Tag Archives: Attention Therapy

Power Posing

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Joel

Stand up Straight The simple act of adjusting your posture works as an instant shift of focus. You may not notice the difference in how you feel, but research indicates a shift in affect (raw emotion) after adjusting posture.

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Core Self

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Joel

Seven Primary Affect Systems Working in his lab with rats, Jaak Panksepp found seven primary-process emotional systems built into the brain by evolution. We and all other mammals are born with these innate neural systems in our brains. We are … Continue reading →

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Gratitude Platitude Shmatitude

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Joel

Gratitude a Lot of Platitudes? Saying I’m grateful doesn’t mean much when I am bitter about my abusive childhood. Even if I leave my childhood somewhat behind, I am not the warm, tender, caring and loving man I would choose … Continue reading →

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Invasive Emotions, Feelings, and Thoughts

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Joel

Invasive Emotions and Feelings Invasive emotions and feelings are lower-minded subcortical storyless processes. The highly uncomfortable feelings you’re experiencing are not generated in the cortical executive part of the brain. But the left hemisphere cortex generates stories to give context … Continue reading →

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Living on a Time Delay

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Joel

Living on a Time Delay We are on a half second-time delay — the kind of delay radio stations use to avoid broadcasting words that might violate Federal Communication standards. What we believe is happening this moment happened a half … Continue reading →

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Total Self-Renewal through Attention Therapies

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Joel

Total Self-Renewal through Attention Therapies and Open Focus

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Seeking Control of Emotions

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Joel

Even if you came up with answers to someone’s deepest problems, it would likely be a long time before they might be able to  accept this help. In words attributed to Winston Churchill, “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but … Continue reading →

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Healing Thyself

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Joel

Healing Thyself “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne sold over nineteen million copies. Want to be driving a Jaguar convertible sports car? According to “The Secret”, all you need to do is picture yourself driving it, parking it in your garage, … Continue reading →

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Play for Life

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Joel

Jaak Panksepp called the seventh affect system the Play System. Seven Primary Affect Systems SEEKING or expectancy RAGE FEAR LUST CARING PANIC/GRIEF PLAY You might not think of PLAY in terms of affective neuroscience, but according to Jaak Panksepp’s years of … Continue reading →

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Emotions

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Joel

Emotions Jaak Panksepp discovered that the lower brain seems to be organized in such a way that one primal affective state prevails at any one time. He calls this monomania and it causes the upper thinking neocortex to follow the … Continue reading →

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