Embodied Mind Therapies
At Middle Way Health, the term "Embodied Mind Therapies" refers to Biofeedback, Mindfulness Meditation, Hypnotherapy and Health & Self-Care
Embodied Mind Therapies involve the mind-body connection and the empowerment that comes from it. But what exactly is Embodiment and why is it such an integral component to personal growth and healing? Embodiment means "awakening the body" and much of this is done by arousing the senses, for our sensory experiences create our connection with the world. Thus, it is through them that we can feel truly alive.
It’s all too easy these days to not feel comfortable in our bodies, however, and to disengage from them. But this makes the mental work that much harder. We need to feel a sense of balance in both body and mind. And since the mind is a mirror of the body, they each affect the other.
Our practitioners at Middle Way Health emphasize balancing a healthy outlook, lifestyle, diet and exercise program with psychological and spiritual growth. For true healing, we need to have presence of mind and body. A great place to start is by becoming aware of how we’re feeling in the moment; paying attention to our actual physical sensations. From there we can learn to control our reactions to our environment and improve our experiences with the world.
Biofeedback
The technical term for Biofeedback is psychophysiology, which means ‘the science of mind and body integration.’ The overall purpose of Biofeedback is to train us to bring our breath, body, heart and mind back into their natural rhythms (called ‘Coherence’). By doing this we can ultimately achieve a level of mastery that allows us to maintain or quickly regain a feeling of calm alertness in any situation. By learning self-regulation of physical and mental processes, we can become much more in charge of our total wellbeing.
Biofeedback is a gentle and effective technique that uses state of the art instruments to monitor physiological information. The processes are simple, non-invasive and painless, and yet the results are profound. This type of sensory awareness training teaches you to feel a specific bodily reaction so you can learn to control it. A typical session can involve observing, monitoring and manipulating your muscle activity, heart rate, rhythm, skin temperature, breathing, etc., which appear on the screen in front of you as numbers, graphs, games and images.
Biofeedback has been proven successful with managing physical conditions such as high blood pressure and complex anxiety-related conditions; improving sports and peak performance; assisting business executives and boosting productivity; and more. By providing personal experience of the powerful mind-body connection, Biofeedback gives our body a voice and our mind more concentrated power.
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation is taught one on one through private interview or group setting eight-week course “Mindfulness and Movement.” It is defined as moment by moment nonjudgmental attention to what is happening. Through sitting still and being alert we settle our mind and body and develop clarity, balance and focus. Mindfulness Meditation is useful to help treat stress, chronic pain and anxiety. It is adaptable to any religious tradition and non-religious approaches.
Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy is an ancient technique that uses deep relaxation coupled with positive suggestions to reinforce positive habits and extinguish negative habits. Deep Hypnotherapy can also be used for spiritual and psychological journey work where people meet archetypal energies and figures that promote healing and guidance.
Health & Self Care
Our practitioners at Middle Way Health emphasize balancing a healthy outlook, lifestyle, diet and exercise program with psychological and spiritual growth. For true healing, we need to have presence of mind and body. A great place to start is by becoming aware of how we’re feeling in the moment; paying attention to our actual physical sensations. From there we can learn to control our reactions to our environment and improve our experiences with the world.
