Healthy Bite 026 - Your Subconscious Mind

You may have heard about the mind-body connection, but have you ever stopped to think what that really means? Today, I have with me Meg Deak, a licensed professional counselor, music therapist, EFT practitioner and the author of the forthcoming book Endorphin Soup™. She is going to explain how your emotions create your reality and what you can do when you want to make changes that last. Your Subconscious Body Welcome Meg! Can you tell us briefly, a bit about your background and how you got started? And what IS EFT? I learned all about stress from the inside out, by experiencing burnout in my first career in 1978. I began to explore sound and music, especially how the voice can be used in the healing process. I studied music therapy at Hahnemann University, and received a master of Creative Arts in Therapy. I later developed an interest in vibroacoustics and brainwave entrainment and studied with Dr. Jeffrey Thompson at the Center for Neuroacoustic Research. In 1998, I was introduced to EFT – Emotional Freedom Techniques, which is a gentle method of clearing emotional distress by tapping on specific acupressure points. It’s used to provide relief for emotional distress. I found it so powerful that I became a certified practitioner. One of the things that struck me in your presentation was when you used the phrase “the subconscious body”. Can you give us some examples of how our emotions create a physical reaction in our body? What is that Mind-Body connection? Our thoughts and our feelings are essentially two sides of the same coin. Every thought has a feeling connected to it. Some thoughts are neutral, so there’s little to feel, but some are loaded. We feel them, because they are chemicals that run through the body… like insulin or serotonin. And they are all different – they feel different, because every emotion has its own chemical signature. Anger feels different than sadness or joy, because it’s a different chemical. Studies of the brain show that emotion is central to the thinking process. It's emotions that fuel learning and making decisions, which why it’s hard to make a decision when we feel emotionally overwhelmed. Emotion helps us remember. You may not remember what you had for breakfast, but if you won the lottery, while you were eating blueberry pancakes…I guarantee you’d remember that breakfast. Strong feelings are encoded in the body, and we now know that the body is what we’ve always called the subconscious. And what are a couple of examples of some simple changes a person can make to start turning their health around? First, pay attention to your thoughts, do a reality check – am I making this bigger than it is? Second, learn to accept and manage your feelings. When we’re over-stressed or have negative thoughts and feelings, we’re susceptible to getting sick. When we focus on positive thoughts & feelings the immune system gets a boost and it’s easier to fight off infection. That’s why I teach EFT to all my clients. It’s a self-help tool to neutralize uncomfortable feelings and enhance those like calm, peace, and joy. And, remember…Stressed out people look older! I see it all the time in my practice; I get to watch people become younger looking, right before my eyes, as they let go of tension and stress. If you want to talk to Meg or Myself for that matter, please join us this Sunday at the Twin Ponds Integrative Center in Breinigsville. We are celebrating its 10th Anniversary and all proceeds benefit Parkinson’s support groups in this area You can find me at LRSoundEnergy.com or at facebook.com/liferhythms Until next time, Keep it Simple, Be Healthy! https://supersimplehealthy.com