Silva Method and the Ultimate Mind

I just came back from a week of training in CT to make the bridge between the original Silva Method Basic Lecture Series and the new Silva Life System (SLS) and Silva Intuition Training (SIT). Silva International notified all instructors that the BLS will be phased out of North America at the end of June and only the new SLS and SIT programs will be taught.

The SLS is for all ages, from 12 to 120. This program gives you an invaluable tool kit of mental techniques with an astonishing range of applications in every field of human activity. The Silva Method is recommended and used by lecturers like Dr Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield, Shakti Gawain, and many more.

I encourage you to take advantage of the next class and learn the new SLS techniques. The class is scheduled for June 27 and 28 at the La Quinta Inn @ Sunrise (next the Ikea store).

Go visit the website http://SilvaMethodOfFlorida.com to read all about this new program and to register online.

You receive an instant $100 discount when you register online before June 21. After that date, the fee for the SLS is $597.

Late one night in a small Alabama cemetery, Vance Vanders had a run-in with the local witch doctor, who wafted a bottle of unpleasant-smelling liquid in front of his face, and told him he was about to die and that no one could save him.

Back home, Vanders took to his bed and began to deteriorate. Some weeks later, emaciated and near death, he was admitted to the local hospital, where doctors were unable to find a cause for his symptoms or slow his decline. Only then did his wife tell one of the doctors, Drayton Doherty, of the hex.

Doherty thought long and hard. The next morning, he called Vanders’s family to his bedside. He told them that the previous night he had lured the witch doctor back to the cemetery, where he had choked him against a tree until he explained how the curse worked. The medicine man had, he said, rubbed lizard eggs into Vanders’s stomach, which had hatched inside his body. One reptile remained, which was eating Vanders from the inside out.

Great ceremony

Doherty then summoned a nurse who had, by prior arrangement, filled a large syringe with a powerful emetic. With great ceremony, he inspected the instrument and injected its contents into Vanders’ arm. A few minutes later, Vanders began to gag and vomit uncontrollably. In the midst of it all, unnoticed by everyone in the room, Doherty produced his pièce de résistance - a green lizard he had stashed in his black bag. “Look what has come out of you Vance,” he cried. “The voodoo curse is lifted.”

Vanders did a double take, lurched backwards to the head of the bed, then drifted into a deep sleep. When he woke next day he was alert and ravenous. He quickly regained his strength and was discharged a week later.

The facts of this case from 80 years ago were corroborated by four medical professionals. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about it is that Vanders survived. There are numerous documented instances from many parts of the globe of people dying after being cursed.

With no medical records and no autopsy results, there’s no way to be sure exactly how these people met their end. The common thread in these cases, however, is that a respected figure puts a curse on someone, perhaps by chanting or pointing a bone at them. Soon afterwards, the victim dies, apparently of natural causes.

Read the entire article here

(Via New Scientist.)

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New research from the US suggests that losing your job can make you sick by raising your risk of developing new health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attack, stroke or diabetes, even if you find a new job soon after.

The study was the work of Kate Strully, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Albany, New York, and is shortly to be published in the May 2009 issue of the journal Demography. Strully did the research as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society scholar at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Strully said that in today’s economy anyone could be at risk of losing their job.

Read more here. (Via Medical News Today.)

A new University of British Columbia study finds that our brains are much more active when we daydream than previously thought.

The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds that activity in numerous brain regions increases when our minds wander. It also finds that brain areas associated with complex problem-solving – previously thought to go dormant when we daydream – are in fact highly active during these episodes.

“Mind wandering is typically associated with negative things like laziness or inattentiveness,” says lead author, Prof. Kalina Christoff, UBC Dept. of Psychology. “But this study shows our brains are very active when we daydream – much more active than when we focus on routine tasks.”

For the study, subjects were placed inside an fMRI scanner, where they performed the simple routine task of pushing a button when numbers appear on a screen. The researchers tracked subjects’ attentiveness moment-to-moment through brain scans, subjective reports from subjects and by tracking their performance on the task.

The findings suggest that daydreaming – which can occupy as much as one third of our waking lives – is an important cognitive state where we may unconsciously turn our attention from immediate tasks to sort through important problems in our lives.

Read more here!

(Via EurekAlert!.)

By Oprah Winfrey - Oprah.com
Graduation is here! The global marketplace is changing. The economy is in recession and the rules of business seem to shift every day. What does it really mean to be successful? Do you think you have what it takes? On Sunday, May 10, at 10:30 a.m. ET, watch Oprah’s commencement speech at Duke University live on CNN.com and Oprah.com.


