September

Perception is reality. This leads us to 2 points really:

1.) If our only reality is within our own perception then what is our perception and is it accurate and;

2.) What is reality really.

Well we can understand that we percieve the world through our 5 senses (maybe more because we also have a sense of balance or proprioception). And that our magnificent brains reconstruct an internal world based on the neurological impulses coming from those different sensory organs on different and separate parts of our bodies. Think about it, your view of the world is entirely made up of a reconstruction created by your brain based on the evidence presented by the sense organs along the nerves. Your brain is entirely encased in a skull it is entirely dependant on reliable information coming from your senses along the nerves.

Isn’t this just mindblowing. It is a miracle that we appear to percieve the world so accurately.

Motivation.

What motivates a person? Well it could be one of two things. Pain avoidance or  pleasure seeking. Pain avoidance certainly works very effectively for short term things as with Pavlov’s dog but the truth is that humans forget pain very quickly and so the fear subsides. So Pain avoidance and fear is a weak motivator. Pleasure seeking is a good motivator because a person will put up with a fair amount of pain in order to get the pleasure. When pleasure is achieved once it is well remembered the desire to achieve it again can be huge.

It is the motivation of pleasure seeking that we attempt to use in our practice. We draw a picture of what a healthier life might look like and show you ways of achieving it. This is why our motto is “We help people to get well, stay well and live better lives.” Come on in and get your assessment so that you and your family can live a better life.