R201 Otsuki, M. & Ito, T. (2016年8月). Therapy Practice for Finding the Answers Within: Introducing Coherence Practice to College Education Journal of International Society of Life Information Science, 34(2), 126-128.
R201 Otsuki, M. & Ito, T. (2016年8月). Therapy Practice for Finding the Answers Within: Introducing Coherence Practice to College Education Journal of International Society of Life Information Science, 34(2), 126-128.
R201 Otsuki, M. & Ito, T. (2016年8月). Therapy Practice for Finding the Answers Within: Introducing Coherence Practice to College Education Journal of International Society of Life Information Science, 34(2), 126-128.
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TherapyPracticeforFindingtheAnswersWithin:
IntroducingCoherencePracticetoCollegeEducation
MaikoOTSUKIt, TakehikoIT02
10tsukiHolistic(Kanag.仰 'a,Japan)
2WakoUniversity(Tokyo,Japan)
Abstract:Thefirstauthorconducteda90-minutelecturewithstudentsataprivateuniversity.百le
lectureentitled“Visualization官lerapyPracticeforFindingtheAnswersWithin"coveredthe也eoryand
practiceofthecoherencemeditationtechniquedevelopedbytheHeartMathInstituteinCalifomiato
S戸 chronizetheheartandbrainandcap旬reinsights企omthesubconsciousmind.百lepresentpaper
reportsonthemethodandcontentsofthelectureandstudents'responsetotheclass.Thewrittensurvey
responsesof145studentsweresubjectedtocontentanalysisandtextmining.Theresultsdemons甘ated
positiveacceptanceofthemeditationtechniqueandincreasedinterestin也eparticulartherapeutic
approachandpsychologyingeneralamongstudents.
Keywords:visualizationtherapy,subconscious,hypnosis,meditation,heartfocus,coherence
1. Introduction
This paper reports on a special lecture on
visualization therapy practice using coherence
meditation given in 由e course In仕oduction to
Psychology at a private univぽ sity in May 2016.
Althoughthelecturewasaone-time,90・minuteevent,it
wasameaningfultrialforstudents,theguestlecturer,
andtheprofessorincharge.Therefore,wereportabout
theclass.
2. Purpose
The lecture served a two-fold pu叩ose: to
encourageuniversity蜘 de凶 (1)toaffirmthemselves,
recognizetheirpersonalityandtalents,andaimtoentera
professionandwayoflifethatutilizetheirbestqualities;
and(2),inthisprocess,toconnecttotheirownhearts
andtofindtheanswersintheirdailylife(1).
3. ContentsoftheLecture
Atthe beginning ofthe lecture,the lecturer
describedherbackgroundandherprocessofbecoming
awareofhermission.Shethenexplainedhypnotherapy,
hypnosis,andtherelationshipbetweentheconsciousand
the subconscious mind. Next,she in位oduced the
visualizationtherapymethodforfindingtheanswers
wi由inoneselfandhadthestudentsexperiencepractice
Takehiko1叩 . shimoebi@gmail.com www.itotakehiko.com
WakoUniversity,Kanai2160,Machida,Tokyo195・8585,JAPAN.
thismeditationtechnique.
Encounterwithpast-Iiferegressionhypnosis
Since1decidedtobecomeapsychotherapist,1
havereadvariousbooksandattendedworkshopswitha
variety ofteachers while searching for the most
appropriatepsychotherapyme也odforme.1became
interested in仕 組spersonal psychology advanced by
ProfessorYoshihikoMorotomiatChuoUniversityand
attendedseminarsbyhim.Topracticeasaclinical
psychologist,1neededtoeamamaster'sdegree,soto
preparetoenteragraduateschoolintheUnitedStates,1
first attended summer school in Califomia State
University at Los Angeles. Coincidentally and
miraculouslぁ1encounteredぬebookManyLives,Many
Mastersbypsychia凶 stBrianWeisat白istime.This
bookgaveme佃 swersas1wassearchingforwaysω
solveprejudice佃 dha仕edinpeople'sminds.Thebook
introduced me to an innovative therapy: past life
regressionhypnosis.Mindsarehealedbygoingbackto
thepastwhereaproblemexistsandbyeliminating
negativepreconceptions.1soonmadeconぬ.ctwithDr.
