Dr. Neill Neill
The blossoms and flowers are out in their full magnificence in Victoria B.C. where I was yesterday. I feasted my eyes on the flowering trees lining the streets and the daffodils. Back home a camelia is blooming in our own yard. I have always loved to drink in the energy of blooms.
Back in the sixties and early seventies, we had the "flower children," a synonym for the hippies. Idealistic young people would wear flowers in their hair as a symbol of love and peace. Their slogan was "flower power" which stood for non-violence in the face of the Viet Nam war. The flower children exerted a powerful influence on society. Those were the days of Woodstock and Easy Rider.
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Dr. Neill Neill
In these difficult economic times, we are constantly reminded of ’struggle:’ employment struggles, company survival struggles, family budgeting struggles, health maintenance struggles, and so on. We must overcome some real difficulties, as individuals, as families and as communities. So, the question is—is it in our nature to struggle or to flow?
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Neill Neill
Why do you go see a medical doctor, psychologist, chiropractor or other health professional? Most people would answer that they seek help because they have a problem that needs fixing. What is the true problem that needs fixing?
You might go to your chiropractor because your back is hurting after lifting something heavy. You see your doctor because you can’t breathe, because you have chest pains, or because you have a fever. You might seek a psychologist’s help because you are having anxiety attacks, you are fighting with your marriage partner, or you want to get over your alcohol addiction.
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I was invited to write a piece for a magazine on "reflections and realizations" through my own life experience. As I reflected on the highlights of past decades, it became clear that each decade had yielded new insights that have shaped my life.
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Dr. Neill Neill
Alternative medicine is very popular right now. In the world of psychology there is also an alternative medicine. This is using energy healing called Energy Psychology.
Energy psychology, simply put, is a broad spectrum of psychological approaches involving the human energy system in healing.
You are already familiar with the human energy system:
- Someone enters your space and you sense their presence. They have penetrated your bio-field, your aura.
- You have a persistent craving and your doctor recommends acupuncture. The acupuncturist inserts tiny needles in certain places to unblock the "flow" of energy in your body. He or she has addressed the meridian system of subtle energy in your body.
- You place your hand in the middle of your chest as you offer condolences to a friend who has lost a love one. You are instinctively using one of your body’s energy centres or hotspots. They are part of the body’s chakra system.
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September, 2008
Thank you for your love and support during the past few months following the death of our son Colin in the spring. I have taken some time to heal and not done much writing or counseling over the summer. If you have been holding off to give me space, thank you.
However, I am getting back into my stride again. I’m writing and taking on new clients. Now is the time to call, while the waiting list is short.
After many requests, I’m taking on a few life-coaching clients via telephone and internet. I also do telephone counseling with former face-to-face clients who no longer live locally.
Give me a call at (250) 752-8684
Neill
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Dr. Neill Neill
A new website is about to launch. It could be big and it is already multinational. It’s called "School Made Much Easier" and it’s designed for students, parents, educators and EFT practitioners. The website is www.SchoolMadeMuchEasier.com. Check it out and get your name on the advance notice list. The expected launch is in a couple of weeks.
School Made Much Easier is the brainchild and passion of Paul Widdershoven, an experienced EFT practitioner.
Emotional Freedom Technique, commonly known as EFT, is an energy-healing technique developed by Gary Craig (my teacher) in the 1990s. It has been so effective in reducing emotional distress that it is now used by psychologists, counsellors, medical doctors and educators around the world. What’s even more exciting is that tens of thousands of non-professionals use EFT as a valuable self-help tool.
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I’m at the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology conference in Virginia, USA and I promised to report back to you if possible.
Today I took in a great training workshop called, The Pleasure of Weight Loss. It was a very hands-on training in using Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT) to help people lose weight and keep it off. And the icing on the cake was that the workshop was led by Tapas Fleming herself. Tapas is the inventor/originator of TAT, and she is a great teacher.
I had the pleasure of training with Tapas seven years ago, so today was for recharging, discovering what’s new with TAT and learning a new application.
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Here I sit in the Vancouver International Airport terminal preparing a post while I wait for my flight to Chantilly, Virginia via Washington, DC. I am on my way to the ninth annual conference of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP).
I’ve been deeply involved in the energy psychology movement and ACEP for seven years now, and I always come away from the annual conference recharged with innovations, insights and joyful reconnections with old friends. Energy psychology is the cutting edge of modern practical psychology. As I have said before, I believe it will drag mainstream psychology kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
This year the plenary speakers are Dr. Rupert Sheldrake (The sense of Being Stared At), Dr. Christine Page (Spiritual Alchemy) and Her Holiness Sai Maa Lakshmi Devi who will speak on "The Art of Forgiveness." (Several of the experts featured in the movie, The Secret, have been past speakers at the ACEP conference.
The rest of the conference will be a smorgasbord of expertise and experience, the very latest stuff. The hardest part will be choosing among lots of excellent options.
I hope I’ll have time during the conference to report back to you on some of what’s happening. Stay tuned.
Psychologist Dr. Neill Neill maintains an active psychology and life-coaching practice on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. He focuses on self growth, healthy relationships and life enhancement after addictions. He is the author of Living with a Functioning Alcoholic - A Woman’s Survival Guide. Get on his list for notification that he has posted a new article and receive his free report, "Personal Change."
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Neill Neill, Ph.D.
I just read a disturbing article in the New York Times, disturbing because its implications go far beyond the scope of the article.
The article is entitled, "What’s a Pound of Prevention Really Worth?" by David Leonhardt. He talks about a cardiologist who characterizes himself as "an accidental diet doctor." Dr. Arthur Agatston of South Beach Diet fame now claims that "Heart attacks are essentially disappearing from my practice."
The big picture of what he is saying and taking action on is simple. We know many of the factors that prevent heart attacks, both medical and lifestyle, so a vigorous prevention program reduces the risk by "up to 80 percent."
The problem is it takes a committed patient, frequent visits, nurses, nutritionists and others to succeed.
And according to the article his practice is losing money. Why?
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