Re-Programming the Past

Do you know your purpose in life?

Are your current goals and dreams helping you to move towards your life purpose? Or do you have barriers that stand in the way from your growth?

These barriers might be the result of the programming by outside agencies. If you feel that you might be on the wrong path, it's time to gain a better understanding of what your past has programmed into you and what you need to do to change directions.

Burt Goldman, one of our most recognized Silva Instructors, shows you how to evaluate our goals and dreams to see if it's on the right path with your life purpose. Learn the techniques to break the barriers that stand in your way, and learn how to reprogram and visualize to make your life truly fulfilling.

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Placebo Effect is Not All in the Mind

When inert placebo effect acts like a drug, is it a psychological illusion? Or is it a real biological effect?

Research reported that patients felt better if they believed they're taking painkillers even if their doses contain no medication, according to a University of Michigan Study.

Psychologists from Colombia University even used brain scans to show activity decreased in pain-sensitive areas of their brains when they felt pain relief from a placebo.

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Meditation: It's Not What you Think!

So where does ". . .the beginner begin and the master end" when it comes to meditation?

The basics and a few tips of this peaceful practice are quite simple to do and easy to pick up even after long periods without practice.

Meditation is a cultivation process - be patient and natural, enjoy each moment, and don't over exert yourself...just allow everything to fall into place naturally.

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Dealing with Guilt

Do you have feelings of guilt?

The first rule of happiness is “If you like a thing, enjoy it.” There are only two reasons not to enjoy something you like; fear and guilt.

To understand guilt we must first be aware of what precedes and what comes after guilt. For guilt is part of a threesome, accompanied by two fellow travelers, sin and punishment.

Burt Goldman, one of our most recognized Silva Instructors shares a brief story illustrates how this trio works together and teaches us a simple technique to overcome the burden of guilt.

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The Mental Video Technique and Dream Incubation

An article on Using Silva Techniques

Is your unconscious mind trying to tell you something in your dream? Maybe your receiving information and ideas but you cant make sense of it.

Sheryl Westergreen, a certified Silva Instructor, shares a technique to combine The Mental Video Technique and Dream Incubation to help you gain insight on the issue. Try the technique tonight and record your progress.

Sweet Dreams!

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Do You Believe in ESP?

People who took part in a fun ESP test with paranormal guru Uri Geller correctly guessed what he was thinking.

Geller conducts these weekly experiments and the results are amazing. He had hand-drawn five shapes and told people to "tune in" to his thoughts using their power of concentration. Amazingly, 53% of people correctly guessed the answer with 15% each for the square and triangle.

Did these people really log into Geller's mind?

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