07/29/13
Table Of Contents
1. Article: Could Your Problem Just Be in your Head
2. Upcoming courses at Bucks County Community College
3. Workshops and Seminars
COULD YOUR PROBLEM JUST BE IN YOUR HEAD?
(Copyright 1996 – 2013)
There are times when people can be their own worst enemy. If someone has low self esteem or a poor self image they may actually sabotage their relationships, successes and more. We manifest in our lives what we think we deserve. If someone feels undeserving or unworthy they will subconsciously only allow the level of success they feel worthy of having. The power of our minds can also be a significant factor with experiencing physical ailments.What is a “Functional Symptom”. In short, they are symptoms that unconsciously serve a purpose. The functional symptom is usually a byproduct of some underlying emotional and/or psychological issue. As well, this symptom usually has no actual physical pathology. The symptom is generated unconsciously by the client or patient.The importance of detecting and addressing a functional symptom is simple… Without knowledge that a functional symptom exists, any effort of a therapeutic nature to fix the problem will likely be pursued under a false premise. If that occurs, the therapy will either be totally ineffective or it will lack durability. For example, if a person is experiencing pain as a result of an underlying functional symptom, even if a therapist is able to provide the client or patient with temporary relief from the pain using standard pain management techniques, the pain will return if the underlying cause (the functional symptom) is left unresolved. (Later in this article I’ll be describing such a case for your added clarity.)WHERE DOES A FUNCTIONAL SYMPTOM COME FROM ?
Let’s say that a patient goes to their doctor complaining of head ache, back ache, intestinal distress, neck pain or some other symptom. The physician then orders the appropriate tests only to have all tests come back with no indication of any problem. Symptoms with no pathology or diagnosis may often have emotional or psychological origins (e.g. psychosomatically induced pain). There are two primary issues that need to be considered;
1. It is often said that, “What the mind can’t deal with will manifest in the body”. Emotional pain can manifest as physical pain when an individual fails to deal with the underlying emotional pain, anger, guild, resentment, self-loathing and so on. When such emotions are suppressed… pushed into a dark little room in the back of someone’s mind and never dealt with or resolved, that emotional pain may manifest as physical pain.
2. What is the unconscious “Pay-Off”?: People generally make choices based on benefit to themselves. I don’t mean this in a selfish or mercenary way. It’s human nature that we make our choices because of the benefit those choices bring us. For example, Mother Theresa is credited with doing wonderful things to make the world a better place for all humanity. Without taking away from her contributions, there is a reason that she did all of those wonderful altruistic deeds… Doing them made her feel “closer to God”. In the final analysis she, like everyone else, did those good deeds because there was something in it for her. It made her feel closer to God.
THE PAY-OFF?
A functional symptom is present because it provides a payoff. It is providing some benefit now, or has at some time in the past provided a perceived benefit. The subconscious mind has locked onto this benefit and holds tight to it even when the payoff is at too great a cost, or after the original benefit is long gone.
GIVE ME ICE-CREAM
The subconscious mind is like a little kid. Tell a little kid, “Clean your room and I’ll take you for ice-cream”, the child will willingly clean the room.
In all likelihood someone whose issue is the product of a functional symptom has already solidly imbedded the perceived benefit of a reward derived from that symptom within their subconscious.
CASE STUDY SYNOPSIS
A woman came to my office, on a referral from her physician, with chronic back pain. Over a period of years her physicians had given her every possible test and examination. All tests had come back normal. She had been to an orthopedist, general practitioners, pain clinics, chiropractors, massage therapists, for acupuncture and on and on. Nothing worked. Her physician suggested that she try hypnotherapy, and referred her to me.
Her husband wanted to sit in on the intake and first session and according to him, to give me his feedback. It was fine with her so I allowed him to be present. After the intake, I knew instinctively that the picture was not complete but no additional information was being revealed. I induced hypnosis and did quite well in session. When she returned for her second session nothing had held. Before continuing with hypnosis I asked the husband to wait outside. I asked her… Is there anything else you need to tell me? She paused and said, “Remember when you asked me if anything traumatic or unusual had occurred about the time I began experiencing the pain. “Please don’t tell my husband that I told you this but”… And then she proceeded to tell me that her husband had had numerous affairs when they were younger and that she had stayed with him only for the benefit of the children. Virtually the day the last child moved out of the nest her back pain began. The emotional pain, anger, and frustration that she experienced and had held within for so many years had manifested as physical pain. Furthermore, there was a payoff. Every time housework or any activity that she did not want to do was eminent, the pain would come on full force. If, however, a friend were to come over to socialize etc. the pain would suddenly vanish. She was now in a position of power. The underlying emotion was… “You did me wrong, years ago in our marriage, and now you’re going to make up for it by being my servant and treating me like gold”.
