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RESOURCES

Here you'll find the current and archived issues of Light Lifting, our brief newsletter with practical ideas for making the most of your own energy systems so you connect better with every one around you.

We look forward to our own book, “Fifteen Things To Forget Before Your Next Speech (And The One Thing To Do Instead). For Speaker Preparation, we think it tops everything else out there. While we’re waiting for that to come out, we want to direct you to these cool resources for making whatever you do, better.

There are dozens of things we could list in each category, but here are just a few to get you started:

TERRIFIC BIG IDEA PRESENTATIONS

TED^TM is a great organization that promotes “Ideas worth spreading.” Their website has hundreds of talks archived, all under 20 minutes, on topics useful to every walk of life. We like them for their content – check out Elizabeth Gilbert’s talk on Genius:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html

Jill Bolte Taylor’s observation of her own stroke

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

and Tim Brown on creativity and play.

http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_on_creativity_and_play.html

But we also so appreciate the fact that these speakers share from an authentic place, and are focused on the audience experience, rather than their own. Also, each of these talks includes ideas we draw on every day.

Spend some time running around this site. Find some Big Ideas you can use for your own. And notice what you like most about the style of the presentations.

ld list in each category, but here are just a few to get you started:

PAINLESS MEDITATION

The research on the benefits of meditation is irrefutable: it makes a difference not just to the quality of your life, but to the biology of your brain. It makes you more resilient and nimble on all levels. But most people have a hard time with meditation. They can’t find the time, or they can’t “still” their mind enough to get the benefits.

Not enough time, we can't help with. But there is an incredible low-frequency sound-wave meditation program which will put your brain in a meditative state. It gives you the tangible and intangible benefits of meditating, without any effort on your part. It’s meditation for over-whelmed people!

Do it on the plane, on your commute (as long as you aren’t driving), or at home. It’s couldn’t be easier. And it works!

You can order the Holosync CD program, Awakeningt/Prologue" from (www.Centerpointe.com). One caveat: they have a serious marketing person and you’ll get all kinds of "offers" unless you opt out of them.

BUT…this CD allows you to have the brain-wave benefits of being an expert meditator without the years of daily practice it takes to become an expert meditator. And yes - you can legitimately get gain without pain, sometimes. This is one of those times. We have recommended this to dozens of people who purchased and use this program - and they love it as much as we do. The CD you want is called "Awakening Prologue." As of the fall of 2009, it costs $169.

A Mind / Body Medicine Update: The NICABM Report

There is a new report by the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM) which describes what we know about the mind-body connection, and the efficacy of energy psychology and emotional neuroplasticity work. It was written for practitioners, but will provide great insights into where, when and how this work WORKS. This cutting edge work is finding real mainstream support. Check it out! http://www.mindbodymedicineupdate.com/?page=free-report.php

Energy Psychology: A Review of the Preliminary Evidence

Check out this paper, by Dr. David Feinstein, on the research into Energy Psychology. If you've worked with us to eliminate fear of public speaking, flying, close quarters or other "change your brain" stuff, you've been doing energy psychology. And you already know it works. Here's what the research shows about why and how it works. http://bit.ly/aFEUEF