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Millions of People Can Now Have Relief from Stress with Relaxation Music

Dr Harry Henshaw — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:51:52 +0000

Stress has been linked to many serous and devastating problems that now affect us in society. The serious consequences of stress can be psychological, physical, behavioral and vocational in nature.

Some of the psychological consequences of stress are anxiety, boredom, low self esteem, forgetfulness, depression, anger, apathy and worry.

Some physical consequences of stress are headaches, diabetes, fatigue, chest and back pain, hypertension and ulcers.

Behavioral consequences of stress can be overeating, loss of appetite, smoking, insomnia, alcohol and drug abuse, sleep problems, emotional outbursts and violence and aggression.

Some vocational or work related consequences of stress are absenteeism, accident, reduced productivity, job turnover, poor work relations and low morale.

People deal with stress in a variety of ways. It is my belief that music can be one of the best and safest ways to manage and even reduce the stress that we experience, sometimes on a daily basis.

The relaxation music, meditation music and sleep music that I have created has been used in a variety of settings, many of them clinical in nature. For example, my music is being used to help addicts with their recovery from drugs and alcohol. I have also created a campaign to help raise money that will enable addicts to receive the treatment services that they need to change their life.

My music is also being used in the development of a very special program to help veterans deal with the trauma of being in combat situations, Living Tributes to America’s Warriors.

While my relaxation music can be very effective in the clinically oriented settings mentioned above, I believe its best application is to everyone who needs assistance in reducing and managing the stress of daily life. I believe that if a person can learn how to keep himself in a relaxed state on a more consistent basis that he will reduce the harmful consequences that stress could have in his life.

While my music definitely has its clinical applications, I believe that my relaxation music can help to prevent individuals in our global community from ever experiencing the negative consequences of stress that was mentioned above. It is in this sense that I believe my relaxation music has within it the possibility of transforming the world.

I will write more to this matter.

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Positive Affirmation Programs from Enhanced Healing to Transform your Life

Dr Harry Henshaw — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:29:58 +0000

Your thoughts, ideas, beliefs and thinking patterns influence if not create your feelings which in turn determines much of your behavior or actions. How you think is how you will act or behave. Change your thinking and you can change your behavior and even your life. One way to change your thoughts is through the use of positive affirmations. Using positive affirmations can truly transform your life.

Every thought that you have in your mind is an affirmation. Unfortunately, many of the thoughts and ideas that are running your life are negative, are negative affirmations about yourself, others and life in general. Ultimately, all of the affirmations that you have are about you. As you continue to have these negative thoughts, ideas or beliefs, your negative affirmations, they continues to affect your behavior and what you create and experience in your life.

You can help to change the direction of your life by using positive affirmations. The first step is to start to consistently use positive affirmations to change your life. The Positive Affirmation Program series that Dr Harry Henshaw has created can help you begin the process of change, can help you to feel better and as a result to start to experience life differently and more positively. Dr Henshaw has created positive affirmation programs for Relaxation, Self Esteem, Prosperity and Abundance, Recovery from Surgery, Forgiveness, Recovery from Drugs and Alcohol, Who I am, Spirituality, Relationships, Confidence, General Health, Sleep, My Future, Hypertension, Smoking Cessation and Body Satisfaction.

We recommend that you listen to Dr Henshaw’s positive affirmation program once a day for at least 30 days. Each affirmation program utilizes Dr Henshaw’s therapeutic relaxation music with binaural audio tones combined with 10 positive affirmations. The secret to using positive affirmations to change your life rests with repetition. Also the more you allow yourself to feel the positive affirmations as you listen to them the more powerful they will be for you and as a result better assist you in achieving the results you want. Above all, be patient with yourself and the use of positive affirmations. Changing ones life takes time and commitment!

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Dr Harry Henshaw — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:50:56 +0000

Every thought that you have in your mind is an affirmation. Unfortunately, many of the thoughts and ideas that are running yoru life are negative, are negative affirmations about yourself, others and life in general. Ultimately, all of the affirmations that you have are about you. As you continue to have your negative thoughts, ideas or beliefs, your negative affirmations, they continues to affect your behavior and what you create and experience in your life.

You can help to change the direction of your life by using positive affirmations. The first step is to start to consistently use positive affirmations to change your life. The Affirmation Program series that Dr Harry Henshaw has created can help you begin the process of change, can help you to feel better and as a result to start to experience life differently and more positively. Dr Henshaw has created affirmation download programs for Relaxation, Self Esteem, Prosperity and Abundance, Recovery from Surgery, Forgiveness, Recovery from Drugs and Alcohol, Who I am, Spirituality, Relationships, Confidence, General Health, Sleep, My Future, Hypertension, Smoking Cessation and Body Satisfaction.

