Your Mind Controls Your Body
Do you currently suffer from different body ailments that you believe just happened to you? Are you assuming you have a genetic predetermination or are just a helpless victim of life circumstances?
Many of us believe, especially if we are building our own businesses and studying from positive thinking mentors, that we can have control over our minds. Many of us believe that if we focus our mind on a goal, on our dream, then we can create the vision that is in our mind.
Howver, most of us do not apply that same knowledge and wisdom to the actions and ailments in our own body. Too close to home? Too real for comfort? Whatever it is, our body responds to our thoughts and beliefs, habits, patterns, memories and previous injuries and responses.
Do you believe your body is separate from your mind and that illness and dis-ease just happen to you? I am excited to share with you in this blog post a demonstration of the gentle and powerful Rubenfeld Synergy Method, the work I have practiced, along with traditional counseling, for over 2 decades, shown here so elegantly by my mentor and teacher, Ilana Rubenfeld.
Click below to watch this demonstration of Ilana’s magical hands at work.
Ilana Rubenfeld: Mind-Body Integration (excerpt)
Has your interest been perked? Want to discover your own mind-body connection?
Contact me at DrEricaWellness.com to schedule a consultation or appointment.
Warmly,
Dr. Erica, Certified Rubenfeld Synergist
July 9th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Hi Erica,
I am fascinated by the mind-body connection. I had never heard about the Rubenfeld Synergy Method and it looks fantastic.
I have used Emotional Freedom Technique and the Rubenfeld process reminded me of EFT.
My practice focuses on using art to strengthen the conscious mind-body connection.
Thanks for introducing me to another fabulous mind-body tool. I too, believe that most of the challenges we face are due to the disconnect between our minds and our bodies.
Debbie Lattuga
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
July 12th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
And even with my many years of practice and experience, I still sometimes forget that some of my current body concerns are connected to issues in my life.
Erica
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July 10th, 2011 at 2:12 am
Hi, Erica,
I loved this video excerpt. It makes me want to run out and get a message. Wonderful. The mind has tremendous healing powers. In fact, some people firmly believe that we can heal ourselves and that everything originates in the mind.
Thank you, Erica, for continuing to share such wonderful, life-changing information.
Angela
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
July 12th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
Angela,
I believe our minds can help us to heal our body. However, we receive so much input from others and can be so easily affected, not only by our own but by others’ thoughts and words.
Erica
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July 10th, 2011 at 3:28 am
Hi Erica,
it is so good to see you drawing the attention to healing of the body in regards to ‘mind over matter’.
Undoing old conditioning is very helpful regardless of what method is used for healing. I have learned and used many methods
over the last 30 years. I like the gentle, energy aligning method.
Great to know you have the ability to help people with the Rubenfeld method. It sounds very interesting.
Love and Joy
from
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
July 13th, 2011 at 6:20 am
Yorinda,
The Rubenfeld Synergy Method is so gentle that I sometimes doubt how powerful and effective it is. My clients remind me by their positive responses. We really do have the power to heal our bodies when we can clear our mind.
Erica
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July 12th, 2011 at 8:46 am
Hey Erica,
Awesome posting and thanks for brining attention to the matter.
More times than not, people invent and create their own problems. I see this almost every day as people develop a chronic excuse pattern to why they life isn’t going well for them.
Well, I’m sorry to say to those who don’t know or who don’t want to take responsibility… but your actions are based upon your thought process and cause by reasons of your own.
Thanks for helping to spell this out, people need to understand this!
-Dereck
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
July 13th, 2011 at 6:22 am
Dereck,
It is such a pleasure to be in the company of people who do take responsibility for their self, for their health, for what happens in life. We can’t control everything but we can learn to accept and deal with what is right in front of us now.
Erica
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July 13th, 2011 at 1:26 am
Thanks so much Erica for sharing the video. I’m so blessed. TheHubby is a message therapist. Our mind has tremendous healing powers. Thanks for helping me understand how it affects me physically.
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July 13th, 2011 at 6:23 am
Debi,
You are blessed if your hubby takes the time to give you massages and hopefully you reciprocate. Massage Therapists often give and give and don’t receive as often as they need to receive.
