Emotional Healing and Energy Psychology

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Human beings are more than body and mind. A soul, a higher self, a true self, an Essence, has always been part of human experience. Healing emotions is the first step to wellness.

Mindset

Does mindset matter? Your mindset is a set of deeply rooted beliefs. It shapes how you make sense of the world. It determines how you think, feel, and behave. Which means it inevitably influences whether you succeed or fail.

News Caps for November 2023

What is the latest research on gratitude, depression, happiness and exercise?

International Ecopsychology Society

The term ‘Ecopsychology’ refers to the intersection of Psychology (the study of the mind and behavior) and Ecology (the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them). At the heart of the Society’s philosophy and actions is the intention to bring about the realization that we all have an innate need to see and feel ourselves as part of a network. Human actions tend to be more focused on ourselves and other humans, but we are inextricably connected to a bigger network with nature, and it is important for our wellbeing to more consciously realize this.

Anxiety / Panic Disorder Packet

The Anxiety / Panic Disorder Library Research Packet consist of approximately 319 pages of scanned material located within the WRF Health Library on the topic.

How to Tap with Jessica Ortner

Jessica Ortner, shows us how to use the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as Tapping.

Mood Dragging You Down?

Lots of people think mood only relates to serotonin levels in the brain, but that’s only part of the story. Think of it this way:

Your brain is connected to the rest of your body. So your mood depends on the right balance of nutrients, hormones, and other chemical messengers throughout your entire body – including your gut, thyroid, and immune system.

Paving the Way for Miracles

Lynne McTaggart and Joe Dispenza discuss spontaneous healing and what makes people heal.

Wounds That Cut Deep

We all know that thinking negative thoughts about ourselves is harmful, but these thoughts and intentions also have a massive effect on our relationships. Research shows that even the stress of reliving an argument can delay wound healing in our significant others by at least a day.

HeartMath Institute Introduction

The mission of the HeartMath Institute is to help people bring their physical, mental and emotional systems into balanced alignment with their heart’s intuitive guidance.

In Conversation with Lynne McTaggart and Marianne Williamson

Lynne McTaggart and Marianne Williamson discuss love as a social movement.

In Conversation with Bruce Lipton

Lynn McTaggart and Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D. discuss how to navigate through these tough times without anxiety and fear.

Intention Essentials Introductory Course with Lynne McTaggart

Lynne McTaggart's Intention Essentials class teaches how to set intentions for a variety of aspects in life whether it is health, happiness, relationships, career, or just about anything you desire.

Urgent Need for Improved Mental Health Care and a More Collaborative Model of Care

This article reviews challenges facing mental health care and proposes an agenda for developing a collaborative care model in primary care settings that incorporates conventional biomedical therapies and complementary and alternative medicine approaches.

An Integrative Collaborative Care Model for People With Mental Illness and Physical Comorbidities

Lake's paper is a brief review of findings on common patterns of comorbidity in mental illness, followed by identification of limitations of conventional treatments, and potential applications of integrative medicine interventions. Advantages and challenges of integrative mental health care, collaborative models of care, review of research highlights of select integrative approaches, and comment on potential cost advantages are discussed.

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers

The third edition of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky, a Stanford University biologist, points out how prolonged stress intensifies and can cause a wide range of physical and mental afflictions, including depression, ulcers, colitis, heart disease, and more. It also provides essential guidance to controlling our stress responses. The book features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of spirituality on managing stress and proclaims itself as a "Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping."

The Power of Eight Video

Lynne McTaggart describes the Power of Eight®, phenomenon – the fact that intention magnifies and rebounds in a small group, which is presently being studied by a major university.

EFT for Chronic Pain

Current chronic pain affects 20-33% of the American adult population (~50+ million adults). One innovative non-pharmacological mind-body approach, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), is an evidence-based brief intervention for anxiety, depression, phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder and shows efficacy for pain relief.

Become a Better Healer with the Power of Eight

Learn how to help others heal through the Power of Eight group healing. The importance of mind, body and spirit must be considered when helping others heal. Through group intention this powerful approach to healing has remarkable history and success.

Preliminary Support for Emotional Freedom Techniques as a Support for Cancer Patients

The benefits of an emerging stress reduction technique, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), have indicated improvement in psychological distress, quality of life, and various mental illnesses. As a stress reduction technique, EFT has been well supported by clinical research. Cancer patients may benefit from the psychological benefits of this technique.

NeuroRecover: New and Effective Therapy for Damaged Brains

The brain can be damaged in many ways including drugs, alcohol, tobacco, ADD/ADHD, autism, work burnout, prolonged stress, severe insomnia, PTSD and concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Dr. Humiston has developed the NeuroRecover program which uses IV nutrition to bring the brain back into balance and address addiction more effectively than counseling alone.

Depression, Amino Acids, and Rubidium

Chronic depression can be successfully treated by taking supplemental essential amino acids. Supplements of a mineral called rubidium, part of the lithium–sodium–potassium “family” of minerals, can stimulate catecholamines and further help depression.