Weiss,flewtoFloridatolearndirectlyfromhim,and
underwent凶 iningtobecomeahypnotherapist.
Hypnotherapyandhypnosis
1leamed白athypnotherapyisasafe,clinical
血erapyusedinmedicaltrea回 enttoimproveclients'or
patients'physicals戸nptomsandtorecoverandimprove
theirmentalhealth.Theintentionofhypnosisusedinthe
therapyisdi貸erent企omthatofhypnosisusedin,say,
televisionshows,andpatientsshouldnotbemanipulated
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合eely.
Inahypn'Otic蜘 te,apers'Onisrelaxed,f'Ocuses
theirattenti'On'Onacertainp'Oint,ands'O'Onentersa
sno'Ozingstatebetweensleepingandwaking.Whena
pers'On is in this state,it is easyt'O access their
subc'Onsci'Ous mind and spark ideas there. Th'Omas
Edis'Onknew也is.Hew'Ouldsetupanir'Onchairinhis
gardent'Otakeanap.Hew'Ouldputanironball'Onaplate
placedt'Op'Ofthe釘 mrestandsit'Onthechair,puttinghis
hand'Ontheball.Whenhestartedt'Ofallasleep,theba11
wouldfa11'Offthear宜rrest.Atthem'Oment,hew'Ould
wakeupandhitup'Onanidea.
Theconsciousandsubconsciousmind
T'O release negativeprec'Oncepti'Ons,'One must
understandthemind'smechanismasas加 lC旬re'Ora
processinv'Olvingthec'Onsci'Ousandsubc'Onsci'Ousminds.
Thec'Onsci'Ousmindis'Onlythetip'Oftheiceberg,while
theunc'Onsci'Ousmindisthelarger,unseenicebergbel'Ow
thewat紙 百leunc'Onsci'Ousmindisfu11'Ofvari'Ous
em'Oti'Onsandprec'Oncepti'Onbased'Onp邸 texperiences
and influences individuals' uncοnsci'Ous speech and
behavi'Or. C'Onsequently,it is essential that those
experiencingproblemswiththeirspeechandbehavi'Or
understand their em'Oti'Ons based 'On their p酪 t
experiences. Accessingthewisd'Om andfindingthe
answersintheunc'Onsci'Ousmindscanbeusefuland
provideassuranceinlife.
Visualization therapy practice or coherence
meditationtechniqueforfindingtheanswerswithin
Individuals d'O n'Othave 'Only unkn'Own and
unhealedpartsbutals'Osplendidwisd'Omandp'Otentialin
themselves. Humanist client-centered therapist Carl
R'Ogers,wh'O isca11edthefather'Ofc'Ounselling,said,
“Theanswerslieinwi出inself."Ashep'Ointed'Out,the
heartalreadykn'Owstheanswers,s'O itisessentialt'O
listent'O andaccesstheheart.Whilewehavesuch
techniquesasEdis'On'shabitsandhypn'Otherapy,hereI
w'Ouldliket'O in位oducetheeasiestandm'Ostefficient
technique which any'One can use: the c'Oherence
meditati'Ontechnique,inwhichanindividualpers'Onc姐
findanswersandinsightsinass'O'Onasthreerr山lUtes.
C'Oherencemeditati'Onisasimplevisualization
therapy practice devel'Oped by Calif'Omia-based
HeartMathInstitute,whichc'Onductsresearch'On出e
relati'Onshipbetweentheheartandbrainandchangesin
theirfuncti'On.Inac'Oherentstate,anindividual'sheart
and brain (th'Oughts) 紅 e c'Onnected,calm,and
synchr'Onized,andtheindividualfeels向11'Ofgrati加de
andj'Oy.In也isstate,theheartrateisstable,and
c'Onsequentlぁbrainfuncti'Onimpr'Oves.H'Owever,inan
inc'Oherentstate,anindividual'sheartandth'Oughtsare
n'Otsynchr'Onized,and出epers'Onfeelsirritated,anxi'Ous,
andfearful.Inthisstate,theheartratefluctuates,and
brain functi'On decreases. In sh'Ort,brain function
depends'Ontheem'Oti'Onalstate'Ofthemind.
