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Blog Talk Radio Show with Brant Secunda and Mark Allen: Fit Soul, Fit Body

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:57:55 +0000

On Wednesday, June 23, 2010 from 8:00 -9:00 PM Pacific Time, Dr. John Deri, a Psychiatrist in Mill Valley, CA will share his Blog Talk Radio Show: Healthy Mind and Body with Brant Secunda and Mark Allen.

Mark Allen, a six-time Ironman World Champion and Brant Secunda, a Shaman and healer published a book “Fit Soul, Fit Body”. During the Radio show they will discuss how we can become truly fit from the inside out and experience joy, happiness, and fulfillment like never before.

Mark and Brant know how to get people into the best shape of their lives- both mentally and physically. They have been motivating and inspiring people for decades. Brant and Mark continue to work together at events and retreats teaching a unique roadmap for fostering optimal health, happiness, and wellbeing. Many people around the world learn from them how to live a healthy life filled with lasting joy, happiness, and contentment.

During the show they will discuss:

➢ Fitness is not just for elite athletes, or even for people who regularly work out. It starts with emotional and spiritual wellbeing, which provide the foundation for attaining a fit body.

➢ How you can improve your diet, fitness, and strength, and find a renewed connection with the environment and the natural world.

➢ When you learn to manage stress successfully, to replace negative qualities with positive ones, and to make a spiritual connection to both your inner and outer environment, you begin to trust in life.

➢ How anything is possible when you discover the power to heal.

Brant Secunda is a shaman, healer and ceremonial leader in the Huichol Indian tradition of Mexico. He completed a twelve-year apprenticeship with Don José Matsuwa, the renowned Huichol Shaman who lived to be 110 years old and who adopted Brant as his grandson. Alongside other dignitaries including President Jimmy Carter, Brant cofounded the Peace University in Berlin, and is a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild.

Mark Allen is a six-time Ironman World Champion. He has been called “The World’s Fittest Man” by Outside magazine and “The Greatest Triathlete of All Time” by Triathlete magazine. He attributes his success to his ongoing studies with Brant Secunda, who showed him how to find fitness not only in physical strength but in the power of personal spirit and balanced living.

To listen to the show you can:

Dial the phone in telephone number at (347) 989-0560

Tune in to our online channel at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Healthy-Mind-Body

Dr. John Deri
Psychiatrist, Mill Valley, CA

http://www.JohnDeriMd.com

The Outer World Is a Projection of Our Own Mind

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:18:44 +0000

Our outer experience is a mirror of our inner world. Our internal emotional “weather” will invariable provide an accurate forecast for outer conditions. As Norman Vincent Peale wrote,

“If you have zest and enthusiasm, you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.”

Our most characteristic moods are a residue of our early life experience. People who experienced abuse, neglect or emotional deprivation tend to be sad and in low spirits. This low energy vibration will tend to attract others who themselves are vibrating at the same low frequency. As a result, our early life experience is perpetuated in present time. We take these conditions to be “reality”. The world seems to be populated by wounded, downbeat needy people.

Living in such a world is demoralizing. Life becomes “stale, flat and unprofitable.” Under such conditions suicide may become an increasingly compelling option.

It is vitally important to recognize that the outer world is nothing other than the projection of our own mind. “Reality” is a highly subjective construction, “like a dream, like an illusion” (Milarepa 11th Century Tibetan Yogi). Once we grasp this truth we can change our world by transforming our mind.

How to Transform Your Mind

1. First, you must become aware of your current state of mind. Keep a journal of your recurring thoughts and feelings.

2. As you identify characteristic negative thoughts, train yourself to “stop!” every time you notice such a thought occurring in your mind stream. Replace the negative thought with a positive thought, or affirmation (self statement).

3. Look at yourself in a mirror. Do you see a scowling face looking back at you? Make a conscious effort to change your facial expressions. Make it a practice to smile at people. You will be amazed at how powerfully a smile evokes a responsive smile from others.

4. Open your heart. Make genuine positive emotional connections with as many people as possible. Raise your emotional state from sullenness to love and compassion. You will be responded to in kind.

5. For those of you who are open to visualization, try the following experiment:

Visualize your crown chakra* (at the crown of your head) glowing at a bright, gold color. This corresponds to the highest frequency of emotional vibration. With practice, you can learn to transform yourself and your experience using this technique.

If life is “like a dream,” make it a happy one! Learn how to liberate yourself from the nightmare of bitterness and sorrow.

Please feel free to let me know how you are doing. If you need some help along the way, I would be delighted to assist you.

*Chakras are energy centers. They are considered to be the focal points for the reception and transmission of energies. Seven major chakras or energy centers are generally believed to exist, located within the subtle body.