The problem with this outcome was that her home life was becoming more and more dysfunctional because of the stress her sporadic pain brought into the relationship and the restrictions it placed on the activities that they should both be enjoying, now that they had an empty nest. For example, vacations would be disrupted or cancelled when the wife would “bring on” her pain, in a moment of anger or frustration with her husband.
THE ANSWER
Once aware of the “Functional Symptom” and the pay-off for its existence, I needed only to offer the “Ice-cream” that was of greater value to the “heartbroken young lady within”. One of the “ideas” that I had her lock on to, for example, was that the best way to make someone who has done you wrong pay penance, is for you to be incredibly happy despite their actions. She loved that idea.
IMPORTANT
Never cover up a problem. Address the source of the problem, not the superficial symptom. There are many cases where a functional symptom is the entire root of the problem. There are other cases where it may be a contributor to the problem. It’s like I’ve told my students for years, “”Getting the right answer to the wrong question is no more useful than getting the wrong answer to the right question”. The mind is a powerful thing that can easily manifest intent within the physical body. Although tests and examinations don’t always find a problem and there may in fact be a pathology that goes undetected, more often, absent any discovery of a medical pathology, consider the possibility of a functional symptom.
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Upcoming Courses Through Bucks County Community College
Bucks County Community College Class Schedule for Fall 2013
August 29th Meditation Made Easy – 6:30 pm
September 16th Free Informative workshop for those interested in the
Basic Hypnotherapy class – 6:30 pm
September 17th The Theory of Past Lives – 6:30pm
September 27th-30th Basic Hypnotherapy Certification Class Begins – 10:00am
October 7th -12th Advanced Hypnotherapy Certification class Begins – 10:00am
November 7th Meditation Made Easy – 6:30pm
November 12th -15th Hypnotherapy Instructor Training Class Begins – 10:00am
November 19th Accessing Your Intuitive and Creative Self – 6:30pm
December 6th -10th Part 2 of the Basic Hypnotherapy Certification class – 10:00am
December 10th Quit Smoking – 6:30pm
Workshops Presented At
BodySmart Wellness Center
680 Heacock Rd.
Yardley, PA. 19067
Change your Beliefs, change your life!
Free Your Mind from Limiting Beliefs
PSYCH-K® Weekend workshop
What do you want instead of what you have now?
Your beliefs create your life. Change your Beliefs, change your life!
Date: 08/02/2013 – 08/03/2013
You are invited to a workshop where you will learn to shift your subconscious beliefs at a cellular level to create the life you want now!! PSYCH-K® is a powerful tool for life transformation. PSYCH-K® is a uniquely effective whole brain “technology” for belief change that aligns subconscious beliefs with conscious goals for rapid long lasting changeHow you perceive events is largely determined by your subconscious beliefs. Hence altering your unwanted subconscious beliefs, promotes cellular healing. It is our beliefs, not our genes, that control our lives. As you transform the disharmonious programming within your thoughts and mind, your body then produces the healing chemistry that matches your beliefs and you move into life-affirming experiences.
People have achieved success using PSYCH-K with phobias, stress, anxiety, depression, procrastination, health problems, smoking, enhancing relationships, self-esteem, job performance, prosperity and much more! Even life-long patterns of struggle can be changed quickly & easily by simply “re-programming” the subconscious mind to support you!
In his best selling book, “The Biology of Belief”, Cellular biologist Dr. Bruce Lipton, says
” PSYCH-K® represents an important step towards the New Psychology for the 21st century, and beyond. These are simple, empowering techniques to change your beliefs and perceptions that impact your life at the cellular level“.
In the two-day experiential Basic PSYCH-K® workshop, you learn tools you can use for the rest of your life. Learn how to communicate with your subconscious mind to create the future you want! You will learn the tools that you can use professionally with your clients or personally . Go beyond affirmations, willpower and positive thinking.
