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This Workshop This Workshop WillWill Reduce StressReduce Stress , ,Speed Speed

RecoveryRecoveryandand Promote HealingPromote Healing

In All Aspects Of Your In All Aspects Of Your Life.Life.

Dave Ott & Dan BlackburnDave Ott & Dan Blackburn 2001,2001, Cranbrook, BC.Cranbrook, BC.

In 2000, Dan led the In 2000, Dan led the Kootenay Ice, a Kootenay Ice, a Cranbrook, B.C. Western Cranbrook, B.C. Western Hockey League team, to Hockey League team, to the Memorial Cup . the Memorial Cup .

In 2001,at 18, he was In 2001,at 18, he was drafted by the New York drafted by the New York Rangers 10Rangers 10thth overall and overall and went on to play for the went on to play for the Rangers, Rangers, that same yearthat same year, , as one of their youngest as one of their youngest goalies. goalies.

In 2003, during summer, In 2003, during summer, off season training, he off season training, he injured the shoulder of his injured the shoulder of his glove arm and was glove arm and was eventually forced to eventually forced to retire. retire.

Peak Recovery Peak Recovery PrefacePrefaceYou need not believe or even You need not believe or even

understand the ideas presented in understand the ideas presented in this workshop. You may actively this workshop. You may actively resist them.resist them. If, however, you take the time to If, however, you take the time to learn and practice the learn and practice the exercises exercises presented,presented, you will discover you will discover their value and truth through their value and truth through increased freedom from pain and increased freedom from pain and fear, and the peacefear, and the peace YOU YOU BEGIN TO EXPERIENCEBEGIN TO EXPERIENCE

The Two Phases Of Peak The Two Phases Of Peak RecoveryRecovery1. Recovering from loss, change, or 1. Recovering from loss, change, or

giving up destructive coping choices giving up destructive coping choices with all the anxiety of dealing with with all the anxiety of dealing with stored emotional pain, the fear of stored emotional pain, the fear of failure, change and the unknown.failure, change and the unknown.2. Recovering the Peace, Power, Joy 2. Recovering the Peace, Power, Joy and Love, the and Love, the High WithinHigh Within,, by crossing by crossing through the ego’s “through the ego’s “Final FrontierFinal Frontier” of ” of emotions, pain and identity fear.emotions, pain and identity fear.

In this Peak or In this Peak or Full RecoveryFull Recovery workshop, you will learn and practice workshop, you will learn and practice strategies and skills to assist and strategies and skills to assist and strengthen your ability to navigate strengthen your ability to navigate successfully successfully through both these through both these phases.phases.

Introductory Introductory QuestionsQuestions

1. Where in your own life do 1. Where in your own life do you wish to improve your you wish to improve your performance?performance?2. What changes would you 2. What changes would you like to accomplish within like to accomplish within your life to bring you more your life to bring you more happiness and contentment?happiness and contentment?

3. What has stood in the way 3. What has stood in the way and blocked you from and blocked you from achieving these desires?achieving these desires?

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Grounding in the Here & Grounding in the Here & Now.Now.Releasing Mind-Body-Releasing Mind-Body-Emotion Emotion Blocks. Blocks. Winning Thoughts & Winning Thoughts & Words.Words.Focus, Power, Zone Focus, Power, Zone Training.Training.

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Skills of Skills of Peak RecoveryPeak Recovery

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Recovery BlocksRecovery Blocks BlockBlock RemovalRemoval Mind Thinking, Worrying, Planning, Analyzing,Criticizing,ControllingJudging, Doubting, Conflict, Blame“What If? If Only” Destructive Thinking

Exercise and activities like tennis, art, archery and golf, that demand Non Thinking, Now Focus.Breath and Now Awareness Tr. Stay Present. Be Here Now. Tension Release - GroundingFocus, Power, Zone Training

BodyMuscle TensionWeight, Junk Food,Sugar, Alcohol, SaltIllness, Injury, Addiction, DrugsPoor Sleep / Rest

Cardiovascular Exercise Tension Release Exercise Good Diet, Enough Sleep / Rest Stretching and Weight Training Lots of Pure Water To Cleanse Focus, Power, Zone Training Here & Now Body Awareness

EmotionGrief, Depression, Upset, Anger, Sadness, LonelinessDisappointmentAnxiety, Loss

Let Go Anger and Blame Breathe Into & Feel Pain Fully You Can’t Heal Unless You Feel Stress & Wellness Counselling Will Speed Up This Process. Bring Emotion Into Awareness

Transforming Energy To Transforming Energy To PowerPower

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Like a battery, we house within Us energy that needs to be conducted and transformed into

““Performance Power.”Performance Power.” Without a good ground, this can not be

accomplished. We establish our ground through Here and Now Contact, Awareness Here and Now Contact, Awareness and Focus.and Focus.

