Save The Dates – Share The Dates! 2020 Brainspotting Trainings For Southern California Brainspotting Phase 1 Training in Upland, CA January 10 – 12, 2020 & Brainspotting Phase 2 Training in Woodland Hills, CA February 21 – 23, 2020 Dear Psychotherapist Colleagues, Many of you already know the power of Brainspotting and were there for David Grand’s teaching … Continued
Brian Doyle is a sharp young man. His profound and meaningful story helps us remember what matters most in life. He genuinely embodies the spirit of Thanksgiving all year around. He has much to teach us all! Continued from Newsletter… What might change in our lives if we each implemented a version of his personal challenge? What … Continued
Brainspotting Community, I Need Your Help To Find An Athlete For The Marina del Rey Phase 3 Training on November 17 On the morning of November 17, during the phase 3 training in Marina del Rey, David Grand will demonstrate and teach how to use Brainspotting when working with an elite athlete; as described in … Continued
What did we learn from the marshmallow experiment? • There is an opposite and complementary correlation between our hot (limbic) and our cool (pre-frontal cortex) systems. When our cool system is in charge, we have a greater ability to postpone immediate gratification and pleasure, and to foresee how our present decisions will affect us in the short and long … Continued
Seminar Overview BSP Phase 3 is an advanced 3 day training where the first 2 days are devoted to the most recently developed Brainspotting techniques (not taught in Phases 1 and 2) with the 3rd day devoted to BSP and Performance and Creativity. Day 1: Advanced Gaze spotting, Advanced Z Axis BSP (Brain Sweeps and … Continued
Throughout our developmental stages, from babies to full-fledged adults, we make meaning of our experiences with the brain and psyche we have at the time. The parts of our brain which allow us to challenge the meaning we make of our experiences and of ourselves are located in the prefrontal cortex. They come online later … Continued
There is no doubt that while relatively brief for all that is covered, this video is dense with cutting-edge scientific and psychological knowledge with great social and existential implications. Ian McGilchrist is the author of “The Master and his Emissary”, a brick of a book, dedicated in helping us better understand brain neuroscience. The book … Continued
Most of us have experienced the intense emotional and sexual attraction notorious for sweeping away our common sense when we fall in love. While this experience is very common, the real challenge is that many confuse “falling in love” with “being infatuated with lust”. Simply said, what is it about lust that awakens our instincts … Continued
This is a challenging Post to write, especially in a Blog format, since I can only brush the surface of this very complex and adversarial personality disorder, also known as Anti Social Personality Disorder (ASPD). We all suffer, individually and as a society, from the devastating effects of sociopathy. This is why I believe it is important to … Continued
We all know the weird feeling of someone telling us something while our personal experience doesn’t quite match the words uttered. This often leaves us doubting ourselves and not sure of what is real and what is not; if we are being gaslit or if our radar is off. While sometimes our neuroception (the perception … Continued