Integrative Mental Health Care Is Addressing the Limitations of Conventional and CAM Treatments and Current Models of Care

The paradigm of integrative medicine has emerged in response to the limitations of the current model of care. Integrative medicine affirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by research evidence, incorporating diverse treatment approaches with the goals of achieving optimal wellness, preventing relapse, and improving outcomes.

An Integrative Paradigm for Mental Healthcare

This crucial volume provides a concise overview of the conceptual foundations and clinical methods underlying the rapidly emerging sub-specialty of integrative mental healthcare. It discusses methods for guiding practitioners to individualized integrative strategies that address unique symptoms and circumstances for each patient and includes practical clinical techniques for developing interventions addressed at wellness, prevention, and treatment.

Report on Mind Heart Connect 2019

The Gold Coast hosted world-renowned clinical experts, in the Mind-Body-Heart connection to support Australia’s wellness movement in May 2019. As we witness 4th wave approaches in the mind-body space becoming more widely accepted, having 350 attendees from Australia and overseas attend events like this represents a major therapeutic paradigm shift.

Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) 2019 International Energy Psychology Conference

The International Energy Psychology Conference 2019 covered many aspects of healing including human resilience, the properties of energy fields, innovations in health care and the nature of consciousness. Presentations described how to methodically intervene with human energy fields in elevating physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

10 Signs of Magnesium Deficiency

Magnesium is one of the most abundant minerals in the human body and is used in over 300 different physiological processes. Unfortunately, magnesium is also one of the most pervasive deficiencies in our society today. Could the lack of magnesium be influencing your health negatively? This article breaks down the signs of a magnesium deficiency and the best ways to get more in your diet.

The Integrative Management of Depressed Mood in Pregnancy: What the Evidence Suggests

Depression during pregnancy and after delivery is quite common and can have a huge impact on the baby. Dr. Lake presents the pros and cons of many approaches from referenced research to help new moms.

Is Therapy Facing a Revolution?

Peta Stapleton, Ph.D., has led the Australian research into Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or ‘tapping’, which is used to treat a number of conditions including chronic pain, obesity, anxiety and stress.

She has 20 years experience as a registered Clinical and Health Psychologist in Queensland and has been awarded many...

The Evidence and Clinical Application of Using Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques) in Schools

Research with high school students shows Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) increases student self-esteem and resilience, and decreases their fear of failure and emotional difficulties. If you have a family member, friend, or student who suffers from stress related anxiety EFT could help.

Research Spotlight: EFT Meta Analyses by Peta Stapleton

This video outlines three meta analyses published on EFT for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression and Anxiety and explains what the results mean. The meta analyses for Thought Field Therapy (TFT) for PTSD is also reviewed.

Nutrition is Just One Part of Your Best Health

It is important to eat in a way that resonates with your body, but equally vital to have purpose, joy, and a sense of involvement in your life.

Detox Summit Audio Interviews

Dr. Minich is sharing three audio presentations on Movement and Health with Donovan Green, Emotions with Hugo Cory, and Toxic Food with Benjamin Brown. See how these audios can make you rethink moving your body, thinking positively, and eating right.

What Is EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques?

Emotional Freedom Techniques, or EFT (sometimes known as Tapping), is a universal healing tool that can provide impressive results for physical, emotional, and performance issues. EFT operates on the premise that no matter what part of your life needs improvement, there are unresolved emotional issues in the way. Even for physical issues, chronic pain, or diagnosed conditions, it is common knowledge that any kind of emotional stress can impede the natural healing potential of the human body.

Energy Psychology Audio Library Available

Want to dive deep into the world of energy psychology and study with the field's luminaries from your home?

Energy psychology (EP) is a family of integrative approaches to psychotherapy, coaching and healthcare treatment rooted in mind-body healing traditions that are up to 5,000 years old. EP methods blend the...

Revisiting Energy Psychology

In psychological functioning, while neurologic, biochemical, genetic, cognitive, environmental, psychodynamic, and systemic factors are involved in behavior, at the most fundamental level energy is involved.

The TAT Story

Our bodies, not just our minds, have memories. Not just our memories, but the memories of our ancestors. TAT offers a way to heal the traumas that have been passed down from generation to generation.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for PTSD and Brain Injuries

Ray Crallé of Crallé Physical Therapy and ORCCA Hyperbarics in South Florida is using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to help returning soldiers who suffer from PTSD and brain injuries.

Logosynthesis: A system for physical and emotional healing

Human beings are more than body and mind. A soul, a higher self, a true self, an Essence, has always been part of human experience. Healing emotions is the first step to wellness.

Energy Psychology

Energy Psychology is an umbrella term that refers to techniques designed to heal physical, emotional or spiritual imbalances by correcting a person's "energy body" or "biofield."

Making New Connections: The Gift of Neuroplasticity

David Perlmutter describes neuroplasticity and the ability of the brain to change and reorganize itself and its function.

Professional Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Certification

While the Gold Standard EFT Tutorial is available to the public, Tina Craig offers high quality professional training. Her goal is to preserve the EFT founder's original instruction and provide an opportunity for professionals to obtain solid credentials in the purest version of EFT.