Originally posted on May 13, 2014
The Silva Method, Silva Life System and Silva Intuition Training - sharing these is a joy. It's so uplifting and rewarding to see people learn the skills and techniques, apply them in their lives and increase their fulfillment and happiness. I am privileged to work with Silva Graduates in a coaching relationship.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Meditate To Concentrate
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/06/070625193240.htm
ScienceDaily (June 26, 2007) — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say that practicing even small doses of daily meditation may improve focus and performance.
Meditation, according to Penn neuroscientist Amishi Jha and Michael Baime, director of Penn's Stress Management Program, is an active and effortful process that literally changes the way the brain works. Their study is the first to examine how meditation may modify the three subcomponents of attention, including the ability to prioritize and manage tasks and goals, the ability to voluntarily focus on specific information and the ability to stay alert to the environment.
In the Penn study, subjects were split into two categories. Those new to meditation, or "mindfulness training," took part in an eight-week course that included up to 30 minutes of daily meditation. The second group was more experienced with meditation and attended an intensive full-time, one-month retreat.
Researchers found that even for those new to the practice, meditation enhanced performance and the ability to focus attention. Performance-based measures of cognitive function demonstrated improvements in a matter of weeks. The study, to be published in the journal Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, suggests a new, non-medical means for improving focus and cognitive ability among disparate populations and has implications for workplace performance and learning.
Participants performed tasks at a computer that measured response speeds and accuracy. At the outset, retreat participants who were experienced in meditation demonstrated better executive functioning skills, the cognitive ability to voluntarily focus, manage tasks and prioritize goals. Upon completion of the eight-week training, participants new to meditation had greater improvement in their ability to quickly and accurately move and focus attention, a process known as "orienting." After the one-month intensive retreat, participants also improved their ability to keep attention "at the ready."
The results suggest that meditation, even as little as 30 minutes daily, may improve attention and focus for those with heavy demands on their time. While practicing meditation may itself may not be relaxing or restful, the attention-performance improvements that come with practice may paradoxically allow us to be more relaxed.
The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Penn Stress Management Program.
ScienceDaily (June 26, 2007) — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say that practicing even small doses of daily meditation may improve focus and performance.
Meditation, according to Penn neuroscientist Amishi Jha and Michael Baime, director of Penn's Stress Management Program, is an active and effortful process that literally changes the way the brain works. Their study is the first to examine how meditation may modify the three subcomponents of attention, including the ability to prioritize and manage tasks and goals, the ability to voluntarily focus on specific information and the ability to stay alert to the environment.
In the Penn study, subjects were split into two categories. Those new to meditation, or "mindfulness training," took part in an eight-week course that included up to 30 minutes of daily meditation. The second group was more experienced with meditation and attended an intensive full-time, one-month retreat.
Researchers found that even for those new to the practice, meditation enhanced performance and the ability to focus attention. Performance-based measures of cognitive function demonstrated improvements in a matter of weeks. The study, to be published in the journal Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, suggests a new, non-medical means for improving focus and cognitive ability among disparate populations and has implications for workplace performance and learning.
Participants performed tasks at a computer that measured response speeds and accuracy. At the outset, retreat participants who were experienced in meditation demonstrated better executive functioning skills, the cognitive ability to voluntarily focus, manage tasks and prioritize goals. Upon completion of the eight-week training, participants new to meditation had greater improvement in their ability to quickly and accurately move and focus attention, a process known as "orienting." After the one-month intensive retreat, participants also improved their ability to keep attention "at the ready."
The results suggest that meditation, even as little as 30 minutes daily, may improve attention and focus for those with heavy demands on their time. While practicing meditation may itself may not be relaxing or restful, the attention-performance improvements that come with practice may paradoxically allow us to be more relaxed.
The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Penn Stress Management Program.
How to "Fix" Your Programming
Originally published 5-10-10
Are you a Silva Graduate? Maybe you've just heard about the Silva courses.
Have you been reading or listening to the Abraham material?
Probably you've read many books and listened to videos about achieving your life's dreams, your greatest desires. That's what this post is all about.
First, the questions. Then the answers.
Have you ever 'programmed' for something you dearly desired...to win the lottery, have a new car, have plenty of money to pay bills, heal from injury or illness, etc.?
Did the object of your programming seem like your wildest dream come true? Emphasis on "wildest dream" aka fantasy.
Did you at any point doubt the fulfillment of that program?
Thinking about your desire, your dream, how much assurance did you feel at the time of your initial programming?
How did that work out for you?
Lots of questions!
