Placebo – Healing the Body with the Mind (4 of 5)
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Featuring members of the the Harvard Placebo Study Group, “Placebo: Cracking the Code” examines the power of belief in alleviating pain, curing disease, and the healing of injuries.
The placebo effect is a pervasive, albeit misunderstood, phenomenon in medicine. In the UK, over 60% of doctors surveyed said they had prescribed placebos in regular clinical practice. In a recent Times Magazine article, 96% of US physicians surveyed stated that they believe that placebo treatments have real therapeutic effects.
Work on the placebo effect received an intellectual boost when the Harvard Placebo Study Group was founded at the beginning of 2001. This group is part of the Mind-Brain-Behavior Initiative at Harvard University, and its main characteristic is the interdisciplinary approach to the placebo phenomenon. The group is made up of 8 members: Anne Harrington (Historian of Science at Harvard), Howard Fields (Neuroscientist at Univ. of California in San Francisco), Dan Moerman (Anthropologist at Univ. of Michigan), Nick Humphrey (Evolutionary Psychologist at London School of Economics), Dan Wegner (Psychologist at Harvard), Jamie Pennebaker (Psychologist at Univ. of Texas in Austin), Ginger Hoffman (Behavioral Geneticist at Harvard) and Fabrizio Benedetti (Neuroscientist at Univ. of Turin). The main objective of the group is two-fold: to devise new experiments that may shed light on the placebo phenomenon and to write papers in which the placebo effect is approached from different perspectives.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP39e6eLu34
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VjHJj01QH8
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQVloLhsGmo
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDAvZVxPj44
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uRzDzDlEHc
Duration : 0:9:46
Deepak talks about the power of intention. Intention is a force of nature, like electromagnetism. Intention orchestrates its own fulfillment. If you want intention to work for you, you have to have clarity about your intended outcome. You must feel it, see it, taste it, smell it … be it.
In this audio archive of one of Deepak Chopra’s early lectures, he discusses the foundations of mind-body medicine, presenting an extraordinary new approach to healing at the time. Bringing together theresearch of Western medicine, neuroscience and physics with the insights of Ayurvedic theory, he explains that the human body is controlled by a “network of intelligence” grounded in quantum reality. Beyond a superficial psychological state, this intelligence lies deep enough to change the basic pattenrs that design our physiology — with the potential to defeat cancer, heart disease, and even aging itself. In this inspiring and pioneering work, Dr. Chopra offers us both a fascinating intellectual journey and a deeply moving vision of hope and healing.
In this audio archive of one of Deepak Chopra’s early lectures, he discusses the foundations of mind-body medicine, presenting an extraordinary new approach to healing at the time. Bringing together theresearch of Western medicine, neuroscience and physics with the insights of Ayurvedic theory, he explains that the human body is controlled by a “network of intelligence” grounded in quantum reality. Beyond a superficial psychological state, this intelligence lies deep enough to change the basic pattenrs that design our physiology — with the potential to defeat cancer, heart disease, and even aging itself. In this inspiring and pioneering work, Dr. Chopra offers us both a fascinating intellectual journey and a deeply moving vision of hope and healing.
(Apologies for the poor audio quality). A short video of Herschel Lazaroff talking about healing, the book Consciousness and Healing by Marilyn Schlitz, and spiritual components of healing.
Featuring members of the the Harvard Placebo Study Group, “Placebo: Cracking the Code” examines the power of belief in alleviating pain, curing disease, and the healing of injuries.
Featuring members of the the Harvard Placebo Study Group, “Placebo: Cracking the Code” examines the power of belief in alleviating pain, curing disease, and the healing of injuries.
Featuring members of the the Harvard Placebo Study Group, “Placebo: Cracking the Code” examines the power of belief in alleviating pain, curing disease, and the healing of injuries.
This introduction to the DVD, Brain Workshop™ Mind and Movement Exercises for Brain Health, shows how it is possible to change the structure and function of the brain, reverse age-related changes in the brain, to rehabilitate and regain lost function after stroke or brain injury. Integrate these ancient Tai Chi principles to maximize any exercise for improving brain health and brain function and to maximize mind-body connection. Two-volume set $34.95 at www.susanamatthews.com
