons that fire together wire together," says Dr. Joe. Fortunately the reverse is also true. These negative views can be unlearned, and healthier neural patterns installed in their place.
The tool that makes this possible is creative visualization. The body does not know the difference between the real and the imagined; what we imagine generates the same emotions and neural habits as the real. Each morning Dr. Joe imagines the ideal of himself that he wants to be that day. "I'm not going to let any thought go by unchecked," he says.
Breaking long-held chains of negative thoughts is the most important self-healing we can do. Our thoughts build up to form attitudes and our attitudes become beliefs. These beliefs determine our perceptions, the crucial determinants in every decision we make.
To see Dr. Joe interviewed by Iain McNay of Conscious TV, click here.