Meditations doesn't work for everyone but it is working for me. I have a couple favourites that I do and I am trying to do more fun stuff! And I am listening to less videos..including yours..just once in a while..can't listen everyday..it stresses me out 😉
🥳🥳🥳 Dan your book is arrived today🙏🏽. Netherlands 🇳🇱 Almere. A place 20 min from Amsterdam. I see it as a birthday gift to myself😂. Sunday is my birthday 47 winters young😁. Looking forward to my succes story. Iam on my way💪🏼 Thanks to you, dr. Schubiner, dr Sarno🙏🏽. Thanks for being here for all of uss daily😇❤🤗 Dan the men👌🏽
Oh indeed! This is really me. I’ve slowly reduced the amount I try to do… I’ve found one or two core resources (you being one of them) that I view/listen to as helpful and supportive. Thank you for this reminder. 😊
Doing less is key I think in so many ways. I do a Feldenkrais practice from time to time, and with Feldenkrais always the theme is 'see where you can do less'. It's not 'exercise', it's just tiny subtle movements that engage the body part and the brain. The bigger and faster the movement, the less effective it will be. And the same with breathwork, or books, or thinking about what's happening or meditation. More is not more. I don't want to read any more books (with respect Dan) about TMS or neuroplasticity. I get it!! I don't want to watch any more videos or listen to any more podcasts. I don't want to do wuffing and puffing breathwork or meditate for three hours. 20 minutes of quiet focussed breathing and mindfulness works for me. I'm still learning Welsh, I'm reading a fascinating book about slime moud, a single celled organism so 'intelligent' that it's being used in research into dementia and cancer. It doesn't have a brain!!! But it can strategise, optimise, organise. I think there might be a lesson there.
I did Feldenkrais method for a while too... I must have a slightly different 'mindset' to most - as I find if I stop myself from doing the things I love and feel are doing me benefit (- because I don't want my brain to think there's something wrong as I'm 'fixing' myself.....) - then it actually makes me feel worse... When I do the mind/body/spirit practices that I love and that resonate with me - I feel a lot better and calmer just knowing I'm looking after myself and supporting myself the way I want to..... ❤ What's the old English saying - "....one man's meat.... !!" 😁
@EllieJ-kd6dl I so agree. There just isn't one size fits all in anything, food, humour, books, people...or health and wellbeing Talking to my brain does nothing for me at all because I don't believe what I'm saying!! Meditation, visualisation, a quiet breathing practice and a bit of Feldenkrais do me much better I understand where my anxieties and distresses come from out of my history, and I don't need to revisit all of that either. I get that too. If I feel calm and centred, fed with nourishing food that suits my body and interested in things other than my issues, I consider that a more balanced approach. It might not make things vanish, but it certainly puts me in a better space to deal with all that we have to deal with. But everyone will do what's right for them. xx
@@PainFreeYou Hi Dan, thanks but I don't want to watch any more videos. I totally get i!! But some people do well with x, y and z, others with a, b and c. To imply that we all benefit from one thing is like giving a cross section of people the same medication and expecting them all to respond the same, or all eating the same food and benefitting from it in the same way. Brains are like everything else in our lives, the result of being ourself. We all have to get where we're going down the path best travelled for us. I'm always ready and willing to learn and appreciate what supports others, while accepting it might not be my way.
Dan just gave me permission to be lazy with this approach. Haha. Coming from someone who is a perfectionist at everything she does, the idea of doing less feels so relieving. I’m going to stop obsessing over the right meditation, listening to podcasts and “rewiring” my brain and just do things I enjoy. Anything that comes, I will meet with calm reassurance and go on with my day.
You must be in my head lol this morning im thinking you really need to step back from videos, learning, podcasts etc. Your site is an exception. I see it as a prompt. Really need to oysh myself to search n find some other things to do. Have agorophobia & am a work in progress but that shouldn't be stopping me. Great video today 🙏
I have a problem with control. It is almost like emotions or symptoms are interpreted as failure. Another person might have the exact same thing, but the interpretation is different. So it goes like this, the emotion then fixing. I need to stop fixing. It is the fundemental belief of brokenness that is the real problem.
Thanks! This is so true of us TMSers (your videos always calm me, and I wish they were available when I first started going through this 18 years ago). Do you have a video on what being "unbothered" looks like in the moment? After the initial "Ouch!" and talking to my brain (reminding myself of the facts and that I'm actually OK), slowing down my breathing, relaxing my body as best as I can, etc., I feel like I have no choice but to move so stiffly and carefully to continue whatever it was I was doing. I logically understand that my muscles are normal and will relax when there is less tension in the mind. But it's pretty impossible to do something "normally" with muscles that are so tight and locked up. And if I'm continuing on with my day and moving stiffly with pain, I'm sure I'm still teaching my brain that I'm not safe.
😊 thank you Dan that makes sense I guess I can drive myself crazy doing so much trying to figure things out I have a question how do you know where the symptoms are coming from emotions or something else? and we're always going to have Painful emotions and stressful situations does that mean you always have to have symptoms?
