Dear Friend and Colleague: The following may be of benefit during those times you are explaining what it is that you do. The following Question will probably come up…. Dr Don McFarland…..

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The Book “The Brain That Changes Itself” by Norman Doidge has a great analogy (which I have paraphrased) for what I call the Healing loop.
At the start of the day, a group of mates decide to go out 4 Wheel driving. The track is sandy or muddy. The first driver picks a way through the mud. The others follow, and before long, the track is entrenched.  Any drivers following barely steer, the track takes them a particular way.

This track is like what happens in the brain when a behavior or pattern is reinforced. It creates a strong pathway in the brain, which becomes the main mode of experience if the pathway is triggered. Doidge advocates retraining your brain by brain exercises, to reignite new pathways or possibilities. Read the rest of this entry »

I hope this article will introduce you to some of where we view life from, and to how this may be of benefit to you. The aim is to keep it short and succinct – I would appreciate your well considered feedback!

By way of background, myself, Duncan Hogg, and my wife, Gina Carruthers are the publishers of this site as well as the directors of our company, ‘Health In Perspective’. Gina has a psychology degree, three adult children and an undeniable attraction to living the meaning of life. She has a great smile and a sharp awareness of how things exist in relationship to other things. She loves the garden and doesn’t fit well into any discreet category. I like her a lot and we have been together for twenty years. As for me, I consider myself fortunate to have had a close association with a genius – Dr Don McFarland – virtually since I left school. My formal psychology studies lasted 3 weeks in 1986. My ongoing involvement with Don McFarland and the practices of Body Harmony® have been continuous for twenty two years. One of my objectives through this site is to make available the truly remarkable possibilities I have experienced through the practices of Body Harmony®. Read the rest of this entry »