To establish a good ground,breathe fully; let go & sink heavily into the floor on the out breath.

Then connect with the present world through your five senses.

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bebe HellHell””Peace of Mind results from Peace of Mind results from ConnectionConnection to your “Here & Now” to your “Here & Now”

World.World. Pain, Fear and Anxiety from Pain, Fear and Anxiety from Living in the illusion of Future, Living in the illusion of Future, Past or Fantasy. Past or Fantasy.

Anything from the Anything from the Present Present that can that can capture your attention is a lifeline to capture your attention is a lifeline to Peace Peace Of MindOf Mind. When you find it, . When you find it, it’s a real giftit’s a real gift, so , so be grateful. be grateful.

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Cloud-Layers Of Self MagnifiedCloud-Layers Of Self Magnified Mind Support/DefenseMind Support/Defense Thinking, Worrying, Planning, Judging, ControllingThinking, Worrying, Planning, Judging, Controlling Analyzing,Analyzing, Criticizing, Criticizing,

Body Support/ DefenseBody Support/ Defense Muscle Tension-Armor, Food, Overweight, Muscle Tension-Armor, Food, Overweight, DrugsDrugs

Alcohol,Alcohol, Toxins, Pain, Waste, Toxins, Pain, Waste, Anger Defense-Control-Anger Defense-Control-SupportSupport

Emotion Support/DefenseEmotion Support/Defense Happy, Excited, Content, Carefree Depressed, Helpless, Happy, Excited, Content, Carefree Depressed, Helpless, Abandoned, Lost, Sad, Empty, Worthless, Separate, AloneAbandoned, Lost, Sad, Empty, Worthless, Separate, Alone

Power, Peace,Joy,Love / Spiritual Power, Peace,Joy,Love / Spiritual Identity Identity

LostLost Identity Identity FEARFEAR““THE THE

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Mobilizing Mobilizing EnergyEnergy

EMOTIONSEMOTIONSHappy, Sad, EmptyHappy, Sad, EmptyWorthless,Bored, Worthless,Bored,

Hopeless,Despairing,Hopeless,Despairing,

Alone, Separate,Alone, Separate,

FEAR OFFEAR OFEmotions, Losing Control,Emotions, Losing Control,

Death, The Unknown,Death, The Unknown,The Power of,The Power of,

GOD-SOURCEGOD-SOURCE

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BODY SUPPORTBODY SUPPORTMuscle TensionMuscle TensionAlcohol, Drugs,Alcohol, Drugs,

Food, Weight, Over Work,Food, Weight, Over Work,Sedation, SensationSedation, Sensation

Distraction, MedicationDistraction, Medication

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Crossing The Final Crossing The Final Frontier?Frontier? Through Emotions, Pain & Through Emotions, Pain & FearFear Painful Painful

EmotionsEmotions

Fear of Fear of the the unknownunknown

DeathDeath of of egoego““What the What the

caterpillar sees as caterpillar sees as the end of the the end of the world,”world,”

““To suffer ones death and be reborn is not To suffer ones death and be reborn is not easy.” easy.” Fritz Perls, Founder of Gestalt TherapyFritz Perls, Founder of Gestalt Therapy

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Inner Inner SpiritSpirit

““The Master calls a The Master calls a ButterflyButterfly.”.” ““ Illusions,” by Richard Bach

Sad, Empty, Helpless, Sad, Empty, Helpless, WorthlessWorthless

2. Why do we find it so difficult to 2. Why do we find it so difficult to experience emotions like sadness, loss, experience emotions like sadness, loss, helplessness emptiness , aloneness, helplessness emptiness , aloneness, worthlessness, despair?worthlessness, despair?3. When was the last time you got angry? 3. When was the last time you got angry? Share this experience with the person on Share this experience with the person on your right.your right.4. What was the painful emotion 4. What was the painful emotion underneath the anger, the more vulnerable underneath the anger, the more vulnerable feeling the anger was protecting you from feeling the anger was protecting you from experiencing? experiencing?

