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Wisdom of the Ages 0
Wisdom as in a sage with special knowledge?
Wisdom as a biblical biography or philosophical principle?
What is wisdom and where do we find it?
To explore the literature, entertain the declared “wise” and to seek my own heart I have came to a few conclusions.
Literature
Psychologists label wisdom as a stage in development. Erik Erikson defines wisdom as the last stage of human development at approximately sixty five years old to death in which individuals solve a conflict between integrity and despair. Although this age specification is limiting, I do like the identity crisis mantra… “I am what survives me”. My interpretation of this is that we are our own worst enemy. This sounds wise.
Christianity and Islam doctrines maintain that “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”(proverb 1:7) Even though I grew up in a Christian family, I am having trouble understanding how fear and wisdom go together but perhaps I may extrapolate that the fear of the unknown is admitting that there is always more to learn and it is connecting with this emotion of fear that stimulates further growth. This too sounds wise.
Eastern philosophies and religions use the terms of knowledge, learning and consciousness in defining wisdom:
Aristotle says wisdom is the knowledge of causes, why things exist as they do.
Plato defines wisdom as the knowledge of good and courage to act accordingly.
Nicholas Maxwell a modern philosopher says “anyone who discusses wisdom without having a clear philosophical understanding is the blind leading the blind”.
Aristotle’s definition is too academic, Maxwell deems only a certain select few to possess this gift of wisdom and Plato suggests that only knowledge of good is wise assuming perhaps good as a relative reference point to his own values.
Confucius states that wisdom is the love of learning through “reflection(the nobelest), imitation (the easiest) and experience (the bitterest). In this example the love of learning is akin to wisdom so it is a resource open for all without any limitation. Abiding by the highest good with a clear conscience and a clear character is a gem of wisdom.
“Wise Men”
Solomon was proclaimed a wise man as he worked well within others ideas and values. Einstein was also given this title of wise working outside the box with new ideas and formulas. But wise here seems to suggest it is done, elevating this persons knowledge and learning above our own. These men I honor as having sought and shared tremendous amounts of information, transforming thoughts and beliefs within their fields of expertise. However, in a flash, Solomon lost his entire Kingdom and Einstein could not tie his own shoes so that even the proclaimed wise have more to learn.
My thoughts
If I were writing a wisdom book I would say wisdom is a resource- recyclable, reusable and renewable available to anyone that takes the time to seek…..a lake of knowledge and information. The “hurray I am wise at sixty-five” boundries are entertaining but as consciousness is expanding, I’m calling for a revision. Socrates wise comment is one of humble confidence in claiming to know that he did not know. In this path you are always a seeker, no more or less wise than any other. Learning and discovering the world at your own pace. It has been said that understanding is to “stand under” in this place of humility and grace, knowledge flows to us. It is a pre-occupation with self awareness (the ego) that takes us on a different journey but when you are focused on learning, seeking and teaching for a greater purpose outside yourself then too shall your wisdom expand accordingly.
A friend once sent me a poem that caressed the words of Confucius, captured the heart of Socrates and could have been a verse in the tao….one day, I hope she will share it with the world. “The truely wise make little of their own wisdom for the more they know the more they realize how little they know”. Tao Te Ching.
Respectfully Submitted
Dr. Dena Churchill
Design Your Own Miracle 0
In this one day seminar you will delve into the ancient philosophies of the duality in life. Discover the keys and locks from stress to success. Design your miracle in health, family, finances or career. Exploring universal concepts and natural laws is knowledge but finding the personal application is wisdom. Are you living your dreams? www.optimyz.ca/mind/139
This 14 hour workshop will include an introduction to the Demartini Method. more info at www.drdemartini.com
Seating is limited. To register please call 902-455-9233 or email dr.dena@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Agenda
Saturday morning we will be observing life through the nervous system and metaphoring wave principles of light and thermodynamics; factors that influence our perception; why thoughts affect your reality and how to hear your purpose.
Morning break 10am, Lunch break 1:00-2:30
Late afternoon into the evening each attendee will be completing a workbook, detailing your own miracle. Through the tool of the Demartini Method you will learn the questions to ask yourself to disolve any obstacle that stands in the way of you creating the life you love.
Take home your power with instruments to help you moblize energy from your body and mind.
There will be no official planned supper break as it often slows the momentum of the work, but you are encouraged to bring quiet energy foods into the evening portion.
Thank you for your interest. This will be a seminar like no other that will change your life. To register, please call Betty Lou 902-455-9233 to secure your seat.
As I am collecting data for a mind-body research project, attendees may choose to have a complimentary spinal thermography scan (using NASA certified space technology) to evaluate autonomic nervous system function before and after the seminar.
Any further questions or comments, please e-mail me directly at dr.dena@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Next Seminar to be announced 8am-10pm, $250
Love you to attend!
Performance Breath 0
“With just breath, soul and courage, the man achieved a life to be admired.” Upanishads
Breathing is the essence of life. Athletes and yogis know how to work with their breath, but many adults have forgotten the powerful, natural breathing we all understood at birth. A few insights:
Breath is energy. Inhalation is the transport of oxygen to the cells where it reacts with glucose to give water, carbon dioxide and an energy molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Breath optimizes performance. During an endurance event, the body requires an efficient ATP (energy) supply derived from oxygen intake. The inhaled oxygen enhances performance while exhaling carbon dioxide and nitric oxide improve flexibility and recovery times.
Breath is healing. Many illnesses are associated with inefficient breathing which has a negative effect on many physiological functions. Acid reflux, anxiety, depression, weight gain and cardiovascular and kidney disease are a few conditions that may improve with more efficient breathing.