Erica
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July 13th, 2011 at 2:38 am
Dr. Erica, thanks for writing on this topic! I am fully aware of the mind body connect, however, I wasn’t always was and am still nto a master of it’s control. I first discovered this strong connection when I was a miserable engineer, hating my job and I started to get sick all the time (and I never get sick!). I also developed migraines that after a year of tests and 2 different neurologists, we finally discovered they were caused by stress. After I quit engineering these issues disappeared! I now notice very physical symptoms appear when I’m stressed. It is incredible and often for me the big indicator that I’m not on the right track and need to make changes!
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
July 14th, 2011 at 3:15 am
Jenna,
I am impressed that you were an engineer but obviously your heart and spirit was not in it. Glad you are aware of how stress affects your body. Our minds are really powerful!
Erica
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July 13th, 2011 at 4:34 am
I fully believe in the mind body connection and the power we have to hear illness within ourselves and to rid our body of toxins. While I believe this I readily admit I don’t put into practice the theory as often as I would like. So many times “time” gets in the way of taking care of ourselves. Thank you for this powerful reminder.
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July 14th, 2011 at 3:16 am
VaNessa,
I have learned that when I allow “time” to get in the way of taking care of myself, my body rebels. I have taken some nasty falls which then forced me to pay attention. Now I am learning to pay attention sooner and more consistently.
Erica
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July 13th, 2011 at 5:08 am
It’s pretty amazing, isn’t it?! The more I learn about the mind-body connection, the more in awe I am. Nothing surprises me any more. My daughter is a kinesionics practitioner, and would understand HOW and WHY this works. I’m just thankful to know that it does, and that there are so many different techniques available… some of them easy enough for a child to learn to do.
Willena Flewelling
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
July 13th, 2011 at 6:24 am
Willena,
In fact, children can probably do some of these techniques more easily than adults. Their minds don’t get in the way as much as ours do. And they can be so sensitive.
Erica
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July 15th, 2011 at 12:55 am
Hi Dr Erica,
There is no doubt that our minds control our bodies.
Some years ago, I attended a workshop where one of the processes was a Rolfer reading our bodies and telling us what our thoughts were about ourselves. He was uncanningly accurate!
If we can tell our mindset by looking at our bodies, our mind must control the body! Even after all these years, I sometimes don’t want to be reminded of my thoughts! The interesting thing about all this is that bodywork can improve mental clarity. Everything is connected. We are mind, body, spirit and will, and when all these are aligned we are whole.
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
July 15th, 2011 at 1:17 am
John,
And some of us think that we can hide what we think and believe. But an astute student of the body mind connection can see immediately what is going on in your mind – by your posture, your body language, facial expression.
Erica
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July 15th, 2011 at 1:57 am
Dr. Erica,
That skill of reading someone based on several key aspects is tough in the Air Force and Internal Revenue Service. Both which I had a part of being developed. Then becoming a teacher.
There are so many tell signs that will allow a person to read someone without them being questioned. This is a skill that the more your practice. The more you can master. Years, and years of involvement is required.
I love this site.
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
July 16th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
William,
That’s interesting that you have seen this in action while working in the Air Force, the Internal Revenue Service and even as a teacher. It is really important to also apply what you know to your most intimate relationships. Reading body language can prevent disagreements and hurt feelings and so much more.
Erica
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July 15th, 2011 at 1:54 am
Dr. Erica,
Amazing and very useful content. The video is fantastic and believable. You can apply the untapped power of thought into empowering energy. If you can visualize anything, that will manifest into being. You have to live as though it has been accomplished. Your actions must be in-tune with your imagination being manifested into being.
You have a great practice and you support so many people. You have energy that is amazing when it come to giving of self to others.
Dr. Erica, I know your a great mentor and coach in our industry. Your unlimited support is well appreciated globally by all. I thank you for sharing usable information.
Your site is one that I can learn and be inspired at the same time. This is a welcome change from the norm. I look forward in your next, amazing post.
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
July 16th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
William,
Your comments have warmed my heart. Thank you so much for showing appreciation. That is rare. So many people just want to receive without giving much.
Warmly,
Erica
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July 16th, 2011 at 4:38 am
Although I come from more of a sports background I have seen the mind-body connection at work in that area. I’ve even read books about powerlifters visualizing them lifting huge amounts of weight and then having their physical performance actually improve changing nothing else other that their thoughts. Powerful…..thanks for the perspective
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July 16th, 2011 at 3:59 pm
Steve,
I also came from a sports background as a Professor of Health and Physical Education. I saw the mind/body connection in terms of skills performed. For example, in tennis, when someone is tight and doesn’t believe they can do it they tend to push at the ball instead of swinging. In gymnatics, if they believe they “can’t” do a skill, even a simple forward roll, then they can’t!