Your left brain is logical, linear, by-the-numbers; the right side is creative, artistic, empathetic. Oprah Winfrey talks with Daniel Pink about his groundbreaking book, “A Whole New Mind”, and explores how right-brain thinkers are wired for 21st-century success.

The best part: Anyone can tap into the right mind-set.

Pink, a former chief speechwriter for former Vice President Al Gore, presents a convincing argument that our country is entering a new era — the so-called conceptual age — during which right-brained skills such as design and storytelling will become far more crucial than traditionally left-brained skills such as accounting and computer programming.

While the latter skills are readily outsourced, transformative abilities such as empathy and creativity are crucial in a new age “animated by a different form of thinking and a new approach to life,” he writes.

Because I’ve always been a right-brain kind of person — more of an inventive and empathetic storyteller than a linear, logical number cruncher –this book really spoke to me. Now, you know what happens when something new excites me: I want to share it with as many people as I can.

Continue reading the entire article here.

(Via CNN.com/Living.)

“Enriching the planet by empowering the individual. A better you … a better world!”

Long before the mind/body connection became main stream for the new age, Jose Silva was already teaching it to those searching for hope and meaning. Many of the “names” in this field, in fact have either directly or indirectly been inspired by Jose Silva’s work.
 
Jose Silva will indeed go down in history as one of the pioneers who started it all. He began teaching in 1966 from living rooms and churches to talk shows and study groups throughout Texas, the simple, yet eloquent message of his coursework and  books have touched tens of millions of lives in the most intimate, yet profound way imaginable-by giving back the peace that comes from rediscovering our own connection to life. If you’ve ever suspected that you’re waiting for just the right time and just the right reason to awaken your own power to transform your life and heal, now is the time and Jose Silva’s coursework, and or home study programs are the reason!

We now have two new stand alone updated and expanded core programs to replace the Basic Lecture Series Course:

The Silva Life System Seminar & The Silva Intuition Training

The Silva Life System focuses on self-improvement and practical life enhancement techniques to accelerate your success in getting what and where you want. The Silva Intuition Training focuses on the development of ESP/Intuition, inspiration, creativity and spiritual development.

The Silva Life System

The Silva Life System holds the secret of unleashing the Powers of Your Mind. It is really the “secret” behind “The Secret” … the Ability to Function Consciously at the Alpha Level.

The yogis, gurus, masters and enlightened ones know this. Alpha is the level for:

In other words, you can feel limited and oppressed, but you will never feel limited and oppressed, if you have these specific techniques you will always break the chains.

The Silva Life System is like your mental Universal Remote Control. So you can speed up in achieving your goals, slow down the fast pace of life, and also enjoy the view as you effortlessly get there.

The course is designed for people who function in the world of Families, Careers, Jobs, Ambitions, Goals and Social Causes. You need more from meditation than just a way to relax to feel connected.

The Silva Life System realizes that a practical person like you needs practical though life-changing principles, with practical though life-changing results.

You WILL:

HOW DOES THIS METHOD DIFFER FROM EVERY OTHER COURSE YOU HAVE EVER ATTENDED 
(OR EVEN HEARD OF)?

Other mind development or motivational trainings are great at telling you the importance of optimism and staying focused and positive. The Silva Method actually gives you a STEP-BY-STEP, proven process for mastering this skill. Based on more than four decades of brain research, the Silva Method is a reliable way to make more use of the amazing untapped skills of your mind.

Learn the Life Transforming Techniques that made us famous.

The Relaxation Exercise

Develop the skill of achieving a deep state of physical and mental relaxation in a matter of moments. This is proven to be effective to stay calm and focused in spite of it all. The health benefits of controlled relaxation have been documented in countless University studies.

Mental House Cleaning … for Powerful Communications

Self-talk has been repeatedly shown to have a profound influence on your ability to control emotions and manage stress. Stuff happens and yet what you say to yourself in times of difficulty, is the sole determinant of your success. This is an excellent technique that will help you to stay positive, hopeful and optimistic in challenging times.

Sleep Control … to sleep like baby …anytime, anywhere

Enjoy Alpha Breaks to revitalize and rejuvenate after a tough day and gain more energy.
Master the Law Of Attraction with Mirror Of The Mind

This technique alone is more than worth the price of admission. You will learn the technology and art of manifesting what you want. Mental Rehearsal skills for improvement in any area of interest such as; sales performance, reducing performance anxiety, eliminating fears and phobias, enhancing a relationship, even take a few strokes off your golf game.