QuestioQuestionsns1. What happens when you feel upset or 1. What happens when you feel upset or

any kind of painful emotion? How do you any kind of painful emotion? How do you handle it?handle it?

5.If I allowed myself to feel the more 5.If I allowed myself to feel the more vulnerable feeling of …., I frightened vulnerable feeling of …., I frightened that…? and then…?that…? and then…?

Healing Painful Healing Painful EmotionsEmotions1. Give up anger, blame or any other coping 1. Give up anger, blame or any other coping

choice that stops you from responsibly choice that stops you from responsibly feeling the pain. feeling the pain. 2. Find and 2. Find and feel feel this pain somewhere in this pain somewhere in your body. your body. You can not healYou can not heal what you will what you will not not physically feelphysically feel. . 3. On every out breath, let go, give in and 3. On every out breath, let go, give in and sink as deeply as you can into the sink as deeply as you can into the physical physical experienceexperience of the emotion. Whatever pain of the emotion. Whatever pain we resist, persists, strengthens and we resist, persists, strengthens and becomes unbearable. Giving into to tears becomes unbearable. Giving into to tears and crying can be extremely helpful here.and crying can be extremely helpful here.4. As you give into and experience this 4. As you give into and experience this emotional pain in your body simply emotional pain in your body simply say,say,“Spirit ,help me heal this pain and “Spirit ,help me heal this pain and fear.”fear.” When you can ask with heart-felt When you can ask with heart-felt surrender, you will receive your healing, surrender, you will receive your healing, release, and access to the “Peace Of God” release, and access to the “Peace Of God” beneath.beneath.

Feeling EmotionsFeeling Emotions

A Simple Awareness A Simple Awareness ExerciseExercise

1. Close your eyes and think of a situation 1. Close your eyes and think of a situation as close to the present as you can as close to the present as you can remember where you felt some painful remember where you felt some painful emotion like sadness, loss, aloneness, emotion like sadness, loss, aloneness, emptiness, despair etc. emptiness, despair etc. 2. Try to visualize this situation in your 2. Try to visualize this situation in your mind to the point where you begin to feel mind to the point where you begin to feel the emotion once again now. Locate it the emotion once again now. Locate it somewhere in your body.somewhere in your body.3. Your first reaction will be to to tighten 3. Your first reaction will be to to tighten up, and stop breathing. Instead, try letting up, and stop breathing. Instead, try letting go into the physical experience with every go into the physical experience with every out breath. out breath. 4. See how long you can give attention to 4. See how long you can give attention to this experience and what happens to the this experience and what happens to the pain. pain.

The Awareness and The Awareness and AcceptanceAcceptance

Of where I amOf where I amAre my Are my

““Keys to the Kingdom”Keys to the Kingdom”Of Change. Of Change. 

There is no blameThere is no blameIn being me,In being me,

Nor in my defensesNor in my defensesAnd And

Unreadyness to see.Unreadyness to see.

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Keys To The KingdomKeys To The Kingdom

EnlightenmentEnlightenment

To Awaken to To Awaken to

Our Power and Joy,Our Power and Joy,

Our Peace and Love,Our Peace and Love,

We must beWe must be

Grounded and Grounded and FocusedFocused

In Nowness,In Nowness,

Empty of the Empty of the

Defenses of self.Defenses of self.

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Corral Your ThoughtsCorral Your Thoughts They Are They Are LikeLike Horses. Horses.

If you let them run wild all day, If you let them run wild all day, It’s going to take a long time to It’s going to take a long time to

get them Back Into The Corral and get them Back Into The Corral and “Saddled For Focus”“Saddled For Focus” when you need to .when you need to .

How To Corral Your ThoughtsHow To Corral Your Thoughts

Be Mindful In The “Here & Now”Be Mindful In The “Here & Now”Frequently throughout the day, Frequently throughout the day, stop, breathe and sink heavily stop, breathe and sink heavily into the floor. Then use theinto the floor. Then use the wordswords “Now I Am Aware”“Now I Am Aware” and label a sight, and label a sight, sound, touch, taste or smell sound, touch, taste or smell outside, or feeling within you.outside, or feeling within you.