Saryu Dalal: is a Life Coach, leadership trainer and Energy Worker. She has a Master’s degree in Economics and has held various executive positions in Finance and Management. She is a licensed facilitator for Franklin Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, and DDI Management Training and Emotional Intelligence.She is a certified Hypnotherapist and practitioner of Reiki, Matrix Energetics and Theta Healing and I.E. T. Her mission is to bring Spirituality into the corporate world and this quest led led her to PSYCH-K® . Saryu has a warm and gentle style that puts everyone at ease. Her blend of business and spiritual experience, wisdom, intuition, and passion makes her a rare and much loved teacher. She has been teaching PSYCH-K around the world since last ten years www.psych-k.com
Presenter: Reno Rudi CHHC, CPTDate 9/18/2013
In the first of his series of simple steps to health and wellness Reno will be teaching the basics and explaining the benifits of raw juicing. Included will be his personal experience and stories of transformation, Exhibits of the different styles of juicers as well as live juicing and taste testing! This workshop Makes juicing accessible to everyone, from those just looking for a simple and delicious way to clean up their diet and don’t get enough fruits and veggies, to those needing experience a surge of natural energy and achieve longevity.Reno is a certified holistic health coach and certified personal trainer. Before the age of 20 he had been involved with fitness competitions, breaking the Pennsylvania bench press record in class and captured first place 3 times. Reno worked in New York City well into his 30’s where he became a personal trainer and a student of The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. A dehabilitating injury put him onto a path of self healing which eventually led to a full transition into a career in health and wellness. Utilizing simple yet powerful techniques learned over 20 years, he simplifies the transition into a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise, whole foods, juicing and cleansing.
Dates To Be Announced Shortly
Accessing Your Higher Self
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The Answers to all of our questions are within us. Find the truthful answers to personal questions, problems and barriers you may be experiencing and get your truthful answers from within. This can be an incredibly enlightening experience. Rid yourself of mental and emotional clutter and discover yourself in an entirely new way. (Instructor: Philip Holder PhD.)
De-Hypnotize and Reprogram for Happiness and Success
Date: Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
From even before the time of birth we are programmed with what professional hypnotherapists call “Waking Hypnotic Suggestion”. We believe our thoughts to be our own when most are a product of programming throughout our lives. All original thought comes from the creative subconscious. Only by clearing the path and erasing old negative programming can a person find true happiness, self knowledge and reach their full potential and creativity. This workshop will help you begin the process of clearing our old programming imbedded through waking hypnotic suggestion and experience greater self awareness and enlightenment. (Instructor: Philip Holder PhD.)
The Theory Of Past Lives
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2013
In many cultures it is generally accepted that our fears and anxieties, as well as talents and creative abilities, may have their roots in experiences we have had in a previous life. By discovering our past and the experiences have led us to where we are now, we can better understand ourselves, our likes, our dislikes, our fears our goals and our desires. Would you like to know if you are an old spirit, if you have lived a previous life or lives? Regression can be an interesting exciting therapeutic journey within. (Instructor: Philip Holder PhD.)
4 Steps To Success
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013
What the mind perceives as real is real to the mind. Your belief in your abilities is just as important to success as any mental or physical effort and ability that you put into your endevors. What you can visualize, you can more readily accomplish. If you want to excel, if you want to move past your current limitations, you can. You can break down mental blocks and develop the skills that turn average individuals into happy, successful, exceptional individuals. The power is in your subconscious mind. Experience Dr. Holder’s “Four-Steps To Happiness and Success”. TM (Instructor: Philip Holder PhD.)
Fun With Hypnosis (An Introduction To Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy)
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
An entertaining, exciting and educational introduction to the fascinating world of hypnosis. Our minds are incredibly powerful. Hypnosis is a great way to tap into creativity, intuition, to enhance performance and much more. Learn about hypnosis as Dr. Holder demonstrates and explains hypnosis and shows you how to get “Hypnotic Trance”. Its “Fun”, it’s interesting, it’s educational. Dr. Holder will also teach you how to do some basic yet fun things with hypnosis. (Instructor: Philip Holder PhD.)
Meditation The Kung Fu Way
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Meditation is often shrouded in mystery or presented as something mysterious. It’s not! It is, however, a great way to manage stress, increase productivity, reenergize, develop intuitive and creative powers and improve your quality of life. We will provide simple tools to help you meditate effectively on your own, which can benefit you for a lifetime. (Instructor: Philip Holder PhD.)
For: Presenters/Teachers/Aspiring Presenters
Keeping Your Class Interested and Inspired
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
If you are currently presenting classes or workshops and want to put more pizzazz into your presentations or if you are planning to present classes and workshops and aspire to be a dynamic motivational speaker, this class is for you. Benefit from Dr. Holder’s decades of public speaking and presenting. Learn some of the techniques and principles that have made Dr. Holder a popular and sought after speaker. (Instructor: Philip Holder PhD.)
Other Workshops at BodySmart Wellness
QUIT SMOKING: Instructed by Francesca Miller ChT.
Date: Monday, September 16, 2013
Cigarette smoke causes cancer and creates an unhealthy life. We know nicotine changes your brain so it’s truly harder to quit. Re-program yourself. Let me help re-wire your brain and teach you a new way of using positive thought and the power of your mind with hypnosis. You can finally succeed in conquering this tobacco so that you become a healthy non-smoker.
