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To most expediantly use the following tools pay attention to the general description of the process of healing by reading the following "Effective Procedures." Then go to the individual files to more thoroughly or deeply understand the process. Good luck and have fun. 

"Effective Procedures for Creative, Expedient Healing: Back to Basics"
Scott Lloyd Sherman, MA, LMFT

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Introduction: The science and  art of counseling and psychotherapy has come a long way. It, indeed, has returned to its roots in its opening up to the spirituality of meditation, mysticism and shamanism. What follows are seven basic attributes, synthesized and codified for ease of usage.

"Blow out the old" . . . Breathe 

        Exhale Breath . . .
        Loosen up . . . shake off tensions
        Now "take" an easy deep breath

Circular breath . . . easy now . . . many go into hyperventilation at this point. They are controlling their breathing too much.  Get your breath down into your belly.

"Become aware of self as a part of the whole" 

Know your energy centers and breathe through them.         

Connecting Spirit  (heaven) and Soul  (earth): Tune up each Energy Center such that you can be ready for deeper work to happen.  Let the light of Spirit infuse each center with light and love - -pure energy.  Let the love, nurturing, nature energy of the earth work it's magic by bringing healing and beauty to each center as if it were a flower.

Guided visualization building to expanding flowing Chi energy in center of being.

"Touch in with senses"

Pay attention to "now" . . . what is going on in your life

        In this space and time
        At home
        At work

What are you experiencing in your body as you shift your attention from one arena to another?

Where is body calling you . . . do body scan

What are some of the qualities of what you are experiencing, What wounds do you go to?  What sources of strength?

Become aware of the feeling sensations connected to thoughts
      

"Communicate with Self" 

Go to your body sensations and wonder,  "What emotions are moving me?"  "What are these emotions about?"

"Who else is involved?"  "What Soul Loss experiences are related?"  "Whose stuff is whose?"

Give appreciation for sensations and feelings and wonder at how they shift.  Apologize for not spending more time with sensations.   In addition, again, notice how these shift.

Wonder if feelings and sensations would be willing to work with you to help you access all of your resources in helping you find creative and productive alternatives to situation, beliefs, actions, etc. creating feelings and sensations.  Notice how your feelings shift as you communicate with your self.

Play with your sensations by imagining them to have different qualities than they do.  Build polar opposites.

"Truth Speak . . . Communicate with Others" 

Name what you are:

Perceiving . . . what you see, hear, feel, smell, etc.

Experiencing . . . how do those perceptions effect your  bodily sensations?

Feeling . . . what emotions come to you as you experience different bodily sensations?  Know that many emotions are learned behaviors.

Thinking . . . what thoughts come to mind?  What memories, reflections, realizations are you pondering with respect to your perceptions, sensations and feelings?

Needing . . . With respect to the above what wants or needs can be expressed that will help others to better understand you and you to be better listened to and respected?

Communicate these five qualities to self and to others using descriptive and I messages.

As anxiety, fear or anger surface return to "exhale breath" and self-awareness . . . always return to circular breath.  And, always in gratitude.

Intent Formation 

Put life and situation into clear intent

Work from "needs worked on as above. 

Be in gratitude as if already have what need and think in terms of future potential. 

Express intents as if praying. 

Use future probability and here-and-now terms.

"Find and Stay in Gratitude" 

Believe in the rightness of your being

Give thanks for all that is

         Practice meditation and surrender Intent, along with stress, anxiety and disbelief, as if it were a precious gift you are giving to the Universe

                           and . . . then

Let it go!


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The Healing Affirmation
Every day,
In every way
I am increasingly becoming
Whole,
Wholesome and
Holy.



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