What do I do if I have discomfort or pain whilst listening to the mind body cassette, meditating, or praying?
When learning how to use the healing alpha state of 8 to 12 brain cycles per second there are always distractions. These can be your thoughts, especially negative emotions, such as frustration, resentment, and even anger. There can be distracting noises, the room too hot or too cold, etc. But one of the strongest distractions is pain, especially when it is chronic. In the longer term the causes of those pains, rather than just the symptoms, need to be treated. Please remember that at any time when in the alpha state, either when listening to a cassette, or just relaxing or praying by oneself, one can move about as much as you like, rather like waking up during the night, feeling uncomfortable, moving around to a more comfortable position, and then going back to sleep again. Medical hypnotherapy can help reduce pain greatly. Dr Mason Brown uses techniques of pain conversion to either heat or coolness, e.g. heat for stomach, coolness for forehead. You decide whether the particular area o