Today’s Prescription for Wellness:
Examine Your Pre-Assumptions.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a tool for change and empowerment that was created through the study of the behavior of geniuses by a team of Experts in the field of linguistics, mathematics, psychology, and sociology. NLP uses a combination of using imagery and movement ensuring optimal neuro (brain) processing, words and symbols (language), and systematic approaches to make sure the new behavior is ingrained (or programmed) into a new pattern of thinking and behaving. The brain manages the functioning of the human body, and language is in charge of how we interact with other people and how we qualify and manage our own behavior. Programming deals with the combination of the models that we create in our internal landscape (the brain and thoughts) and with the behavior patterns through language and physical action. Through understanding what presumptions, or beliefs, we act from on daily basis and the consequences of those presumptions we can have a true understanding of how to uproot and change patterns of behavior that are holding us back from living our true potential.
Currently at KaiZen, Dr. Peter Smith, is conducting a weight loss program that utilizes NLP to obtain great results. By using NLP, Dr. Peter’s program ensures that the new patterns of health he aids clients attain can last a lifetime. In addition to NLP, the program also combines weekly Tele-seminar sessions, email support, supplementation, eating and exercise program, and inspiring progress tracking system. Contact KaiZen today for more info
NLP is an art that can be utilized to not only help individuals lose weight, but it is a science that has also been shown to assist individuals to quit smoking, remove procrastination, eat better, and create healthier overall patterns in their life. For more information on NLP and how it can help you talk to Dr. Peter or Dr. Steve on your next visit, both are well versed in using this powerful tool to help KaiZen’s clients towards reaching their optimal wellness and fitness goals.
Kai-Zen Wellness Experiment of the Day:
Take Note of what stimulates your behavior.
By understanding what is the underlying cause or stimulation that perpetuates a particular pattern we can allow our selves to have more choice over what patterns will ultimate reign our life and what patterns it might do us best part ways with. Ask yourself what behaviors absolutely invigorate your life and what patterns leave room for improvement or just completely hold you back from attaining your goals. Now contemplate those patterns. What motivates you to repeat that behavior. What feelings are associated with that behavior. Continued this line of questioning, investigating, the stimuli, the preassumptions, and repercussions, the benefits. Then ask yourself what you want more of and what you want to let go of. This is a great start and a great way to plant seeds of change.
Today’s Kai-Zen Prescription for Wellness:
We had a patient come in the other day and give the familiar statement “It’s in my Genes” I really do love this one. Dad, Grandpa, Mom, Sister, Cousin had “it” so it was only a matter of time before I got “it.” Funny thing is that people actually buy into this frame of thought. They accept dis-ease as some kind of fate or divine will. I was meant to have “it.” What’s your “it?”Is it obesity, heart disease, cancer, high cholesterol, high blood pressure? Depending on which study or report you read genetics or “genes” play anywhere from as little as 3 to 30% in your health. So if your health is defined by only 1/3 genetics what else plays a role in your health? The answer is Your Environment and Nutrition. The surroundings that you put your body in or around play a huge role in your health as well as the food you put into your body. Let’s follow John, a typical American during a typical American workday. He wakes up for work before the sun, most likely stiff from his night of sleep. He sleeps on the wrong bed and wrong pillow. It’s either too firm or too soft for his body type. He grabs his coffee and donut and heads out into his hour long commute. Sitting for many hours each day with poor posture while driving. A very stressful endeavor. With any luck he makes it to work where he sits again for hours upon hours with most likely poor posture once again. His computer screen is too low, his chair height is too high, or worse he works on his laptop using the built in touch pad. At lunch time John steps out to grab some fast food or even faster food from the vending machine. Nutritious and Delicisious! The work day ends he heads back into traffic. Exhausted he skips the gym and heads to the couch. Finally relaxation! Big comfy couch, horrible posture for hours of mind numbing television. If John does extract himself from the couch for dinner I highly doubt a well balanced meal is on his agenda.