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How To Corral Your ThoughtsHow To Corral Your Thoughts

Notice & Still Your ThoughtsNotice & Still Your ThoughtsFor at least 10 minutes, in the For at least 10 minutes, in the morning, evening & before any morning, evening & before any challenge, sitting up or lying down, challenge, sitting up or lying down, focus on your breathing. Let go and focus on your breathing. Let go and sink heavier into the ground with sink heavier into the ground with every out breath. If thoughts enter every out breath. If thoughts enter your mind, tell them gently toyour mind, tell them gently to ““Be Be StillStill.”.” Refocus on your breathing & Refocus on your breathing & continue to relax deeper & deeper on continue to relax deeper & deeper on each out breath. each out breath.

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Your Thoughts & Feelings Create Your Thoughts & Feelings Create Your RealityYour Reality

All thoughts and feelings house creative energy All thoughts and feelings house creative energy that somehow,someway, sometime take form.that somehow,someway, sometime take form.Positive, winning thoughts create a positive Positive, winning thoughts create a positive winning reality. Negative, losing thoughts winning reality. Negative, losing thoughts createcreate a negative, losing reality.a negative, losing reality. What you believe you achieve.What you believe you achieve. What you visualize you What you visualize you materializematerializeFocus, Power& Zone training will train Focus, Power& Zone training will train your your mind to become aware of, control and mind to become aware of, control and stopstop negative thoughts and feelings so you negative thoughts and feelings so you cancan replace them with positive ones.replace them with positive ones.

Thinking To WinThinking To Win

Your Present thoughts & Your Present thoughts & feelings feelings create your coming reality.create your coming reality.The stronger, the sooner. The stronger, the sooner. Think & Think & feel success to create feel success to create success!success!

Thoughts, feelings, visions, Thoughts, feelings, visions, words, actions all create words, actions all create form .form .Thoughts seen, spoken and Thoughts seen, spoken and actedacted on take form in reality on take form in reality sooner.sooner..

Winning WordsWinning Words

““I AM”I AM”

I am successful! I am a winner!I am successful! I am a winner!I am determined! I am powerful!I am determined! I am powerful!I I am clean and addiction freeam clean and addiction free!!I am… I am… fill in the blankfill in the blank!Speak them as yourSpeak them as your Reality Now. Reality Now.

The most powerful preface you The most powerful preface you cancanuse to bring your goals into use to bring your goals into reality.reality.Speak these ideas often to Speak these ideas often to yourself yourself andand out loudout loud..

The more aware you The more aware you areare of what you think of what you think each each moment, the sooner moment, the sooner youyou can change yourcan change your thoughts from losers thoughts from losers TO WINNERSTO WINNERS!!

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YOUR YOUR THOUGHTTHOUGHTSS

Achieving Your GoalsAchieving Your Goals

1.1. Goal, dream or idea presents Goal, dream or idea presents itself itself

from your unconscious mind.from your unconscious mind.2.2. Breathe fully and then connect Breathe fully and then connect

your your body heavily into floorbody heavily into floor.

(GroundingGrounding)3.3. Visualize your goalVisualize your goal AchievedAchieved.4.4. Be detailed & specific in the Be detailed & specific in the

vision.vision.5.5. See yourself, your achieved goal See yourself, your achieved goal

or visionor vision under aunder a white spot lightwhite spot light.6.6. Add to the vision aAdd to the vision a strong feelingstrong feeling of excitement andof excitement and gratitudegratitude!

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7.7. Speak out loud, in present tense,Speak out loud, in present tense,

as if you have achieved your goal.as if you have achieved your goal.

Example: Example: ““I am addiction I am addiction freefree!”!”

8.8. Take action to achieve your goal.Take action to achieve your goal.

9.9. Ignore specific way goal will evolve.Ignore specific way goal will evolve.

10.10.Break End-Goal into smaller goals? Break End-Goal into smaller goals?

11.11.Do theDo the VisualizingVisualizing & & Feeling in a Feeling in a statestate

of of RelaxationRelaxation before going to before going to

sleepsleep..