We recommend that you listen to Dr Henshaw’s affirmation program once a day for at least 30 days. Each affirmation program utilizes Dr Henshaw’s therapeutic relaxation music with binaural audio tones combined with 10 positive affirmations. The secret to using positive affirmations to change your life rests with repetition. Also the more you allow yourself to feel the positive affirmations as you listen to them the more powerful they will be for you and as a result better assist you in achieving the results you want. Above all, be patient with yourself and the use of positive affirmations. Changing ones life takes time and commitment!

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Being the Possibility of the Principles in Life

Dr Harry Henshaw — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:28:21 +0000

In recovery one is made aware of the 12 Spiritual Principles. The Principles are to be lived in all of our daily affairs. I recently ask a few people to think about the idea that if they were to practice or be the 12 Spiritual Principles how would their life be. The question for you is the same, if you were to practice and be the Principles how would your life be different than it is now.

If a person were to do this, to practice and be the Principles, the possibility exists that their life would be truly extraordinary. While the concept of the Principles comes from the world of recovery, their application for transformation of life applies to everyone.

1. Honesty, overcoming or giving up denial, resulting in surrender.

2. Hope, overcoming or giving up despair, resulting in open-mindedness.

3. Faith, overcoming or giving up fear, resulting in serenity.

4. Courage, overcoming or giving up cowardice, resulting in strength.

5. Integrity, overcoming or giving up self-deception, resulting in self-awareness.

6. Willingness, overcoming or giving up self-seeking, resulting in God-reliance.

7. Humility, overcoming or giving up pride, resulting in self=acceptance.

8. Self-discipline, overcoming or giving up self-indulgence, resulting in responsibility.

9. Love, overcoming or giving up indifference, resulting in tolerance.

10. Perseverance, overcoming or giving up perfectionism, resulting in vigilance.

11. Spiritual Awareness, overcoming or giving up impatience, resulting in wisdom.

12. Service, overcoming or giving up self-centeredness, resulting in fellowship.

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Necessary before and during work on the 12 Steps.

Dr Harry Henshaw — Sun, 01 May 2011 18:29:44 +0000

There are things that are necessary before one successfully takes on working on the 12 Steps when in Recovery. While these things will not be mastered before starting the 12 step process they will be dealt with as one moves through the program. Being aware of their existence in the beginning of the program is vital.

1. Taking Suggestions. Taking suggestions is one of the primary things necessary for one to successfully do recovery. Without it the individual will most likely fail. ”The first requirement is that we be convinced that a life run on self will can hardly be a success.”

2. Connecting with another human being. Creating and maintaining a relationship with another person, a sponsor or counselor or both, is absolutely necessary for one to be guided through the 12 step process. The individual can not do it by himself or herself.

3. Being open to being confronted. Without confrontation we do not seem to change. While the confrontation can take a variety of forms it is vital for change to take place. Without ones belief and thinking system being challenged it will remain the same and with it the individual’s behavior.

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The Four Stages of the Process of Recovery.

Dr Harry Henshaw — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:48:38 +0000

It appears that there are four stages of the process of recovery that one should be aware of. Sometimes awareness can be of great benefit to those who are taking their recovery seriously. Knowing the four stages will assist an individual in being able to access where they are in the process and if needed taking appropriate action to avoid relapse.

Stage One: Working the program of recovery. When individuals come out of treatment they tend to feel good, believing that they have truly started a process of recovery and transformation.

Stage Two: The Dip. The Dip is when the individual begins to experience the negative emotional side of life, and all of the negative emotions associated with it. The person will feel sad, depressed, anxious, frustration, etc.

Stage Three: The Breakdown. It is here that the individual starts to move toward relapse. It is here that the individual is starting to lose the knowledge and wisdom once gained. Relapse has not yet happened.

Stage Four: Relapse.

The key to this type of paradigm is to know when one is going into The Dip and the steps to take to avoid slipping into Breakdown. Once in a Breakdown it is difficult to pull oneself out of it and avoid relapse. Usually the individual did not follow suggestions when they entered The Dip. The Dip is part of life, part of being a human being. We all experience it, and especially an individual in recovery. The key is being able to manage The Dip appropriately, of reaching out to another human being for counsel. If The Dip is not managed appropriately and effectively the individual will enter a Breakdown and most likely relapse. The goal is to manage The Dip and return to stage one, practicing the program of recovery.

