Healing Heart to Soul in Rehabilitation Peter J Rappa MD

Take Home Points Become Aware Take Responsibility Take Action

Awareness: Dis-Ease Dis-ease can be self created: How? The mind! what I think I create What I create I express What I express I experience What I experience I am What I am, I think

Awareness: Dis_ease The cycle of Dis-Ease is associated with lower mind Mind is associated with thought The mind through brain facilitates the physical manifestation of thought Thought forms actually change cell physiology A fear thought triggers the stress response

Awareness: Stress Response The stress response is Alarm = ^HR, Na++ retention, ^ BP ^Adrenaline Resistance Exhaustion

Studying Hawkins’ Work Consciousness exists in Power levels Physiology responds to Consciousness High Power states provide energy to heal Low power states deplete energy; cell death The mind-body connection is undeniable Lower Mind leaves us devoid of healing energy

Low Power: Shame Shame…. Shame emotes Humiliation Humiliation eliminates… What we see: homicide, suicide

Lower Power: Guilt Guilt…. Guilt emotes Blame Blame Destroys by attack What we see: people in attack mode

Lower Power: Apathy Apathy…. Apathy emotes Despair Despair Abdicates – What we see: hopeless, helpless

Lower Power: Grief Grief … Grief emotes Regret Regret- produces despondency What we see: people in mourning; bitterness with resistance to change

Low Power: Fear Fear … Fear emotes Anxiety What we see: Anxious withdrawal; substance use/abuse… jealous, vengeful behaviors

Low Power: Desire Desire … Desire emotes Craving Craving Enslaves What we see: addictions, obsessed people living in want

Low Power: Anger Anger … Anger emotes Hate Hate is Aggressive intimidation What we see: explosive rage; punishing… bigness

Low Power: Pride Pride … Pride emotes Scorn Scorn Inflates through arrogant denial (lacks humility and gratitude) What we see: people with opinionated superiority

Medically:Lower Mind and Emotions Autonomic nervous system acupuncture system and meridians carry negative energy to organs of the body The negative energy of Chronic stress produces a suppressive effect Immune system is weakened: organ system malfunction occurs

Awareness Become Aware that Negative belief systems and Negative attitudes lead to negative emotions which are linked to human pathology

What does it take to Recover? Recovery begins at Consciousness Level of Courage Courage is Integrity Courage emotes a positive mental outlook Courage facilitates empowerment Empowerment leads to recovery

Take Responsibility Own everything in your life the way it is You are responsible; at some level you have created it Move out of ‘Victim’ Mindset Examine the important relationships in your life

Commit to Integrity Commit to integrity Face challenges Cope, Learn, Accomplish Affirmation and empowerment improves health Realize ^5HT ^Endorphin ^Killer Cells Balance Acupuncture System

Take Action Make it right where it is wrong Forgive yourself Forgive everyone else enmeshed in the dramas

Action Tools Introspective Awareness Aerobic Challenge The Serenity Prayer