It's essential to identify your desired outcome - The What - not a step along the way. I think a story may be the best way to clarify what I mean:
Once upon a time (I love a good story, don't you?) a woman took The Silva Method Basic course. During the class she decided to program for a 2-week trip to Hawaii. What's important for us today is HOW she did it: she imagined / visualized someone making out a check to her, filling in the amount she thought was appropriate and signing the check.
At the next class she returned, upset and very angry. At the first opportunity she expressed her upset to everyone.
The lecturer asked her "Tell me what you did."
She described her programming and also mentioned that she had received the check but had to spend it on a medical bill.
At this point the lecturer pointed out to her that she programmed for the HOW, not the WHAT.
Think about your own programming. Did you program for the WHAT or the HOW?
Are you a Silva Graduate? Maybe you've just heard about the Silva courses.
Have you been reading or listening to the Abraham material?
Probably you've read many books and listened to videos about achieving your life's dreams, your greatest desires. That's what this post is all about.
First, the questions. Then the answers.
Have you ever 'programmed' for something you dearly desired...to win the lottery, have a new car, have plenty of money to pay bills, heal from injury or illness, etc.?
Did the object of your programming seem like your wildest dream come true? Emphasis on "wildest dream" aka fantasy.
Did you at any point doubt the fulfillment of that program?
Thinking about your desire, your dream, how much assurance did you feel at the time of your initial programming?
How did that work out for you?
Lots of questions!
It's essential to identify your desired outcome - The What - not a step along the way. I think a story may be the best way to clarify what I mean:
Once upon a time (I love a good story, don't you?) a woman took The Silva Method Basic course. During the class she decided to program for a 2-week trip to Hawaii. What's important for us today is HOW she did it: she imagined / visualized someone making out a check to her, filling in the amount she thought was appropriate and signing the check.
At the next class she returned, upset and very angry. At the first opportunity she expressed her upset to everyone.
The lecturer asked her "Tell me what you did."
She described her programming and also mentioned that she had received the check but had to spend it on a medical bill.
At this point the lecturer pointed out to her that she programmed for the HOW, not the WHAT.
Think about your own programming. Did you program for the WHAT or the HOW?
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Taken from the SIGA Success Strategies online magazine.
It might have been his intuition that first guided Jose Silva to recognize the value of the 10 cycles per second alpha brain wave frequency, but he soon found more scientific evidence to support his belief that it is extremely valuable.
Here is what he had to say about it:
Alpha functioning, by Jose Silva
When a person is taught to function at the correct brain frequency, the brain frequency that has been named "alpha" by scientists, the person can use the right brain hemisphere to be healthier, happier, and more successful.
Alpha covers a range between 7 and 14 cycles or Hertz per second - the vibration of the electrical energy of the brain. The center of Alpha would then be 10.5, but it is known as Alpha 10 cycles or Hertz per second.
Another area where this 10 Hertz Alpha is mentioned is in Astronomy. It has been said that the space formed between the earth and the ionosphere forms a resonating cavity pulsing magnetically at 10 Hertz per second. This magnetic pulsing energy is now considered a fundamental universal life producing energy.
In the human brain we find electricity, magnetism and chemistry. Experiments conducted with the 10 Hertz magnetic field has been proven to excite, to stimulate the atomic particles in matter.
When a person has learned to function consciously at a brain frequency of 10 Hertz, that person is in harmony with the universal energy in space.
When a person is in resonance with the universal energy in space, subatomic particles in the person's body chemistry are being stimulated, excited.
This excitation is passed on to the immune system who controls body chemistry, strengthening the immune system.
A person staying in harmony with universal energy for 15 minutes a day is therapeutic and healthy. When this is done it will maintain a person in good health.
When a person is sick, depending on the seriousness of the problem, one, two, and even three 15-minute sessions of mental exercises may be advised for healing.
Using the subconscious consciously
When a person is consciously functioning at 10 Hertz, at that time that person, beside being in resonance with universal energy, strengthening the immune system, that person can also use the information stored in the subconscious consciously.
Each brain hemisphere has a set of senses:
*The left has set of objective, physical, biological senses.
*The right has a set of subjective, spiritual senses.
The objective senses detect information and records it on the left brain hemisphere and records a duplicate in the right brain hemisphere.
The subjective senses sense information and records it on the right brain hemisphere, but no duplicate is transferred to the left brain hemisphere. This indicates that there is bound to be more problem solving information in the right brain than in the left.
People without the Silva Method training cannot use the information stored in the right brain, they consider that information to be in the subconscious.
Those who have learned to function consciously at 10 Hertz call that dimension the inner conscious, and they can use the information stored in the right brain hemisphere because for them it is not subconscious, meaning it is not beyond their reach.
