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Putting my energy into YouTube videos and gonna start writing a book.

And  . . . opening the subject of positive vs. negative humor

Introducing the concept of humor being a mindset and that there are three pathways to eliciting a humor experience.

Was her mind responsible for her recovery?

True story of using suggestion to relieve excruciating pain.

I revised this recording based on listeners' feedback

It was more than humor.  He used humor to change a mindset of an illness.

Exactly the point of the title. This is the first in a series of podcasts about developing a humor mindset.

Don't know t he answer to  that question, but it probably has something to do with the mind.

But the hardwiring is relative. We can reconfigure these mindsets with life experience and decisions made by our minds

A discussion of concepts that Erik Vance detailed in his book, Suggestible You, The curious science of your brain's ability to deceive, transform and heal.

Some motor symptoms ARE REVERSABLE. 90% of Parkinson's disease is mental, the other half is physical. (Yogi Berra said so - actually he said that about baseball.

Has cancer been cured by using the mind alone?  Not exactly.

This story claims that it happened. More reason to explore the bodymind in greater depth.

A 21 minute deep guided imagery for relaxation and to encourage healing from Parkinson's disease. Listen only when you have the time and won't be disturbed.

The enormous - even critical - importance of building muscular strength - a lot of it!  Check out my latest YouTube videos:  Bodybuilding for PD, https://youtu.be/jBQkaUsGhyw                                                                              Treadmills for Parkinson’s https://youtu.be/YrkF-0DovLw

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is now recognized as an effective treatment for depression.

Survey of treatment for depression from short term psychotherapy to electro-convulsive therapy.

Surely it is no coincidence that Steven Hawking lived ten times longer than anyone else with ALS. What else but a creative and well-disciplined mind could keep him from dying a respiratory death over the last thirty-six years? Is there a lesson for us in this remarkable achievement?

I see the relationship between the Mind and its mindsets and the progression of Parkisnon's disease.  I need to take more time to study the subject befroe coming back and explaining it further.  Cheers.