The Power of Mind Over Matter - The Relationship Between Mind and Body

The term "power of mind over matter" is used so often it has become something of a cliché. To what extent is this concept true?

Early psychologists believed the man is composed of two different substances. Mind and matter. Matter is something that can be seen. It occupied the space. It can be difficult. Um the other hand, is a substance that can not be measured. It is clear, however, that separated mind and matter was quite impossible.

It is clear that every human action has a mental and physical attributes. When you are satisfied you laugh, which is a physical action. When you're sad, you cry. When you're embarrassed you blush. When you are afraid of their state of mind results in physical reactions. Your blood pressure rises.

the same physical condition of the body affects the mind. When your body has no food, and you're hungry, you may be irritable, angry or depressed. When you are exposed to extreme cold or severe cold it will also result in certain mental states.

We have come to accept the extent of negative mental states can affect the body funkcije.Fizičke reactions such as heart attack can be brought about as a result of severe shock. In the same way a certain physical conditions can be alleviated or even cured by adopting a certain attitude of mind.

For centuries, Oriental healers have claimed that it is possible to control internal body functions like blood pressure, body temperature, brain waves, heartbeat and other internal bodily functions by the power of the mind. Until relatively recently, Western scientists refuse to accept this and laughed at the idea. However, the work performed by researchers in biofeedback in 1960 confirmed that this is indeed possible and has led to a complete re-assessment of the situation.

The process involves connecting people biofeedback machine, which can indicate changes in the internal recording function on your computer. These images are directly affected by the conscious effort of the mind. That way people can learn, for example, to control his blood pressure by observing the reaction of a machine for thinking processes.

can very easily demonstrate his power to control your physical reactions

, without having to resort to making biofeedback machines. This can be done using your imagination, not will power. In many cases the imagination is much stronger than the will.

Sit in a comfortable chair with your eyes closed. Your mind of all thoughts. Make up your mind completely blank. For example, consider a panel on which nothing is written. After sitting in this position for a minute or so, place the fingers of his right hand on the pulse of the left and note that your pulse.

rest for a few moments, and your mind is still completely devoid of all emotion, and then allow your imagination to take you back in an exciting sporting event or participated recently in person or watched on television. It must be something you felt personally involved emotionally.

recapture in his imagination all the exciting incident at a sporting event. While doing this repeat the procedure for measuring your pulse once more. You will find there is a significant difference compared with the pulse to take when you are fully neutral mental state.

This will give you a graphical view of the fact that you have within you the ability not only to control your mental state of the power of your imagination, but his physical condition.

Here is another experiment that will give you a sign of their imaginative power, and also confirm that the power of imagination is more powerful than the will.

Try so extreme effort of will, to cry. Try and make tears come to my eyes.
If you use a bow you will find this very hard to do. But it can be easily accomplished with the help of your imagination.

Use your powers of imagination to create graphic images in your mind very sad, tragic or emotional incident that touched your life recently that have moved very deeply at that time.

This could be a horrible accident that happened to witness a funeral or a very dear friend or a relationship or loss of someone dear to you. Or even a movie that you've touched in a special way

to focus your mind on a particular incident that affected emotionally.

If your imaginative enough and strong images that are vivid and graphic present, it is likely that the tears will begin to well in my eyes, especially if you are alone and can cry without shame.

Perhaps you sometimes wonder how actors and actresses are able to produce almost in tears when it will be done in the scene. This is because they are trained to use their powers of imagination extraordinary degree. They developed the art to identify himself so completely with the characters portrayed, they live part of the painting. Through the training they learned the art of playing the role.

role-playing is a skill that can be acquired during training. Although May you have the desire to become an actor, not a desire to go on stage, you will find that it is a skill that you will find very useful in creating a truly useful picture in your mind.

© Copyright 2007. Dennis Fisher.