τ'heinfluence'Oftheheart'Onthebrainisgreater
thanthat'Ofthebrain'Ontheheart,s'Otheheartsh'Ouldbe
balancedfirstandthenthebrain. Researchbythe
HeartMath Insti卸 te 'On elementary andjuni'Orhigh
sch'O'Olstudentsscientifica11ypr'Ovedthatfillingtheheart
withfeelings'Ofgratitudeputsthebraininitsbeststate,
whichincreasesthecapacityf'Orexercise,leaming,
relati'Onships,andcreativity.Thatis,when'Onefeels
合us凶 tedandanxi'Ous,出eycarm'Ot.c'Oncerr仕ate'Orstudy
efficientlyifthey甘yhardwiththeirbrain.H'Owever,if
'Onedirectsattenti'Ont'Otheheartfirstand白enfeelscalm,
thebrainwillals'Ofeelcalmalm'Ostimmediately,andthe
individualcanf'Ocus'Onstudying.Thiss旬teinwhichthe
brainandheartarepeacefu11ysynchr'Onizedisca11ed
c'Oherence and can be dem'Ons回 ted 'Objectively by
fluctuati'Onsintheheartrate.
Afterexplainingthetheory,1taughtthethreesteps
'Ofc'Oherencemediati'Onωstudents,andwepracticed
themぬgeth位 百le血reesteps訂 'e:1)f'Ocus'On由eheart;
2)takeadeepbreathwiththeheart;and3)fi11theheart
withfeelings'Ofappreciati'On.First,pe'Opleputtheirhand
'Ontheirchestt'Odirecttheirc'Onsci'Ousnesst'Otheirheart.
Second,theytakeadeepbrea出 atan'Ormal,sl'Owpace,
suchasbreathinginf'Orfivesec'Ondsandbreathing'Out
f'Orfivesec'Onds.Third,血eyimaginean'Objecttheycan
easilyappreciate,andfi11theirheartwithfeelings'Of
gratitudet'Owardit.D'Oingthisfeelseasierifpe'Ople
imagines'Omething白eyl'Oveunc'Onditi'Ona11y,suchasa
puppy,ababy,theirgrandm'Other,'Oranaturallandscape.
Theexerciseisrepeatedf'Orthreeminutes,andwhenthe
he釘 tisfi11edwithfeelings'Ofgratitude,由eheartrate
bec'Omesstable,andc'Oherencebec'Omeshigh.In由is
state,individualscangettheinsightstheyneed.M'Ore
specifica11y,individualscanasktheirheart企omtheir
mind,“Whatd'O1needt'Oknow?",waitf'Oram'Oment,
andthensuddenlyreceivetheanswersinthef'Orm'Of
w'Ords'Orimages.Theseanswersaren'Otth'Oughts企'Om
themindbutvaluableinsights企om由edeepermind
whichcanbehintsf'Orliving.
Inc'Oncludingthelecture,1remarked,“1w'Ould
y'Ouliket'O c'Ontinue由istechniqueandimpr'Ovey'Our
self-reliancef'Ory'Ourlife."Fina11y,1asked社lestudents
t'Owritetheirimpressi'Ons'Ofthelecture.
4. SpecialLecturer'sRet1ection
Alth'Oughitwasalargeclasswith300students,
m'Ostseemedt'O listenp'Ositivelyt'O thelecturewith
interest.1c'Ouldenj'Oy飽lkingt'Othemwithasatisfact'Ory
presence.1washappyt'O feelthestudents'heartsbe
directedt'Omeandgradua11yfeelatease阻 d'Openup.
Manystudentsp'Ositivelyengagedinthepractice
sessionandleanedf'Orwardwhen1expla凶edthatthe