The next time you are feeling anxious, irritable, angry, or impatient, notice it, observe it, hold it, and pay attention to it. Notice how your feelings keep fluctuating. Keep watching them, until your dissatisfaction becomes more tolerable. This is what self-awareness is. You don’t have self-awareness in the conventional sense of the word until you can see the person as a whole—yourself and your partner, the child, the loved one, the coworker, the friends, the family, and everything in between. To gain self-awareness, you have to be the one who develops it. In can't be done from a mental or emotional place of comfort. It requires a free-moving, self-reflective, mental state to be able to perceive yourself and everyone else as a whole person. EXCERPT The simplicity and the refinement of our lives have given us an abundant, robust, and enjoyable way to live. But some days, we might even wish we had less, or that we had more. At any moment, we can take a few minutes to re-calibrate and re-train our self-awareness and perception of reality. The process is easy. It is so simple that we might forget that it is even happening. Self-Calibrating Stopping and Going is a simple, easy way to re-train your perception of reality and to re-tune your thoughts. I'm not suggesting that you must aim for some success in a specific area, but rather, that you should be constantly evaluating your state of awareness and understanding of reality. If you have struggled with depression, you are likely to experience it all the time. Why? Because you are suffering from a chronic perspective bias that allows you to perceive reality in a certain way. This bias is what makes us cling to our ideals and ideologies instead of discovering a better way. We should be constantly striving to become more aware of our mindset, which will, in turn, allow us to live more intuitively, more consciously, and more in harmony with reality. Knowing that the universe is not indifferent can help you recognize when you are being used. Likewise, recognizing the positive qualities of yourself can also help you appreciate them even more. For a lot of women, this is something they’ve been taught from a young age. It’s easy to think that gratitude is a good idea, but it is not always the best emotion in the world. Gratitude can sometimes feel like sour grapes. It may feel like “damn you, you suck at this” or “You ruined my life.” It is easy to be too self-critical (self-awareness) for a woman’s comfort. It is easy to think “Oh, I am bad, so it must be you who is bad.” This feels especially “acceptable” when your life experience is relatively recent. “My life is not that bad, it’s just your life” is not a very helpful attitude. She needs to help herself reflect on it and be proud of what is going well in her life; without the criticism, why even bother? It’s easy to get too negative, too often. It feels like there’s always someone wrong in your life. Here is an example: I know that sometimes when I am angry I obsessively check my phone. It’s like an endless loop of checking things to see if there are new messages or even if I have missed text messages or emails. I do this because I want to feel as much information as possible in my brain, but also to feel like I am busy. It feels good to feel busy, but it feels bad to feel as though I’m not busy at all. This causes my head to become very busy and my brain becomes very impressionable because I feel like I am always chasing that data. So, I am less likely to recognize when I’m losing track of time. There is also a kind of dopamine addiction to checking. Every time I get notifications from social media, every time I get a message from someone that I do not like on a particular site, every time I feel like there is some good in the world, I stimulate my dopamine levels. It’s about telling myself that the moment is worth something.

If people get 'lost' in thought or in their emotions, in their work or chores - or in any element of their everyday activity and experience - then they may be 'conscious' but they are not aware. Awareness of the different elements of our conscious action and experience frees us from restricting attachments to them - from a confining identification of ourselves with anything we think, feel or do. This 'Awareness Principle' is both a liberatory life principle and a life practice of a sort long recognised in yogic philosophy. As well as being a healing and freeing life principle and practice, The Awareness Principle is also a new foundational principle for the sciences and religion - offering the sole possible philosophical basis for both a new Theology and a truly scientific 'Theory of Everything'. For the most fundamental scientific fact is not the objective existence of a manifest universe of bodies in space and time but awareness of that universe. In contrast to all current pseudo-scientific attempts to explain awareness or 'consciousness' however, The Awareness Principle is the recognition that awareness cannot - in principle - be explained by or reduced to any thing whatsoever that we are aware of, whether it be matter, energy or the human body and brain. Awareness is neither a by-product of our bodies and brains nor the private property of any being or beings - human or divine. What we call 'God' is neither 'Being' with a big 'B' nor some Supreme Being 'with' awareness. Instead God is awareness - and the entire universe its manifestation. And just as there can be nothing outside space or before time so there can be nothing outside or before the absolute and divine Awareness that is'God'. Neither the Big Bang of physics, the Big Being of philosophy nor a Supreme Being of the sort worshipped in the Abrahamic faiths - all expressions of 'The Being Principle' - can explain the fundamental nature of God and the Universe. The Awareness Principle can, based as it is on the recognition that: "The being of all things that exist in awareness in turn depends on awareness." (Abhinavagupta) Peter Wilberg's writings on 'The Awareness Principle', collected for the first time in this volume, reaffirm and rearticulate in a new and clear cut way a centuries-old understanding of Indian tantric philosophy - namely that the '1st Principle' of the universe is not matter or energy but the innate potentials and power (Shakti) of pure awareness (Shiva).