This means that the right brain thinker has more information at his disposal for problem solving. A successful person is one who solves more problems and information is needed in problem solving.
The Silva Method is the instrument that helps humanity to transcend genius intelligence and move into the second phase of human development on this planet.
It might have been his intuition that first guided Jose Silva to recognize the value of the 10 cycles per second alpha brain wave frequency, but he soon found more scientific evidence to support his belief that it is extremely valuable.
Here is what he had to say about it:
Alpha functioning, by Jose Silva
When a person is taught to function at the correct brain frequency, the brain frequency that has been named "alpha" by scientists, the person can use the right brain hemisphere to be healthier, happier, and more successful.
Alpha covers a range between 7 and 14 cycles or Hertz per second - the vibration of the electrical energy of the brain. The center of Alpha would then be 10.5, but it is known as Alpha 10 cycles or Hertz per second.
Another area where this 10 Hertz Alpha is mentioned is in Astronomy. It has been said that the space formed between the earth and the ionosphere forms a resonating cavity pulsing magnetically at 10 Hertz per second. This magnetic pulsing energy is now considered a fundamental universal life producing energy.
In the human brain we find electricity, magnetism and chemistry. Experiments conducted with the 10 Hertz magnetic field has been proven to excite, to stimulate the atomic particles in matter.
When a person has learned to function consciously at a brain frequency of 10 Hertz, that person is in harmony with the universal energy in space.
When a person is in resonance with the universal energy in space, subatomic particles in the person's body chemistry are being stimulated, excited.
This excitation is passed on to the immune system who controls body chemistry, strengthening the immune system.
A person staying in harmony with universal energy for 15 minutes a day is therapeutic and healthy. When this is done it will maintain a person in good health.
When a person is sick, depending on the seriousness of the problem, one, two, and even three 15-minute sessions of mental exercises may be advised for healing.
Using the subconscious consciously
When a person is consciously functioning at 10 Hertz, at that time that person, beside being in resonance with universal energy, strengthening the immune system, that person can also use the information stored in the subconscious consciously.
Each brain hemisphere has a set of senses:
*The left has set of objective, physical, biological senses.
*The right has a set of subjective, spiritual senses.
The objective senses detect information and records it on the left brain hemisphere and records a duplicate in the right brain hemisphere.
The subjective senses sense information and records it on the right brain hemisphere, but no duplicate is transferred to the left brain hemisphere. This indicates that there is bound to be more problem solving information in the right brain than in the left.
People without the Silva Method training cannot use the information stored in the right brain, they consider that information to be in the subconscious.
Those who have learned to function consciously at 10 Hertz call that dimension the inner conscious, and they can use the information stored in the right brain hemisphere because for them it is not subconscious, meaning it is not beyond their reach.
This means that the right brain thinker has more information at his disposal for problem solving. A successful person is one who solves more problems and information is needed in problem solving.
The Silva Method is the instrument that helps humanity to transcend genius intelligence and move into the second phase of human development on this planet.
Friday, May 25, 2018
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Have You Met 'The Winning Sage'?
What do you notice as you watch Helene talk about her wins.
Is it magic? No! As you listen, notice how she knows exactly what she desires. Notice her profound belief.
Desire Belief Expectation
"You can have anything you want provided you know what it is.
See yourself as having it.
If there's a delay in results don't be disappointed. Maybe you need to cultivate a little more patience and it's yours.
It's energy as it's got to come to you."
What IS The Silva Method?
After 20 years’ experience as a Silva Method instructor the
best way I’ve found to answer that question is by pointing out…
First, The SilvaMethod provides an easy, reliable process
to attain the Alpha level of brainwave functioning. This is also known as the
Meditative State. In Silva, we refer to it as ‘our Level’.
This is the ‘level’ of brain/mind
activity where we function at our strongest. It’s good to know that we can attain
this brainwave state at will; for as long as we choose; and we leave it when we
choose.
Then we have a
collection of superb multi-use mental techniques - I think of them as mental tools - from
which we can create our dreams and desires i.e. Manifest!
We use these mental tools while in the
Alpha, or Meditative, brainwave state. This
we call ‘programming’.
As I often say in classes, the
limits of these tools are only your own needs / desires and your own creativity.
After ending a programming session, it’s time to take physical
action which is in line with the programming you’ve done.
Because there are practice exercises included in the course,
after taking The Silva Method you have greater skill using your meditative
state – your Level – and you have a powerful set of multi-use mental tools for designing
the life of your dreams.
You're going to love it!
Better Bette and Better,
Barbara Hawkins
You're going to love it!
Better Bette and Better,
Barbara Hawkins
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