Posts tagged Mind-body interventions

The World Famous Sailboat Method

Aug 31st

Posted by Stephen Fofanoff in Positive Thinking

A while back I mentioned a meditative technique called The Sailboat Method. There are times when you just want to stop the constant barrage of thoughts in your ever-rushing stream of consciousness. Science shows us that our brains work through a process of seemingly random electro-chemical impulses. It is a process that we do not ...

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The Difference Between Positive Thinking and Positive Focus

Aug 6th

Posted by Stephen Fofanoff in Positive Thinking

I was talking with a friend at lunch yesterday. Her phone buzzed with a text message. The message was one of those "send this on to 10 of your friends or suffer the consequences" sorts of things. I laughed. She did not. You see, the message had created a death spiral of negative thinking in her. ...

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