Self-realization is the process of unifying our consciousness into a harmonious whole. This guide is based on the sixty-four lessons from the I Ching that we can master to expand our awareness, discover our authentic self, realize our inner truth, and live our unique destiny. When we balance our physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental aspects we become more self-empowered, and can achieve greater self-fulfillment. Following the Preface and Introduction, the book includes an Overview of the spectrum of ourselves, archetypes, roles, skill, spheres of awareness, principles, the learning spectrum, numbers, geometry, feminine and masculine expressions, self-realization, needs, relationships, and transformation. The book is then organized into four aspects: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, and Mental. Each section contains the numbers, geometry, spheres of awareness, principles, traits, abilities, skills, and the learning spectrum. Each aspect has sixteen lessons. The sixty-four lessons in the learning spectrum are the lessons we can master to be an individual that takes empowered action, capable of empowered responses, based on empowered perspectives, and empowered thinking. They are tools that cultivate inner truth, emotional intelligence, and mental freedom that allow us to embrace whatever happens in life. Each lesson has a theme with an introduction, feminine and masculine expressions, and a spectrum: affirmation, wisdom, compassion, contemplation, investigation, sensation, observation, and visualization. For more information, art, images, designs, books, and other resources visit www.nathaliestrassburg.com

This book investigates the emergence and development of a distinct concept of self-awareness in pre-modern Islamic philosophy.

The practice and science of feeling our movements, sensations, and emotions. Embodied self-awareness is the practice and science of our ability to feel our movements, sensations, and emotions. As infants, before we can speak or conceptualize, we learn to move toward what makes us feel good and away from what makes us feel bad. Our ability to continue to develop and cultivate awareness of such body-based feelings and understanding is essential for learning how to successfully navigate in the physical and social world, as well as for avoiding injury and stress. Embodied self-awareness is made possible by neuromotor and neurohormonal pathways between the brain and the rest of the body, pathways that serve the function of using information about body state to maintain optimal health and well being. When these pathways become compromised, primarily as a result of physical injury or psychological stress and trauma, we lose our ability to monitor and regulate our basic body functions. This book explains the neurological basis of embodied self-awareness, how to enhance self-awareness, and how to regain it after injury or trauma.

This is the third book in the Jossey-Bass Reader series, Organization Development: A Jossey-Bass Reader. This collection will introduce the key thinkers and contributors in organization development including Ed Lawler, Peter Senge, Chris Argyris, Richard Hackman, Jay Galbraith, Cooperrider, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Bolman & Deal, Kouzes & Posner, and Ed Schein, among others. "Without reservations I recommend this volume to those students of organizational behavior who want an encyclopedia of OD to gain a perspective on the past, present, and future...." Jonathan D. Springer of the American Psychological Association.

Without guiding principles, clinicians can easily get lost in the maze of problems that a brain-damaged patient presents. This book underlines the importance of patients' subjective experience of brain disease or injury, and the frustration and confusion they undergo. It shows that the symptom picture is a mixture of premorbid cognitive and personal characteristics with the neuropsychological changes directly associated with brain pathology. By closely observing the patient's behavior, the clinician can teach him or her about the direct and indirect effects of brain damage. The book provides guidelines both for the remediation of higher cerebral disturbances and the management of patients interpersonal problems. It presents a new perspective on disorders of self-awareness and recovery as well as deterioration phenomena after brain injury. It will be an invaluable resource for psychologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists involved in neuropsychological rehabilitation.

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In a world where stress, anxiety, and other mental health issues are on the rise, many people are looking for holistic solutions to achieve greater physical and mental well-being. Yoga, an ancient practice that has been around for thousands of years, has become increasingly popular as a means of promoting overall health and happiness. In "Yogic Science for Health and Mental Wellbeing," author Pritam Kumar Sinha offers readers a comprehensive guide to understanding and practicing yoga for optimal health and well-being. Drawing on his extensive experience as a yoga teacher and spiritual guide, Sinha takes readers on a journey through the science of yoga, exploring its origins, philosophy, and practical applications. The book begins by delving into the history and philosophy of yoga, from its origins in ancient India to its modern-day relevance. Sinha offers a fresh perspective on the basic principles of yoga, including the idea that the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of our being are interconnected. From there, Sinha dives into the practical aspects of yoga, including the various asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises), and meditation techniques that can be used to promote physical fitness, mental clarity, and emotional balance. He provides clear and detailed instructions for each posture and exercise, making it easy for readers to follow along and integrate yoga into their daily lives. Throughout the book, Sinha emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach to health and wellness. He offers practical advice on how to maintain a healthy diet, lifestyle, and mindset, and encourages readers to explore other complementary practices, such as mindfulness and Ayurveda. With its engaging writing style and creative approach to yoga and mental health, "Yogic Science for Health and Mental Wellbeing" is a must-read for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of yoga and harness its power to achieve greater health and happiness. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or a beginner, this book offers valuable insights and tools for cultivating a more balanced and fulfilling life.