The fact that there was no proof either for that story and for many other stories in the book is bound to arouse suspicion. We are creatures of habit. We think somewhere between 60,000 to 70,000 thoughts in one day,1 and 90 percent of those thoughts are exactly the same ones we had the day before.” Theta State: Where meditation begins. This is the point where the verbal/thinking mind transitions to the meditative/visual mind. We begin to move from the planning mind to a deeper state of awareness (often felt as drowsy), with stronger intuition, more capacity for wholeness and complicated problem solving. The Theta state is associated with visualization. And then he gets into quantum physics and the source references kind of die off. Dispenza still writes in absolutes, as if what he's saying about positive emotions having higher frequency is totally proven, but in fact he's gotten himself into some philosophizing. Which is fine if only he told the reader that's what he's doing. Because consciousness is awareness, awareness is paying attention, and paying attention is being present and noticing, this consciousness would be aware of when I was present and when I wasn’t. I would have to be totally present when I interacted with this mind; my presence would have to match its presence, my will would have to match its will, and my mind would have to match its mind.”

Much of the book, and especially the beginning, is about crazy stories of placebo effects, both positive and negative effects. Just as thoughts are the language of the brain, feelings are the language of the body. And how you think and how you feel create a state of being. A state of being is when your mind and body are working together. So your present state of being is your genuine mind-body connection.” This is where most people get it wrong. They try to begin thinking positive- but they are still FEELING worry, fear, anxiety, shame, etc. This causes CHAOS within the body because mind and emotions are not in line. To access your sub-conscience mind, you need to get into a low brain wave state. When we are in a high brain wave state, our analytical mind is running and running with thoughts, worries, planning, and disbelief. When you slow your mind down, you can get past those running thoughts and connect with your sub-conscience mind.The information on meditation and working on our thoughts can be very empowering. Positive Psychology, as well as cognitive behavioral therapy, has proven that changing the way we think does change how we feel. Review Then he shares scientific evidence (including color brain scans) of amazing healings from his workshops, in which participants learn his consciousness shifting model of personal transformation, based on practical applications of the so-called placebo effect. When you learn new things and begin to think in new ways, you are making your brain fire in different sequences, patterns and combinations. That is, you are activating many diverse networks of neurons in different ways. Dr. Joe does more than simply explore the history and the physiology of the placebo effect. He asks the question: “Is it possible to teach the principles of the placebo, and without relying on any external substance, produce the same internal changes in a person’s health and ultimately in his or her life?” Look at a symptom in your life (physical or emotional). Think about what thoughts or habits you have that may be contributing to that problem. Remember anxiety, stress, worry, anger, envy, ect. all put your body into a state where it cannot heal.

Some good ideas, meditation, self inducing placebo state. These things are possible and potentially good. Are we more likely to suffer from arthritis, stiff joints, poor memory, flagging energy, and decreased sex drive as we age, simply because that’s the version of the truth that ads, commercials, television shows, and media reports bombard us with? What other self-fulfilling prophecies are we creating in our minds without being aware of what we’re doing? And what “inevitable truths” can we successfully reverse simply through thinking new thoughts and choosing new beliefs? The”Stories are great and they were all impressive. However, stories are also misleading -read “ How to Lie With Statistics“-.

The author holds a master's degree from La Sapienza, department of communication and sociological research, and is a member of the American Psychology Association (APA). Vjerujem da je način pripovijedanja prilagođen da bi ga svi razumjeli, no i dalje bih rekla da su dijelovi knjige "teški" pošto je znanstveni dio vrlo prisutan. Podatci koji su izneseni kao dokaz mogli su biti puno jednostavniji, jer sigurna sam da oni koji uzmu ovu knjigu, vjeruju doktoru na riječ. You need to figure out which thoughts and behaviors you are engaging in that are signaling the genes to give you the problems you are dealing with now. The difference is subtle, but important. You don't want to accidentally make yourself lazy and passive in your theta state ;-) Yet, stories can be misleading. I would have preferred some statistics on the effects of placebo on top of the stories.Crossing the river of change requires that you leave the same familiar predictable self—connected to the same thoughts, same choices, same behaviors, and same feelings—and step into a void of the unknown. Some people call this experience the dark night of the soul. It’s the phoenix igniting itself and burning to ashes. The old self has to die for a new one to be reborn. Of course that feels uncomfortable!” Dr. Dispenza suggests that these jumps can somehow be used by the human mind to communicate to the body and soul. This is pure bunk, and I nearly tossed the book at this point. But I was almost done and felt the need to finish. Mistake. Why? Because when we change, we no longer feel like ourselves. My definition of genius, then, is to be uncomfortable and to be okay with being uncomfortable.”