Focus Everyday Intuition To Enhance “Good Luck”

Develop the art of being in the right place at the right time more consistently.

The Laboratory & Counselors Concept

You will learn creative problem solving,as you learn to tune in to your higher self.

And More, Much More!

Get all these invaluable benefits to achieve a better life. Join us in the next Silva Life System seminar in Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 30 and 31 2009. Register now online at http://SilvaMethodOfFlorida.com and receive an instant $50 discount off the regular cost of $495.

Lance Armstrong was directionless, without passion. He called it a classic case of “Now what?” He had a job and a life, but then he got sick with cancer in 1996 and everything turned upside-down. When Armstrong beat cancer a year later and tried to return to his life as a successful professional cyclist, he was confused and disoriented. Nothing was the same and he couldn’t handle it.

Worse yet, he suddenly hated his job.

Armstrong knew surviving cancer involved more than the gradual healing of his body. He knew his mind and soul needed to recover, too. Had he actually understood more about survivorship— in his case, learning to live a more balanced life while also racing his bike—he would have recognized his quick comeback attempt and return to his bike were fraught with psychological challenges.

At that moment in 1998, all Armstrong knew was that he had been given a second chance. He publicly declared he was determined to take advantage of it, to escape the single-mindedness of his old life in which the ground simply passed underneath his wheels. His life would have new meaning, he said.Lance Armstrong was directionless, without passion. He called it a classic case of “Now what?” He had a job and a life, but then he got sick with cancer in 1996 and everything turned upside-down. When Armstrong beat cancer a year later and tried to return to his life as a successful professional cyclist, he was confused and disoriented. Nothing was the same and he couldn’t handle it.

Worse yet, he suddenly hated his job.

Armstrong knew surviving cancer involved more than the gradual healing of his body. He knew his mind and soul needed to recover, too. Had he actually understood more about survivorship— in his case, learning to live a more balanced life while also racing his bike—he would have recognized his quick comeback attempt and return to his bike were fraught with psychological challenges.

At that moment in 1998, all Armstrong knew was that he had been given a second chance. He publicly declared he was determined to take advantage of it, to escape the single-mindedness of his old life in which the ground simply passed underneath his wheels. His life would have new meaning, he said.

Read the entire article here.

(Via Success Magazine.)

Team of Loyola researchers using cognitive therapy to manage female incontinence

MAYWOOD, Ill. – After nine years of suffering in silence and living in fear of leaving the house, Anna Raisor, 53, turned to physicians at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) for alternative measures to treat the embarrassing side effects of incontinence.

LUHS physicians enrolled Raisor in a clinical trial using cognitive therapy to manage her overactive bladder. Cognitive therapy employs deep-breathing and guided-imagery exercises that train the brain to control the bladder without medication or surgery.

Findings from this study, which were published in the latest issue of the Journal of Urology, revealed that cognitive therapy is an effective management strategy for urge incontinence.

“The mind-body connection has proven to be particularly valuable for women suffering from incontinence,” said study investigator Aaron Michelfelder, MD, vice chair, division of family medicine, Loyola University Health System, and associate professor, department of family medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. “Cognitive therapy is effective with these women, because they are motivated to make a change and regain control over their body.”

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(Via EurekAlert!.)

Dancing parrots, urban sparrows, and Buddhist meditation, oh my! Welcome to the strange world of the brain, weird science style.

The brain can be a very strange place, and this week’s weird science focuses on some of the more unusual things we’re learning about the mental landscape, both of our own brains and those of other species.

Naturally less depressed: Lithium has a surprising biological property for an element with relatively simple chemical behavior: it is a reasonably effective treatment for depression. Because it’s abundant and doesn’t break down or get metabolized by the body (it’s an element, after all), it’s possible to be exposed to environmental sources of lithium. That’s precisely what appears to happen in Japan, where lithium shows up to one degree or another in the water supply. Researchers have now tracked the exposure in different areas of a single prefecture, and found the amount of lithium in the municipal water supply correlates with the suicide rate. It’s a bit too early to start thinking about intentionally spiking the water supply, but I’d be very interested to see whether this correlation holds up in further studies, especially those that use measures of mental health other than suicide.

Neurons that know words: Our education system (or at least the one I went through many years ago) tends to teach language by building up words using individual syllables. Apparently, however, that’s not how our brain does it. Researchers used functional MRI imaging to detect clusters of neurons that were specifically activated by individual words, which is, as they put it, “in contrast to current theories that posit a sublexical representation.” We’ll see whether those who are fans of sublexical theories find this data convincing.

Continue reading the entire article here.

(Via Ars Technica.)