The stage is set for a paradigm shift, do you feel it? Western culture has been dominated by the ideologies of materialism, reductionism, and objectivism rooted in the dangerous world-view of nihilism for three centuries and while we have seen great technological breakthroughs we are also now on the cusp of ecological demise. The mindfulness revolution has opened a window for us to consider its deeper roots in Buddhism and with it a whole new paradigm that includes spirituality, consciousness, interdependence, and altruism. What do Buddhism and psychology each stand to learn from a mutually respectful dialogue and can Buddhist psychotherapy integrate the best of both worlds to offer us a scientific spirituality that can restore sanity in our degenerate age.
This talk will be progressive in nature. We will begin by discussing the natural pulsation of the human organism and how this organic pulsation is interrupted by stressful or traumatic events. I will then explain Neurogenic tremors, which is a natural relaxation mechanism genetically encoded into...
New research in neuroscience postulates that tremoring after a traumatic/stressful life experience might help to reactivate the electrical and chemical discharge of the proprioceptors & motor neurons. This interruption of the Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) mi...