Erica
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July 16th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Hello Dr. Goodstone,
Long time no see… Too long!
When my second wife battled with cancer, I saw first hand how the mind can control the body. Each time she walked into her oncologists office for a visit, I always could see the amazement in their eyes that she was still alive. When she was first diagnosed, she was already stage 4. I remember doctors telling us to make preparations within the following 2 or 3 months and she outlived their predictions by 10 years.
Keep the Smiles,
Stevie
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
July 19th, 2011 at 12:35 am
Stevie,
Thank you for sharing that sad yet powerful story about your second wife. Her mind was more powerful than those doctors. And I am sure your belief and support also sustained her.
Erica
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July 17th, 2011 at 10:47 pm
What a cool video and technique. I have taken a couple of Reiki courses and love the non invasive healing properties of moving energy out and away from the body.
You’ve left me feeling very peaceful. Thank you.
Joyce
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
July 19th, 2011 at 12:30 am
Joyce,
The Rubenfeld Synergy Method is so gentle yet extremely powerful. Memories get triggered as we let down our habitual body tension patterns and our mind is able to make sense out of confusion. Change happens naturally.
Erica
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July 19th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
I love the fact that you’re bringing awareness to this topic. Too many people just listen to their doctor and believe that medicine is the only option for “curing” their health issues.
From what I understand, there is always an issue much deeper than the ailment that needs to be dealt with. I think that most if not all diseases come from our mental views. Awesome post!
-Kyle Quinlan
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
July 19th, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Kyle,
It’s great that you understand this. So many people do not want to take responsibility for their body or their life. It is so much easier, in the short run, to either rely on someone else (a doctor) or blame someone else (the one you supposedly love). But in the long run, life is so much more satisfying when we pay attention to our own needs, the messages our body reveals to us, and our lifestyle.
Erica
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July 20th, 2011 at 8:14 am
Ilana Rubenfeld obviously knows what she is doing and is a master of her art. If I went to someone offering a similar service, how would I know that they were so competent? I think that I have come across some who, frankly, did not know what they were doing.
Controlling our own bodies with our own mind is a different subject. Whilst I totally believe that it is possible, I would not risk any life threatening situation such as cancer. I still think that the medical profession has a role here.
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
July 20th, 2011 at 2:50 pm
What is special about the Rubenfeld Synergy training is that it is a 3 year program (for awhile it was 4 years). During that time there is a tremendous amount of supervision. We worked in triads, in groups, had to receive many private sessions to work out our own personal issues, and once someone becomes a Certified Rubenfeld Synergist, they have really done a lot of work.
I have also received many body therapy sessions in which the practitioner was not skilled in dealing with emotions and was quite hurtful to me. Luckily I had already had a lot of good sessions and lots of training to deal with that.
Erica
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July 20th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Hi Dr Erica, for years I went to a practitioner who did “network spinal analysis” on me. This is a form of chiropractic care, where they retrain the nervous system, so it “forgets” previous traumas or injuries. It really helped me to heal leg injuries I believed I still had after 30 years. It’s challenging to do that kind of healing by yourself, and it seems the work you’re referring to is also helping people in this manner?
Julieanne
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July 20th, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Julieanne,
I have also experienced many Network Chiropractic sessions. Yes, it can release some traumas or memories held in the nervous system but there is no dialogue about the personal meaning in your own life. What is special about the Rubenfeld Synergy Method is that you not only release tensions patterns but your brain has a chance to process the changes and dialogue about it while you are in that relaxed state – and again afterwards – speaking directly to the practitioner and sometimes to other people in the group (when there is a group session). I work a lot with couples, with both present in the room and one partner receiving the session and the other partner either helping or observing – and interacting. the intimacy can be incredible.
Erica
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July 26th, 2011 at 2:49 am
Great post, Dr. Erica! I personally think it is a little more complicated than that. I certainly don’t think that people can’t walk or see because it’s all in their head. However, I think that our mind’s reaction to stimulus can make things better or worse. When I was reading Happy for No Reason, it told the story of a woman who lost her vision because of an accident with her contact lenses. She never got her vision back, but she had a better handle on the situation than a lot of people would if something like that happened to them.
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
August 4th, 2011 at 1:33 am
Steve,
You are so right. We can’t always control the circumstances in our life but we can take hold of our thoughts. We can make the most of a bad situation or create problems out of a good situation with our thinking process.
