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DawsonChurch,PhD,CEHPNa2onalIns2tuteforIntegra2veHealthcare
www.DawsonGi=.com
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Introduc7on
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TheStudythatChangedMyLife
TheEffectofaBriefEFT(Emo2onalFreedomTechniques)Self-Interven2ononAnxiety,Depression,PainandCravingsinHealthcareWorkers
DawsonChurch,PhD,Na2onalIns2tuteforIntegra2veHealthcare
AudreyBrooks,PhD,UniversityofArizona,Tucson,PsychologyDept
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Integra7veMedicineJournal
EFT,Medita7on,andEnergyHealingMethods
! EFT(Emo2onalFreedomTechniques)combineselementsofcogni2veandexposuretherapy(Westernpsychology)with…
! Acupressure.Pressureonacupuncturepoints(OrientalMedicine).
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PsychologicalandPhysiologicalSymptomsDropTogether
Doctors,Nurses,Chiropractors
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Psychotherapists,AltMedPracs
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Glenda:PeopleBehindSta7s7cs
hUps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrTZGB1eu1Y(playfrom0:51–1:00)
Raredegenera2vemuscledisease.BodyMiosi2sMito.
Blog:“WhenImovemymusclesbecomeexhaustedandjustquitworking.Ifalldown.Ican’tmakeitupevenasmallcurbwithoutdifficulty.Istartgaspingforairandblackout.SimpleacBviBessuchashandwashingdishes,standinginlineatapubliccounter,pushingagrocerycart,etc.haveleDmeinanembarrassedheaponthefloor,desperatelygaspingforbreathandfighBngblackout.”
JoeDawsonInterview
LedtoaSocialProject
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VeteransStressProject
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! Websiteconnec2ngveteranswithvolunteercoachesandpsychotherapists.
! StressProject.org! Treatedover18,000veteransfreeofchargethusfar.
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Don’sStoryfromTheEFTManual
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BacktoGlenda
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What’sHappeningintheBody?
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Cor7solandDHEA
CellRepairorBreakdown
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Yourbodyisveryefficient,synthesizingandbreakingdownbillionsofproteinmoleculeseverysecond.
! Eitheryou’restressing,infightorflight,signalingthebodytomakecor2sol,OR
! You’resignalingyourbodytomakeDHEAforcellrepair.
! Thesignalingcancomefromtheexternalenvironment,orourthoughts.
ConsciousnessCreatesMolecularSignals
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ThoughtsSendSignals
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DHEA-Cor7solHomeostasis
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Ourbodyisconstantlyshi=ingtheusageofresourcesinonedirec2onoranother,depending
onthesignalsbeingreceived.
Stress=MassiveShiWinResources
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! Awayfromnonessen2alsystems(diges2on,reproduc2on,immunity,cellregenera2on,memory)
! Toessen2alFFsystems(increasedheartrate&bloodpressure,increasedrespira2on,peripheralmuscles,swea2ng,releaseofglucosebyliverintobloodstream)
! Highlyadap2veforrespondingtoimmediateshorttermobjec2vethreatslikebeingchasedbyapredator
Vasoconstric7onVideo
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Stress=Aging
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ChronicCor7solEleva7onContributesTo:
! Highbloodpressure
! Reducedmemory&learning
! Highbloodsugar
! Heartdisease
! Diminishedcellrepair
! Acceleratedaging
! Slowerwoundhealing
! Reducedbonerepair
! Decreasedcircula2ngimmunecells
! Diminishedimmunean2bodies
! Deathofbraincells
! Reducedmusclemass
! Decreasedskincellrepair
! Increasedfatdepositsaroundwaist/hips
! Osteoporosis
OverTime,EffectonBody
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! Op2mistshavehalfthemortalityrateofpessimists.
! Evenlowlevelanxietyincreasesmortality.
! Lowerstresslevelscanadd10yearstoyourlifespan.
GiltayE.J.etal.(2004):Disposi2onalop2mismandall-causeandcardiovascularmortalityinaprospec2vecohortofelderlyDutchmenandwomen.ArchivesofGeneralPsychiatry,61,1126-1135.
Russ,T.C.,Stamatakis,E.,Hamer,M.,Starr,J.M.,Kivimäki,M.,&BaUy,G.D.(2012).Associa2onbetweenpsychologicaldistressandmortality:individualpar2cipantpooledanalysisof10prospec2vecohortstudies.BMJ345doi:hUp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e4933
Diener,E.,&Chan,M.Y.(2011).Happypeoplelivelonger:Subjec2vewell-beingcontributestohealthandlongevity.AppliedPsychology:HealthandWell-Being,3(1),1-43.
YellowisCommon@3&50YO
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By50StressDrama7callyAffectsBiologicalMarkersofCellAging
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InterdependentSystems
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STRESS! Sympathe2c
! Cor2sol! Beta! Dopamine
NervousSystem
HormoneBrainWave
NeurotransmiUer
RELAXATIONParasympathe2c
DHEAAlpha
Serotonin
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BrainStates
FiveBasicBrainWaves
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OrdinaryConsciousness
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AnxietyandFear
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TheAlphaBridge
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TheAwakenedMind
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TacomaStudy
AdvancedWorkshopFeb2016Tacoma
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! Randomizedintotwogroups.
