You landed on this page because you are interested in mind body healing...

Can NLP, hypnotherapy and meditation improve the health of the body?

Psychoneuroimmunology

Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is the study of how the mind can be used to influence the immune system and the health of the body.

The Mind-Body Connection - Health is a state of mind. By Tad James. An article on NLP and mind body healing.

NLP and hypnotherapy as a treatment for cancer.

Time Line Therapy™ - A powerful tool to support the healing of cancer. By Tad James. The application of NLP, Hypnosis and Time-Line to cancer and other illness which have an emotional component. Make sure you click on the 'back' link at the top of the page so that you read the entire article.

The New Medicine of Dr Hammer. By Walter Last. The research of Dr Hammer shows conclusively that cancer is primarily a disease caused by an emotional shock that the person was unable to resolve. Dr Hammer states that the current medical model of a carcinogen causing a cancer, which needs to be destroyed with drugs, radiation or surgery is totally incorrect and antiquated. (Sorry, but the link has changed http://users.mrbean.net.au/~wlast/hamer.html)

The new home of German New Medicine.

The German New Medicine. A website on Dr Hammer's work.

Using Time Line Therapy™ in a medical practice by Eric B. Robins, MD

Healing Cancer: NLP Meets Chi Kung by Dr Richard Bolstad and Margot Hamblett.
Part A: A Research Based Approach To Mind-Body Healing Of Cancer. Excellent article.

The Basics of Quantum Healing by Deepak Chopra. A lecture by Deepak Chopra applying the Quantum Physics model to health and healing.

You get a new body every year, a new skeleton every three months, a new skin once a month, a new stomach lining every four days, with the actual surface cells that contact food being renewed every five minutes. You get a liver every six weeks. Even the atoms of the brain are different to a year ago. Reference: Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine, by Deepak Chopra (Bantam Books, 1990)

The basic concept of mind-body healing is that emotions from past events, and current negative thinking, create a stress configuration in the body restricting nerve and blood supply. To facilitate healing one has to deal with the negative emotions and attitude, and replace them with positive states such as confidence, love, happiness, trust, peace, gratitude and acceptance.

What does stress cost you?

Stress has been linked to hypertension, heart attacks, diabetes, asthma, chronic pain, allergies, headache, backache, various skin disorders, cancer, and immune system weakness.

(1) Reference: Nation’s Business, December, 1994 in Research on Stress and Meditation.

Research on Stress and Meditation. A summary of the effects of stress upon the body and mind, and the positive effect of meditation. Part I: Effects of stress on health and productivity. Part II: Clinical Research on Benefits of Meditation.

West Nile Virus - Does it exist? Do germs really cause disease? There is substantial evidence to show that germs may not be the cause of disease as is the popular belief. With a number of viral diseases the virus is only found in about 50% of patients. And in fact the symptoms for poisoning by vehicle pollution, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides in many cases is identical to that of a virus, yet is ignored by the medical establishment in favour of blaming a sometimes non existent virus.

Stress can trigger virus replication.

Can meditation reverse heart disease?

In a study published in the journal Stroke in 2005, 60 African-Americans with hardening of the arteries practiced meditation over a six to nine month period. (African Americans were chosen for the study because they suffer from heart disease twice as much as do whites.) Over the period of the study the meditators showed a significant decrease in the thickness of their arteries while the non meditators showed an increase. (Stroke: Effects of Stress Reduction on Carotid Atherosclerosis in Hypertensive African Americans 2000;31:568) Reported in: The Science of Meditation by Cary Barbor Psychology Today Magazine May/Jun 2001. http://cms.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20010501-000025.html. The Science of Meditation: By Cary Barbor

Studies show that, “Long-term meditators experience 80% less heart disease and 50% less cancer than non meditators.” Reference: Meditation as Medicine By Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D. and Cameron Stauth.

Meditation has been shown to be effective in reducing stress, lowering blood pressure, lessening anxiety, reversing heart disease, stopping smoking, weight loss, eating disorders, addictions, boosting the immune system, dealing with negative emotions, and improving scholastic and sports performance. (2) Reference: Meditation: Focussing your mind to achieve stress reduction.

Heartfelt Fear: Findings link stress and cardiac symptoms by Nathan Seppa.