Erica
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August 2nd, 2011 at 1:13 pm
Hi Erica, this is interesting because I’ve long believed that your thoughts, the way you handle stress, all these things are directly related to various illnesses and problems in your body. I used to share my thoughts on that and people would say “oh yeah, so you are saying it’s all in my mind huh?” – in other words they thought I was saying they weren’t hurting really, just faking it. These days, more and more people are understanding the connection.
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
August 4th, 2011 at 1:35 am
Eldon,
The work that I do includes a type of mind-body awareness called the Rubenfeld Synergy Method. When I help my clients to relax and become aware of the tension patterns in their body, not to mention their shallow breathing, as their body lets down, they become so much more clear about the issues in their life. We often hold our body in a certain way as if to guard us against feeling our emotions.
Erica
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August 6th, 2011 at 12:30 am
Hi Erica,
I’ve not observed the Rubenfeld Synergy Method before seeing this video and I’m impressed with how subtle, yet powerful, it is. It’s remarkable.
The mind and body ARE very intimately connected; and I always find it fascinating to see that whatever goes on in the mind will always show up in the body. It is so powerful that not only can we observe and learn from what is going on in our body; but, we can also heal ourselves through the mind-body connection.
Wishing you greatness in your practice… and using this method I can see how your work can have very powerful results.
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
August 6th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Loren,
I have worked with this method for over 2 decades. Now I am ready to share what I have learned and experienced with a broader following online. For me, this online world is an adventure and I continue to learn and develop new skills = and make wonderful friends like you.
Warmly,
Erica
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August 9th, 2011 at 11:39 am
I am a big believer in the link between mind and disease. As a long time sufferer of Crohn’s Disease, I can easily see how stress and the way I handle it affects my condition.
Diet helps, too, but more and more I see that my mind can improve — and make worse — my symptoms.
Thanks for sharing this informaion!
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
August 9th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Dr. Clarke,
That is why the Rubenfeld Synergy Method can be so powerful By helping the body to let go of its habitual tension patterns (through gentle guiding touch therapy), those parts that are holding on because of emotional turmoil will seem to scream out. And then you can focus on what the possible life meaning is – and let the physical symptom abate.
Erica
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August 9th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Erica,
Many thank for this important advice. Many of us overlook our health when we have our own business and have so many things to distract us. I know myself, I need to be aware of my health that it is important to take time away from computers. All the best Rosemary
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
August 9th, 2011 at 11:25 pm
Rosemary,
That is so true. Sometimes I just say “Stop” and go to my health club for awhile. Later I return refreshed and renewed.
Erica
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August 14th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
Dear Erica,
What wonderful steps we often overlook when It comes to our health. I have never heard of Rubenfeld Synergy Method until now and I enjoyed the power it can do in our bodies.
I need to listen more to what my body is telling me. Thanks again for another wonderful post.
Barbara
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Dr. Erica Goodstone Reply:
August 14th, 2011 at 11:57 pm
Barbara,
Your body has many messages for you and it holds all your so-called secrets. We really can’t hide what’s going on inside of us from the discerning eye of someone who knows about the mind-body connection. So easy to not pay attention to the sometimes really obvious symptoms.
Erica
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August 30th, 2011 at 7:59 pm
Dr Erica this sounds very interesting!
I have sent myself a note to watch the video as the computer I am on now has no sound capability.
It’s amazing how each Monday morning when I have to go to work I get a headache. I would like that to change!
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
September 1st, 2011 at 2:48 am
Carla,
I would say that your body is certainly giving you a message. But I would not recommend quitting a job that helps you pay your bills before you have created a new way to bring in income.
Have you been building your own business?
Erica
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September 5th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Hello Dr Erica
There is a proverb that says, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” I agree that the mind (heart) and the body is really all in one. The video that you shares demonstrated the power of thought.
Thanks
Perry A Davis Jr
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Dr. Goodstone Reply:
September 6th, 2011 at 12:04 am
Perry,
Our minds are so much more powerful than we realize. Those fleeting thoughts are felt in our body. When we recognize our body-mind associations, we can choose how we want to feel and be in our life. We can allow our creative process to flow.
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September 14th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
It’s true that we don’t always apply things that we are doing in business to our health. I have things I know I should be doing but I am not so good at applying in every area.
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September 15th, 2011 at 1:50 am
Melodie,
The first step is to recognize what we are not doing for our health. Next step is to pay attention and make some changes.
Dr. Erica
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