Techniques to work with the subconscious mind in healing
Origins of the Subconscious
Before we can get into the techniques used with the subconscious in healing, it will be helpful to understand a little about what it is both in western culture and others. The formal exploration and recognition of the subconscious in Western psychology evolved over time. Sigmund Freud, considered the pioneer in psychoanalysis, introduced the concept of the unconscious mind in the late 19th century. Freud postulated that beneath the conscious mind lay a reservoir of repressed desires, memories, and emotions, shaping human behavior. Jungian psychology, developed by Carl Jung, extended Freud's ideas and introduced collective unconsciousness, suggesting a shared reservoir of archetypes and symbols common to humanity.
While Freud's and Jung’s contributions became foundational, numerous theories and interpretations about the subconscious exist beyond mainstream knowledge. Indigenous wisdom often perceives the subconscious as intricately linked to nature, spirituality, and collective consciousness. These perspectives view the subconscious not merely as an individual construct but as a connection to ancestral knowledge, the natural world, and the cosmos.
Considering the vastness of human culture and our lenses which we view and work with the subconscious mind, there are many techniques we can employ in relation to healing.
Subconscious Healing Techniques
Meditation: Helps calm the conscious mind, allowing access to subconscious thoughts, emotions, and beliefs. Mindfulness meditation, in particular, fosters awareness of subconscious patterns.
Visualization: Engages the power of imagination to create mental imagery, influencing subconscious beliefs and fostering desired outcomes or changes.
Journaling: Writing thoughts, feelings, and experiences aids in identifying subconscious patterns, promoting self-reflection, and facilitating healing. You can find my program here in the courses tab.
Psych-K: Utilizes muscle testing and rapid belief-change techniques to reprogram subconscious beliefs and allow the body and minds natural innate healing systems to flow.
Breathwork: Breath-focused practices like Holotropic Breathwork or Pranayama help access subconscious emotions and facilitate emotional release.
Dream Analysis: Analyzing dreams provides insights into the subconscious mind, revealing hidden thoughts, emotions, or unresolved issues.
Somatic Experiencing: Focuses on bodily sensations to release stored trauma or stress from the subconscious, promoting healing and integration.
Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP): ISP integrates body-oriented and mindfulness-based approaches to facilitate the release of traumatic experiences stored in the body as well as create the opportunity for one to embody emotions that are many times pushed to the subconscious.
All of these techniques have been known to have profound effects on many aspects of health. I have had experience with all of these above and employed them along with facilitation to heal my experience of chronic back pain, IBS and food allergies. I share a video of my story here. We offer Psych K as well as ISP which have innumerable benefits for those looking to work the with subconscious mind to create catalysts for healing and transformation.
Psych K
The subconscious mind, a reservoir of thoughts, beliefs, and memories beyond conscious awareness, plays a pivotal role in shaping behaviors, beliefs, and perceptions. Especially during the formative years from birth to around seven years old, a brain state known as "theta" predominates, rendering the mind highly impressionable and programmable.
The groundbreaking work of Bruce Lipton in "The Biology of Belief" emphasizes the influence of beliefs on cellular biology, highlighting the power of perceptions and beliefs in shaping our biology and experiences. It sheds light on the profound relationship between thoughts, beliefs, and our overall well-being, emphasizing the significance of subconscious programming during early development. Bruce Lipton was able to show that genes actually don’t control our lives. More so it is our beliefs (which are subconscious) of our environment which signal our cells to express or hide certain genes in order to adapt to that believed environment. Sounds wild right? Well if that’s the case then it would be very important to know what our subconscious believes, as well as how to change those beliefs.
Reprogramming the Subconscious Mind
- Time Required for Reprogramming: According to Dr. Tara Swart, a leading neuroscientist, we know that the subconscious is highly programmable, particularly by using the technique of strong emotions and repetition. In our services we use these elements to create alignment between the subconscious and conscious mind. By choosing what you repeat to yourself as well as what you are exposed to in the form of information along with tuning into strong positive emotions through things like visualization and gratitude you can reprogram the subconscious mind with time.
- Rapid Mindset Change With Psych K: With Psych K the new direction balance protocol can reprogram subconscious beliefs in a matter of minutes. Check the ‘experiences’ here. People have done everything from heal long term phobias to install beliefs that support the creation of wealth in their lives. Many have uncovered the roots of their anxiety or ‘subconscious anxiety’ by changing the beliefs associated with the experience.
Conclusion
There are many incredible ways to connect with the subconscious mind to catalyze healing. Some will work especially well for certain people depending on how open one is to the exploration and transformation process. Like with most things, check in with your gut and intuition.
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