I suggest that Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR) is a form of hypnosis under a different name. This immediately begs the question: Why is MBSR considered empirically evidenced and adopted under the CBT umbrella, while hypnosis is still struggling for a wider acceptance despite existing centuries earlier?
The February Man is an old book, not simply because it was published over 30 years ago in its current version, but it took a lot of years to reach final publication. Ernest Rossi shelved the project for awhile after Milton Erickson’s death in 1980.
Life cannot ever be anything but itself. The equivalent, constant and inseparable relationship between the energy of physical matter (mass) realised by Einstein is the intrinsic creative intelligence that enables an apple seed to grow and create apples. It is the life force of all things. It is this same intelligent force that enables us to grow into and express the original nature we were born to be.
If we open our minds to a universe of infinite possibilities and accept our role in the evolution of consciousness, we can serve humanity in ways that surpass our wildest dreams. Our magnificence has been hidden from us since time began, though today there is a light appearing under the door to a hidden room that offers us more joy than we can possibly imagine.
Of course, I will do it. This has been my response for over 20 years to a request from Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) to facilitate a session on learning and leading at their annual conference. The aim of the conference is to expand choices for young people aged between 20 and 30.
Parts Therapy invites us to explore the lively inner committee that governs our thoughts, feelings and behaviours through the often comical and baffling world of our inner parts. Parts Therapy is enjoyable, enlightening and engaging.
