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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.