Breath is divine. The yoga literature on breath unites these scientific truths from the microcosmic cell to the macrocosmic universe. When we breath, we share the same atoms that were created in the stars and now circulate in our own atmosphere. Metaphysically, this sharing of energy connects each of us to a greater cosmic commodity.
Breathing consciously generates vital ATP energy. Through inhalation you experience your full potential. Exhalation is the act of surrending or realeasing all you are to the universe. With practise, you can control your physiology through your breath, calming mental chatter, lowering blood pressure and heart rate, releasing lactic acid from your tissues and increasing your metabolism.
Take time for a performance breath:
1. Lie on your back or sit in a comfortable position with your natural spinal curves maintained or supported, with hands palms up on the floor beside you or on your lap.
2. Inhale slowly through your nose for a full four to five seconds. Stay aware of the feel of your breath as it passes through your nostrils, slowly expands your rib cage filling your lungs and finally pushes into your abdomen so you can see and feel your belly rise with air. Then hold this full inhale for a few seconds.
3. Gently release your breath through the nose, slowly bringing awareness and focus then following it with your mind in the reverse order- from belly depressing to the lungs relaxing. Notice the quality and quantity of air as you exhale. Hold the exhale for a few seconds at the very end until your body again calls for air. The pause at the top of the inhale and the bottom of the exhale creates a quieting of the mind into a present meditative moment.
4. With your eyes closed, gently imagine each cell relaxing as it is massaged by the breath as it sweeps through you.
5. Repeat this three times for energy, five times for relaxation and eight times for great love-making.
Tears of Healing 0
Accessing the mind-body connection is one of the most powerful ways to encourage healing
The very first healers-the medicine men and women of the community-were also the spiritual leaders. Even the fathers of modern medicine such as Hippocrates (1540’s) and William Falconer(1744-1824) incorporated emotions into their understanding of ill health and disease. It was only in the Scientific revolution in the 19th century that divided emotional and physical health. The advent of the microscope and the stethoscope fragmented a whole organism into its cellular parts.
Today, the pendulum is swinging back the other way. Through advanced technologies, we can now measure emotions and their effect on cellular tissue. We are once again uniting emotional and physical well-being in many disciplines: and although we are just beginning to understand the powerful links between the mind and the body, I am continuously in awe of this process. I am no longer surprised when tears of emotional healing well up during my clinical practise, as I participate in my patients’ journey of transformation.
Grateful tears contain chemicals and hormones such as manganese and prolactin that decrease depression and help return the body to a balanced more stable state. An emotional response stimulates the nervous system to cause the lacrimal glands to release these healing tears.
The nervous system through a series of neuron depolarizations and neurotransmitter cascades, is the physiological connection between emotion and disease. Measuring changes in nervous system function can provide quantifiable data about the healing process. (For instance, Drs. Patrick Gentempo and Christopher Kent, founders of the Chiropractic Leadership Alliance, developed a technology which provides measurements of the autonomic and motor nervous system before and after a series of healing sessions.)
I have noticed within my chiropractic practise that a spinal adjustment will sometimes trigger an emotional response. This observation has been the impetus to work with clients, collect data and use the tools of chiropractic mentors, like Dr. John Demartini. The Demartini Method is an efficient process in which the client answers a series of predetermined questions that helps alter their perception of a given person or event. The rational is that if we assume emotional stress to be our perception of a given event then altering our perception has the potential to dissolve this stressor. The final step- embracing gratitude for the stressor- is the place where the mind and body reach equilibrium. Breathing regulates, hormones are balanced, the nervous system calms down and true healing happens from the inside out in this moment of homeostasis.
Many of you will have experienced this channel of information when your heart is open and you lay your hands upon another. It is this intuitive sense-this communion of mind and body-that allows our spirit to heal, transform and evolve. A healer who approaches a patient with a loving heart, an open non-judgemental spirit and a respect for the ability of the mind and body to heal itself, will witness miracles in tears of healing.
Listen To Dr. Dena’s Internet Radio Show- Envision and Achieve Your Best 0
Dr. Dena Churchill’s Envision Your Best radio show is an interactive, live Internet talk-radio show that focuses on real-life experiences to help you envision your best and illustrate ideas in a way that is both entertaining and informative, offering ageless wisdom of the trillium of mind, body, spirit balance in healing and transformation.
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Explore the Limits of Your Imagination with Hypnosis- Wayne Lee and Dr. D Live
Information:
Time
Thursday, September 8
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Location
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
6101 University Ave
Halifax, NS
“Envision and Achieve Your Best” Internet Radio Presents…
Expanding your mind with Hypnotism”. Minimize Stress, Maximize Performance and Achieve Anything!
Empowering Hilarious Entertainment!!
Tickets on Sale at http://artscentre.dal.ca/ .
Reserved seating, so book today for the best seats in the house.
$30 Adult, Students/ Seniors $23, Group discounts, Donation to local charity.
Explore the Limits of Your Imagination with Hypnosis- Wayne Lee and Dr. D Live 0
Time
Thursday, September 8
7:30pm – 9:00pm
Location
Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
6101 University Ave
Halifax, NS
“Envision and Achieve Your Best” Internet Radio Presents…
Expanding your mind with Hypnotism”. Minimize Stress, Maximize Performance and Achieve Anything!
Empowering Hilarious Entertainment!!
Tickets on Sale at http://artscentre.dal.ca/ .
Reserved seating, so book today for the best seats in the house.
$30 Adult, Students/ Seniors $23, Group discounts, Donation to local charity.