HEALTH POWER PAIN MANAGEMENT: Instructed by Francesca Miller ChT.
Date: Monday, October 14, 2013
If you allow your mind to remain open to all things, then all things can be possible!
If you allow yourself to be in a different space in your own mind, you can accomplish more than you think. This is a fun and uplifting journey with the use of your own imagination. Be lifted to another level of self help. We are talking about solutions for the pain that many live with daily. With hypnosis you can be get relief that you have been longing for. Let me help you acquire new tools to use every day so that you move and think more efficiently without distraction from pain. With guided help and new techniques you can be learn wonderful relief trigger’s that will help you get more out of life. (Please bring a mat )
Francesca Miller ChT.
Francesca Miller, a licensed cosmetologist of over twenty years. Always having a love of helping others accomplish goals and better their lives, brought her to the study of hypnosis where she holds her certification from Master’s Center Institute of Hypnosis Sciences, Certification from Bucks County Community College. Francesca is a member of the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association.
Invisible Disabilities : Presenter: Instructor Melissa Pickersgill
Date: Monday, September 30, 2013
Have you ever wanted to do something but a feeling held you back? Or maybe you have a physical disability which is invisible to others that causes you stress because others put expectations upon you that you cannot live up to? These are examples of an invisible disability. Invisible disabilities create stress and anxiety and they stop us from doing things that we know we would enjoy or even benefit us. No limitations is a workshop that explains invisible disabilities and the know how to stop your own self-created limitations. Stop holding yourself back and start living for today with no limitations.
Melissa Pickersgill
Melissa Pickersgill is a certified hypnotherapist and board certified life career coach. She has a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University in Communications. She is certified by the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association, the Center for Credentialing and Education, and the Life Purpose Institute.
Also… We highly recommend you check out www.SusanDuvalSeminars.com for information about seminars sponsored by her on Personal Growth, Holistic Health, Healing, Spirituality and Metaphysics. Susan also organizes Sacred Journeys to Sedona, Mt Shasta, Crestone, Joshua Tree, Crop Circles and Sacred Sites of Great Britain, the Copper Canyon, and Swimming with the Dolphins in Bimini. You may sign up for Susan’s online newsletter to receive a reminder of upcoming events and trips. Susan is based in Doylestown.Please email us at info@BodySmartWellness.com with any topics that you would like to see covered in our newsletter. We want to supply you with the information that you need. Also visit our web siteBodySmartWellness.com for other great information.
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BodySmart Wellness Center Administrators
Marie A Kimelheim MD.
Co-Owner
Marie A. Kimelheim, M.D. isis a licensed psychiatrist who is also trained in Anti-aging and Regenerative Medicine, Holistic Psychiatry and Functional Medicine. She received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and her psychiatry training at Temple University Hospital. She is currently a fellow in the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine program.
Dr. Kimelheim has over 20 years in medical practice specializing in Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy, Anti Aging Medicine, Mood Disorders, Integrative Psychiatry and Weight Loss. Dr. Kimelheim possesses a great understanding of patient’s weight loss and related health needs and combines her many skills to provide patients with exceptional service. Through patient specific specialized testing and treatment protocols she strives to determine the root cause of the patient’s symptoms and disease state rather than merely treating the symptoms..
Her interests include brain fitness for peak performance and optimal well-being, nutritional and alternative approaches for psychiatric disorders, bio-identical hormone replacement and spiritual attunement. Dr. Kimelheim merges mainstream and alternative medicine using functional medicine concepts, nutrition, and other natural approaches.
Philip Holder Ph.D.:
Medical Coordinator:
Therapist specializing in counseling, and therapeutic Hypnosis, A sought after motivational speaker and teacher he instructs hypnotherapy & advanced hypnotherapy at Bucks County Community College as well as at nationwide events.
He is an instructor of hypnosis, hypnotherapy, and meditation and offers regular certification courses. He is a college professor and teaches hypnotherapy, advanced hypnotherapy and instructor level hypnotherapy at Bucks County College.
Dr. Holder is a lecturer and published author. He has appeared in many prominent magazines, on television, on talk radio, and is featured in a number of instructional video DVDs and on audio CDs. His book “Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy – The Power of the Subconscious Mind” has consistently retained a Five Star rating on Amazon.com and is used by both therapists and trainers as a source of information on hypnotherapy.
Over the years, thousands have benefited from Dr. Holder’s services. He regularly travels teaching seminars and workshops. As well, people travel from around the world to utilize his services and to study from him. He conducts workshops within various public school systems and for private educational facilities.