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Using Personalized Positive Affirmation Technology in Recovery.

Dr Harry Henshaw — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:46:16 +0000

The technology of utilizing positive affirmations that are recorded in a person’s own voice and therapeutic relaxation music is currently being employed in the treatment of those suffering from substance dependency problems. At the Holistic Addiction Treatment Program in North Miami Beach, Florida, clients are given access to this powerful technology. Clients have the ability to create personal affirmations that empower them and support their recovery and also are able to record these affirmations in their own voice. The recorded positive affirmations are then mixed with specially designed therapeutic relaxation music to create a powerful audio product to assist the individual in his recovery. Once created the client is trained in the most effective manner in which to utilize their personal CD as part of their overall recovery plan. Those clients who utilize this powerful technology tend to improve their self- esteem, stay in recovery and improve the quality of their life in general. When a person feels and thinks more positively about himself he tends to be more positive towards everything that he is taking on in his life, including and most importantly his life and recovery.

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Signs of Resistance for someone in Recovery

Dr Harry Henshaw — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:08:44 +0000

Much of the process of recovery is about being in a dance, a dance of moving back and forth between resisting and surrendering. The dance will go on for awhile, if not forever. Knowing some of the signs of when you are in the part of the dance that is or could be a prelude to relapsing is important. Below are listed from of the signs of resistance for someone in recovery.

The person wanting to quit the recovery program.

Being out of communication with ones sponsor or counselor.

The person having major upsets in their lives that gets in the way of recovery.

Missing or being late for groups or meetings.

Missing or being late for calls with ones sponsor or counselor.

The person having many emergencies occuring that gets in the way of recovery.

The person becoming too busy, so busy that they are distracted from doing the work of recovery.

Never doing the homework assigned by the person’s sponsor or counselor.

Leaving the group or meeting to make phone call, go to the restroom, etc

Never sharing in groups or meeting.

Complaining about the groups, meetings, sponsor or counselor.

Not listening to what is going on in the groups or meetings.

Creating disruptions in the groups and meetings.

Falling asleep or being tired in the groups or meetings.

Being resistant or arguing about the topic or subject of the group or meeting.

The person leaving the group or meeting before it is finished.

The person creating a relationship early in the program of recovery.

It is important for the person to review their behavior on a daily basis, especially early in the process, and share with another any of the Red Flags that they may become present to.

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Weekly Homework for Individuals in Recovery.

Dr Harry Henshaw — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:39:55 +0000

Many individuals going into treatment for drug and alcohol dependency have questions about what to do when admitted to a program. While the opinions and suggestions given to them will vary from program to program and even person to person, the following are five things that someone can stay present to as they move through treatment.

1. To read and take notes from either the NA or AA text. In addition to needing to know what the program of recovery is truly about, it also important to take notes as one read either the Basic Text or the Big Book. There will be a tendency to forget, hence the need to take notes.

2. Attend AA or NA meetings daily. Attendance helps keep one in the conversation of recovery.

3. Work on and complete “Step One.” While the person will do it again once they get a sponsor after the treatment program, it is good practice to engage the process while in treatment.

4, Write out your “Counseling Agenda” each week before your counseling session. Having an agenda written down allows you to stay focused on what you need to talk about and work on and also creates the space for being responsible for your situation.

5. Work on and complete your “recovery plan” one week before your discharge. Having a plan helps to ensure that you will actually engage the program immediately upon your discharge. Having no written plan will usually amount to little action on the individual’s part.

The idea is to review these five things with the staff and especially with your counselor in order to evaluate your progress in the treatment program.

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More on Dealing with Breakdowns in Recovery.

Dr Harry Henshaw — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:22:19 +0000

Within the work of holistic counseling, the process of gaining insight will assist the individual in becoming authentic and also allow that person to stay in his recovery. Gaining insight is a very important component of holistic counseling, the utilization of which allows the individual to move out of his self-limiting belief and back into being his created possibility. When one begins to experience a breakdown he has gone back into being his self-limiting belief. Their will be the story which is made up about what is happening in his life and also that which is hidden from him, that which is truly directing and creating his life, including the story. The technology of the insight process allows the individual the ability to transform his experience by being authentic and as a result letting go of being his self limiting belief thereby regaining his power and freedom through being his possibilities. Utilization of the process of insight as with transformation itself is a practice that requires a great deal of commitment. As with any skill the structure of gaining insight is taught and it is in communication with the persons coach or even sponsor that its implementation is brought forth into the individual’s life.

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