The Biology of Belief

Big Peace December Day 7

Maybe it wasn't the cats. The cold that I've been attempting to shake off is back with a vengeance this morning. More puffy eyes. So I have left Charlie (and his two friends that have been on a sleepover last night) to trash the house while I lie in bed and read The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipman. (Hay House)

My god! Have you read this book?! Bruce Lipman is a renowned cell biologist who explains in (fairly) simple scientific language how the cells of our body are affected by our thoughts. Lipman describes the precise molecular pathways through which this occurs.

This delights me because although I've always know that our beliefs affect our bodies aka Louise Hay and You can Heal Your LIfe....I just didn't know HOW that worked. The Biology of Belief explains how.

The science is great but ultimately I love Lipman's epilogue and conclusion that it is the power of love and acceptance that will heal you and the world. He urges: "Joining communities of like-minded people who are working towards advancing human civilisation by realizing that Survival of The Most Loving is the only ethic that will ensure not only a healthy personal life but also a healthy planet."

At the end, Lipman recommends something called Pscyhe-K (www.psyche-K.com) , which his friend and colleague psychotherapist Rob Williams has created - a process which promises to help you reprogramme your subsconcious mind. I've never heard of this process - has anyone else? Will research and get back to you and will see if I can get an interview with Dr Bruce and Rob Williams.

IN the meantime, I've been on their website and thought it might be brilliant to experiment with the exercise they give us on identifying beliefs. Martha Beck - who I went to see this year - also worked with this technique so I absolutely know (believe!) it works on accessing and realising our subsconscious beliefs.

Below is copy and exercise from Rob Williams' website Psyche-K. You will need a partner to work through this exercise. Click through to the video and let me know how you get on and I'll see if I can get on to Rob Williams/Bruce Lipman in the next few days and get some exercises to do once we have identified our beliefs.

"Your self-esteem profoundly influences how others view you. If your self-esteem is high, other people will tend to see you that way also. However, if your self-esteem is low, others will respond accordingly with a lack of confidence and trust in you. Essentially, your beliefs (especially the subconscious ones) are teaching the world how to treat you. The way people treat you is a reflection of those subconscious beliefs. Consequently, if you want to change the way others behave toward you, you need to change the self-sabotaging beliefs that are causing the undesirable treatment. As the saying goes, “If you can’t love yourself, you can’t expect others to.”

Another aspect of self-esteem is the concept of unworthiness. Some world religions teach us that we are fundamentally unworthy. Others teach that life is endless suffering and to simply embrace it as an inevitable consequence of being in the world. Perhaps the nuances of these beliefs are understood by theologians in a way that doesn’t lead to the conclusion that “life’s a bitch and then you die,” but to the average person that conclusion is hard to escape. More often than not it leads to a deep sense of hopelessness and helplessness. And to add insult to injury, you are not worthy of having it be different! If you want to be free of the limitations of unworthiness in your life, be sure that your subconscious beliefs support that goal.

Click here to discover if your subconscious mind supports these self-esteem enhancing beliefs.

Sample Beliefs:

1. I deeply appreciate and accept myself.

2. I love myself unconditionally.

3. I deserve the very best life has to offer.

4. I am confident and self-assured.

5. I am proud of my results and comfortable with my successes and my failures.

6. I am a good person.

7. I do my best and my best is good enough

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IN the meantime, I will be visualising and working on the beliefs that I can be free of this cold in the next couple of days! I'll let you know how I get on.

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This is all such powerful stuff. I have looked at their website and will do the exercise as soon as I have an available friend. I really feel there is a stirring going on inside me regarding change. I hope your well Suzy and this cold is not keeping you down. According to Louisa Hay your body is getting rid of old stuff...;-)