Achieving Your Achieving Your GoalsGoals

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The Zone ResponseThe Zone ResponseThe Zone Response is a drug free The Zone Response is a drug free altered state of consciousness altered state of consciousness brought about bybrought about by Non-Thinking,Non-Thinking, Now-Now-FocusedFocused activity, relaxed muscle activity, relaxed muscle tension, and full, rhythmic breathingtension, and full, rhythmic breathing..Warriors in tribal cultures often Warriors in tribal cultures often inducedinduced this state before going into battle this state before going into battle throughthrough drumming and chanting because it drumming and chanting because it eliminated fear and maximized eliminated fear and maximized powerpower.It’s characterized by a specificIt’s characterized by a specific brain wave known as “brain wave known as “AlphaAlpha.”.”

Activating The Zone ResponseActivating The Zone Response

Create mental state of non-thinking Alert,

Now-Awareness.Full focus on present activity or skill.

Relax or release muscle tension.

Develop full, flowing, breath pattern.

Skill or activity focused on must be learned, practiced and executed to the point where it can become a non-thinking, reflex response to present performance demands.

Practice! Practice! Practice!Practice! Practice! Practice!

Benefits of Zone TrainingBenefits of Zone TrainingLess muscle tension.Less muscle tension.Better breathing; more available Better breathing; more available OO22..Increased circulation Increased circulation to to brain brain & &

organs.organs.Better Immune Response.Better Immune Response.Faster healing and less illness.Faster healing and less illness.Fewer accidents with less time Fewer accidents with less time loss.loss.Improved digestion & higher Improved digestion & higher energy.energy.Greater power and stamina.Greater power and stamina.Focus that is more clear and Focus that is more clear and alert.alert.Improved memory and learning.Improved memory and learning.

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Reduced anxiety, fear and doubt.Reduced anxiety, fear and doubt.More confident and positive attitudeMore confident and positive attitude to present performance demands.to present performance demands.A body that is clear of tension, more A body that is clear of tension, more free flowing with faster reflexes.free flowing with faster reflexes.Fewer mind, body, emotion blocks. Fewer mind, body, emotion blocks. Stronger more determined visual Stronger more determined visual goals.goals.Better able to focus under pressure.Better able to focus under pressure.Better intuitive response to Better intuitive response to situations.situations.A mind that is more still & A mind that is more still & responsive responsive to present performance demands.to present performance demands.

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Peak RecoveryPeak Recovery Ongoing Survival Skills Ongoing Survival Skills

Off Ice Focus Off Ice Focus AffectsAffects On Ice PlayOn Ice Play

Be in present awareness.Be in present awareness.Use the words,”Now I am Use the words,”Now I am Aware..”Aware..”Then use your five senses to Then use your five senses to connect with the world around connect with the world around you.you.Keep feet firmly on the ground Keep feet firmly on the ground so so you can transfer energy to you can transfer energy to power.power.Keep your breath full and Keep your breath full and relaxed.relaxed.

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Breathe and relax muscle tension.Breathe and relax muscle tension.

Guard against negative thinking.Guard against negative thinking.

Avoid criticism, judgment & anger.Avoid criticism, judgment & anger.

Feel, think, speak & act positively.Feel, think, speak & act positively.

Use winning words like “I am …”Use winning words like “I am …”

flawless, powerful, a winner! etc.flawless, powerful, a winner! etc.

Be aware of your body so you can Be aware of your body so you can notice notice

and relax any tension.and relax any tension.

Peak RecoveryPeak Recovery Ongoing Survival Skills Ongoing Survival Skills

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Surprise Gift of Peak RecoverySurprise Gift of Peak RecoveryThe high, the relief, the freedom The high, the relief, the freedom from pain and fear, the peace we from pain and fear, the peace we sought, sought, without successwithout success, , through through our destructive substance and our destructive substance and behavior choices behavior choices in the worldin the world are are gifted gifted and and awakened withinawakened within usus as soon as we as soon as we let golet go our our destructive choices, destructive choices, ask ask for for healing healing with heart-felt feelingwith heart-felt feeling and then and then wait wait in patient, stillnessin patient, stillness,,

with a harmless, faith- with a harmless, faith- filled willingness to receive. filled willingness to receive. We have lost We have lost nothing nothing and and found found Our Peace Our Peace && Joy Joy WithinWithin. .

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RecoverRecoveryyMay May YouYouAwaken toAwaken to

The Power The Power Within!Within!David Ott, M.Ed.David Ott, M.Ed.

Recovery Recovery CounsellingCounselling&&EducationEducation

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