! Par2cipantsvsPlacebo.
! 513par2cipants.
! 117brainscans,cor2solandSIgA
! Salivarysamplesbeforeanda=er.
Measurements
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! Pre-postmeasurementswithfollow-up.
! Psychologicalassessments:
! PTSD
! Happiness
! Pain
! Anxiety
! Physicalfunc2oning
Measurements
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! Physiologicalassessments:
! Cor2sol
! SigA
! Timetoacquireastablealphastate
! Ra2obetweendeltaandbeta
Measurements
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! Changes:
! Timetoacquireastablealphastate+20%(p<.001)
! Ra2obetweendeltaandbeta+66%(p<.001)
! Cor2sol16.25%(p=0.888)
! SigA+49.5%(p=0.01)
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TampaStudy
TwoPreviousStudiesofEFTandGeneExpression
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Church,D.,Yount,G.,Rachlin,K.,Fox,L.,&Nelms,J.(2015).Epigene2ceffectsofPTSDremedia2oninveteransusingClinicalEFT(Emo2onalFreedomTechniques):Arandomizedcontrolledtrial.AmericanJournalofHealthPromoBon(inpress).
Maharaj,M.E.(2016).Differen2algeneexpressiona=erEmo2onalFreedomTechniques(EFT)treatment:AnovelpilotprotocolforsalivarymRNAAssessment.EnergyPsychology:Theory,Research,andTreatment,8(1).
72GenesWereDifferen7allyExpressed
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! Suppressionofcancertumors
! Regenera2onofneuralwhitemaUer
! Cellmembraneremodeling! Regula2onofaging! Preven2onofultravioletradia2ondamage
! Enhancementofbrainsynapseconnec2vity
! Thesurvivalofneuronsa=erDNAdamage
! Insulinregula2on! An2viralac2vity! Enhancedmemoryandlearning
! Whiteandredbloodcellgenera2on
! Heightenedimmunity,andtheregula2onofinflamma2on.
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MyDreamfortheFuture
JosephineBaker,MD
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! MD1889.MedicalInspectorforNYCDeptofPublicHealth1901.
! InWWI,shockedsocietybysta2ngthatsoldiersonthefrontlinehadalowermortalityratethanUSnewborns.
! Setstandardsofcleanmilk,vaccina2ondoses,andinfanthygiene.
! Wipedouttyphoid(herfatherdiedofit).MaryMallon.
! Faceddeterminedopposi2onandindifference.Congressionalhearings.Brooklyndoctorspe22oningMayor.
! Becameamodelforpublichealthworldwide.
Imagine…
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! ImagineaworldinwhichwerefertoPTSDthesamewaywenowthinkaboutpolio,smallpox,andtyphoid.
! Oncethisemo2onalsufferingisreducedoreliminated,wenolongerareburdenedbyit.
! Reclaimingourfullhumanpoten2al.
TrajectoryofHumanEvolu7on
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! Forthefirst2me,theconsciousnessofaspeciesisinterac2ngwiththeprocessofevolu2on.Usingconsciousnessasanepigene2cinterven2ontochangegeneexpression.Epigene2cengineeringoftheenvironment.
! Asourindividualconsciousnesschanges,wecanexpressthefullnessofourhumanpoten2al.
! Aswellasourownhealthandwellbeing,weaffecttheplanetbythechoiceswemake.
! Willproduceacompletelydifferenttrajectoryandfutureforthehumanspeciesandtheplanet.
AProfoundlyPosi7vebutUnknownFuture
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! Wecannotknowwherethistrajectorywilltakeus;wecannotevenimagineit,butitwilllooknothinglikeourpast.
! Anevolu2onaryleap,withradicalanddiscon2nuouschange.
! Onceourfieldofawarenessisnolongercondi2onedbysuffering,weasaspecieswillbringthecapacityofourglobalbraintobearonproblemslikeglobalwarming,poverty,malnutri2on,conflict,andwar.
! Itallstartswithconsciousness,yoursandmine,nowandineverymoment.Take100%responsibilityforwhat’sinyours.
! Wearethepeople.Nowisthe2me.Acceptnothinglessthanyourfullpoten2aleverymoment.Everyday,alignwithyourhighestpoten2al,andlivepowerfullyandjoyfullyfromthatplace.
Resources
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FreeEFTMini-ManualatDawsonGiD.com.
FreetreatmentforveteransatStressProject.org.
ResearchbibliographyEnergyMedicineBibliography.com.
Inthebookstore:
TheGenieinYourGenes.DawsonChurch,2013.
TheEFTManual(3rdEd).DawsonChurch,2013.
SoulMedicine(2ndEd).DawsonChurch,2008.