No, I have a very stressful life and experience emotions all the time. Everyone does. We do not need to have symptoms. Nor do you need to figure out the exact cause. Simply put, symptoms mean the brain is perceiving danger. Safety will TEACH the brain we are okay. The book explains more as does my fast start playlist. DansFastSTart.com
Dan I could use your advice, I have a lot of pain all throughout my body and misalignment, but I'm also putting on weight and would like to excersise but I'm in so much pain that I don't know what to do... should I excersise or avoid it
Understanding the cause of pain is key in teaching the brain to turn it off. Gaining that understanding of the cause and the solution is more important than the question of exercising or avoidance. Once you KNOW that TMS/Perceived danger is the cause and not a body problem, then exercising will not harm you. It's up to you whether you want to exercise while in pain. My fast start playlist explains it all. DansFastStart.com I also just released a book that will help. PainFreeYouBook.com
If "doing the work" and doing a lot of it isn't working for you, sometimes doing LESS is better for the reasons I mentioned in this video. Experiment. Try a different approach. Stop listening to people that say you won't get better unless you do X, Y and Z. See what works for you. Play with this stuff. There is no ONE right way. Ask if the things you are doing are creating safety or not. If not, do something different.
You cannot ignore symptoms. You will always notice them. It is how you respond that matters most. Respond calmly. KNOW what the symptoms are. A false alarm. Being less bothered by them teaches the brain they are not a big deal and not dangerous.
You be flexible, do less when ur overwhelmed, go more when you feel relaxed and bounce between both to recovery :)
For everyone who's having some hard times: mention the duration of this video: 11:11. Good things are coming for you. Love you all, keep going ❤
Ah, had not noticed the 11:11. haha
@ well, Dan, that just means this sign is also for you. Guess your book sales will explode now 🚀
Meditations doesn't work for everyone but it is working for me. I have a couple favourites that I do and I am trying to do more fun stuff! And I am listening to less videos..including yours..just once in a while..can't listen everyday..it stresses me out 😉
🥳🥳🥳 Dan your book is arrived today🙏🏽. Netherlands 🇳🇱 Almere. A place 20 min from Amsterdam. I see it as a birthday gift to myself😂. Sunday is my birthday 47 winters young😁. Looking forward to my succes story. Iam on my way💪🏼 Thanks to you, dr. Schubiner, dr Sarno🙏🏽. Thanks for being here for all of uss daily😇❤🤗 Dan the men👌🏽
Awesome! Thank you! And happy birthday!
Thank you Dan its great listening to you everyday 🤗
Oh indeed! This is really me. I’ve slowly reduced the amount I try to do… I’ve found one or two core resources (you being one of them) that I view/listen to as helpful and supportive. Thank you for this reminder. 😊
Wonderful!
Doing less is key I think in so many ways. I do a Feldenkrais practice from time to time, and with Feldenkrais always the theme is 'see where you can do less'. It's not 'exercise', it's just tiny subtle movements that engage the body part and the brain. The bigger and faster the movement, the less effective it will be. And the same with breathwork, or books, or thinking about what's happening or meditation. More is not more. I don't want to read any more books (with respect Dan) about TMS or neuroplasticity. I get it!! I don't want to watch any more videos or listen to any more podcasts. I don't want to do wuffing and puffing breathwork or meditate for three hours. 20 minutes of quiet focussed breathing and mindfulness works for me. I'm still learning Welsh, I'm reading a fascinating book
about slime moud, a single celled organism so 'intelligent' that it's being used in research into dementia and cancer. It doesn't have a brain!!! But it can strategise, optimise, organise. I think there might be a lesson there.
I did Feldenkrais method for a while too... I must have a slightly different 'mindset' to most - as I find if I stop myself from doing the things I love and feel are doing me benefit (- because I don't want my brain to think there's something wrong as I'm 'fixing' myself.....) - then it actually makes me feel worse...
When I do the mind/body/spirit practices that I love and that resonate with me - I feel a lot better and calmer just knowing I'm looking after myself and supporting myself the way I want to..... ❤
What's the old English saying - "....one man's meat.... !!" 😁
@EllieJ-kd6dl I so agree. There just isn't one size fits all in anything, food, humour, books, people...or health and wellbeing Talking to my brain does nothing for me at all because I don't believe what I'm saying!! Meditation,
visualisation, a quiet breathing practice and a bit of Feldenkrais do me much better I understand where my anxieties and distresses come from out of my history, and I don't need to revisit all of that either. I get that too.
If I feel calm and centred, fed with nourishing food that suits my body and interested in things other than my issues, I consider that a more balanced approach. It might not make things vanish, but it certainly puts me in a better space to deal with all that we have to deal with. But everyone will do what's right for them. xx
There are many ways to conveying safety to the brain besides just talking to it.