Anger can break your heart. A hostile heart is a vulnerable heart. By William J. Crombie. Anger linked to stroke and heart attack.

Anager and heart attack. Angry Young Men Become Angry Old Men — With Heart Attacks "Holding in anger does nothing to relieve stress."

Are meditators more productive?

A study on meditation in the workplace showed that meditation was effective in:
- Reducing anxiety, job tension insomnia and fatigue.
- Reducing cigarette and alcohol abuse.
- Increasing effectiveness on the job.
- Increasing job satisfaction.

(3) Reference: TM is a Cost Effective Solution to Job Stress.

Can meditation help relieve the symptoms of medical conditions?

To read some interesting articles on meditation and health please do an internet search. You might want to try the Mayo Clinic and the TM websites.

The Placebo Effect. By Robert Todd Caroll

Cloning Experiment Shows Cancer Is Reversible. By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent

Healing Cancer: NLP Meets Chi Kung. By Dr Richard Bolstad and Margot Hamblett.

Cancer is not a Disease - It's a Survival Mechanism. Recommending reading.

Laughter and health.

Laughter: A Universal Language by Angela Bennett.

Happiness and the Immune System

Laughter the best medicine. Laughter stimulates the endocrine system, the pituitary gland and the immune system. Laughter increases good hormones, such as endorphins and neurotransmitters, and decreases levels of stress hormones, such as cortisol and adrenaline. Laughter has a positive effect on allergies and may help protect against heart attacks.

Is laughter the best medicine? by Carol Sowell. Laughter has been shown to stimulate the immune system.

When it comes to the crunch who do you trust?

Modern medicine: The new world religion. By Olivier Clerc, France. How doctors have taken the place of the priest. This is well worth reading. You will need to do a search for the article when you get to the website.

Irritable bowel syndrome and hypnotherapy. Wendy M Gonsalkorale, Lesley A Houghton and Peter J Whorell from the Department of Medicine , University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, clearly demonstrated that hypnotherapy is an extremely effective treatment for irritable bowel syndrome. (Source: Australian Hypnotherapists Association workshop flier 23/10/05)

Biofeedback: Using the power of the mind to improve your health. "Biofeedback has been helpful in treating about 150 medical conditions, including: Asthma, Reynaud's disease, Irritable bowel syndrome, Hot flashes, Nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, Incontinence, Headaches, Irregular heartbeats (cardiac arrhythmias), High blood pressure and Epilepsy."

Stop The Pain. A study on the effectivness of meditation to reduce chronic pain.

Meditation as a treatment for prostrate cancer

"Similar to breast cancer, studies of people with prostate cancer suggest that melatonin levels are lower compared to men without cancer, and test tube studies have found that melatonin inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cells. In one small-scale study, melatonin (when used in conjunction with conventional medical treatment) improved survival rates in 9 out of 14 patients with metastatic prostate cancer. Interestingly, meditation appears to be a valuable addition to the treatment of prostate cancer. The positive effects of meditation may be due to a rise in levels of melatonin in the body. " Source: From an article titled 'Melatonin'. University of Maryland Medical Center

Science of Meditation

The brain engineered for divinity. By Peter van Houten, M.D. Interesting article on the affects of meditation upon the brain. The link has change so you will need to search for the article.

Spirtituality and the Brain. Forgetting about enlightnement. By Todd Murphy. This excellent article by a neuroscientist examines Buddha's path to enlightenment in terms of neuroscience. The link has changed so you will need to search for the article. They also have interesting brain machines.

Meditation alters brain structure. Scans of Tibetan Buddhist monks brains demonstrate that meditation alters structure and functioning. Neuroplasticity of the brain.

Buddhist meditation and science. Meditators demonstrate greater awareness of their environment.

The physical and psychological effects of meditation.

Scientist say everyone can read minds. By Ker Than. An article on mirror neurons that demonstrates how mind reading and empathy works.

Buddha on the brain. Meditators demonstrate unique gamma wave activity.

Science of Awakening Recent advances in brain research using brain imaging techniques have indicated that the human brain is already hard wired for enlightenment.

Meditation 'makes people more intelligent by growing the brain'.

The Hundreth Monkey Effect Morphogenic field theory.