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@@PainFreeYou Hi Dan, thanks but I don't want to watch any more videos. I totally get i!! But some people do well with x, y and z,
others with a, b and c. To imply that we all benefit from one thing is
like giving a cross section of people the same medication and expecting
them all to respond the same, or all eating the same food and benefitting
from it in the same way. Brains are like everything else in our lives, the
result of being ourself. We all have to get where we're going down the path best travelled for us. I'm always ready and willing to learn and appreciate what supports others, while accepting it might not be my way.
So glad the book is doing well. 👏👏👏☺️🙏
Thank you.
Awesome I’ll see you tomorrow young man!
Another video that has spoken directly to me. Thank you sir 😊
I’m in Oz and my copy was dispatched today
Hope you enjoy it!
Dan just gave me permission to be lazy with this approach. Haha. Coming from someone who is a perfectionist at everything she does, the idea of doing less feels so relieving. I’m going to stop obsessing over the right meditation, listening to podcasts and “rewiring” my brain and just do things I enjoy. Anything that comes, I will meet with calm reassurance and go on with my day.
Got the book yesterday---so far it’s great
You must be in my head lol this morning im thinking you really need to step back from videos, learning, podcasts etc.
Your site is an exception. I see it as a prompt.
Really need to oysh myself to search n find some other things to do. Have agorophobia & am a work in progress but that shouldn't be stopping me. Great video today 🙏
Thank you.
Right on! Good reminder!
Thanks for watching!
I have a problem with control. It is almost like emotions or symptoms are interpreted as failure. Another person might have the exact same thing, but the interpretation is different. So it goes like this, the emotion then fixing. I need to stop fixing. It is the fundemental belief of brokenness that is the real problem.
Emotions, nor symptoms, are failure. They are a human experience. Emotions are mean to be experienced, not fixed.
Thank you. Really hit home.
Thanks! This is so true of us TMSers (your videos always calm me, and I wish they were available when I first started going through this 18 years ago). Do you have a video on what being "unbothered" looks like in the moment? After the initial "Ouch!" and talking to my brain (reminding myself of the facts and that I'm actually OK), slowing down my breathing, relaxing my body as best as I can, etc., I feel like I have no choice but to move so stiffly and carefully to continue whatever it was I was doing. I logically understand that my muscles are normal and will relax when there is less tension in the mind. But it's pretty impossible to do something "normally" with muscles that are so tight and locked up. And if I'm continuing on with my day and moving stiffly with pain, I'm sure I'm still teaching my brain that I'm not safe.
Got the book yesterday. Reading on it
Haha I felt seen when you said you stressed out about finding the "right" meditation. Been there, done that 😅
God bless you
Thank you.
😊 thank you Dan that makes sense I guess I can drive myself crazy doing so much trying to figure things out I have a question how do you know where the symptoms are coming from emotions or something else? and we're always going to have Painful emotions and stressful situations does that mean you always have to have symptoms?
No, I have a very stressful life and experience emotions all the time. Everyone does. We do not need to have symptoms. Nor do you need to figure out the exact cause. Simply put, symptoms mean the brain is perceiving danger. Safety will TEACH the brain we are okay. The book explains more as does my fast start playlist. DansFastSTart.com
Dan I could use your advice, I have a lot of pain all throughout my body and misalignment, but I'm also putting on weight and would like to excersise but I'm in so much pain that I don't know what to do... should I excersise or avoid it
Start slow. I'm just about lifting two tiny weights lol ten wrist curls that's it lol depending on my lifey stuff that can be more painful!
Understanding the cause of pain is key in teaching the brain to turn it off. Gaining that understanding of the cause and the solution is more important than the question of exercising or avoidance. Once you KNOW that TMS/Perceived danger is the cause and not a body problem, then exercising will not harm you. It's up to you whether you want to exercise while in pain. My fast start playlist explains it all. DansFastStart.com
I also just released a book that will help. PainFreeYouBook.com
Exactly
SPOT ON, LOL
Just received your book!, ❤
Yay, thank you!
🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️👍
Yeah but everyone says do the work or you won’t recover so it gets confusing
i agree with so many contradictions
If "doing the work" and doing a lot of it isn't working for you, sometimes doing LESS is better for the reasons I mentioned in this video. Experiment. Try a different approach. Stop listening to people that say you won't get better unless you do X, Y and Z. See what works for you. Play with this stuff. There is no ONE right way. Ask if the things you are doing are creating safety or not. If not, do something different.
@ thanks Dan! I’ll do that.
Idk how to ignore the symptoms though
accept them. just allow them.
@@briechilli4496 idk how to do that either. I keep hearing this term.
@@Dandelionsandbutterfliesyou can acknowledge their presence but don’t catastrophize. just like an “okay, I see you, but it’s all good” attitude
You cannot ignore symptoms. You will always notice them. It is how you respond that matters most. Respond calmly. KNOW what the symptoms are. A false alarm. Being less bothered by them teaches the brain they are not a big deal and not dangerous.
@@PainFreeYou thank you!
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