Stress is in the Eye of the Beholder
An introduction to Three-In-One Concepts’ One Brain System
Stress
Most stress comes from feeling a lack of choice. Lack of choice is a perception based on limited definitions – usually about the inability to do something with the resources available (or lack thereof), and fear connected with the consequences. Such definitions themselves are almost inevitably the result of life experience. Even if we aim to change the definitions in our conscious belief system, subconscious and body level blockages can reinforce old behavioural patterns and prevent us from fully responding in present time. How many of us have attended workshops, done journaling, beaten up pillows, or sat on the psychiatrist’s couch rehashing old events, but have yet to make the changes that we desire? This is because our belief system exists on several layers, all of which the One Brain™ system takes into account.
The System
One Brain™ releases the emotional stress that can become associated with an activity or situation. The brain has a tendency to categorize, and it records all of the different data that were present when a formative stressful event took place. Any one factor could, in present time, bring back the negative emotion of that occasion, even if the incident itself is no longer consciously remembered. While consciously verbalizing our problems can help us come to some realizations, it is also possible that we will not be able to locate the causal factor, but simply reiterate other instances of a similar nature.
Accessing the Body’s Wisdom
By using biofeedback from the body in the form of ‘clear-circuit’ muscle testing, a One Brain™ facilitator is able to access what the client’s whole brain - not just the right or left brain - remembers. Just as a terrible shock will cause a person to go weak at the knees, so too does any level of emotional stress electrically register with the body. The facilitator isolates and tests a small muscle in the arms with gentle pressure. Talking to the body while muscle testing allows us to pinpoint specific details through simple yes/no responses, even to the point of how old we were when the stressful event took place and how many people were involved, and who they were. Once these details are brought to light, the conscious mind can be engaged to recognize the patterns of behaviour or negative expectation that were created as a result of this experience.
The Belief System
Some might argue that ideas cannot be powerful enough to create our experiences. I would propose that an idea or belief system concept is every bit as real as a physical object. If a fear of doing something prevents you from actually taking action, it is affecting your mobility and freedom in the physical world in the same way that a physical obstacle would. It will keep you in your seat the same way a seat belt does. It is all the more frustrating when these blockages are so far in the past that we are unable to remember them. Until they are cleared, we might be like flies banging our heads against a window and not being sure why we can’t break through to what we can see in front of us. A more expansive view allows us to see where the door is and how to get out.
Insights
One client found that she was having challenges with her business. Muscle testing indicated that the source of stress occurred at age 8, as well as the fact that it involved both parents. She recalled having been abducted by a stranger when she went to the store; her parents were arguing over the fact that she was too young to go out by herself. These words had evidently stuck in her belief system, making her – unconsciously, in her adult years – feel that she was not able to do things on her own despite her own faith in her abilities. She made huge strides in her business within days of her session.
Another client was feeling far too focused on finding a partner. The session took us back to age 3. She recalled that she had burned her hand at that age. There were two people identified, one male and one female. She immediately knew what muscle-testing confirmed - that the man was the doctor, who was much kinder than her mother and who “took the pain away.” She recognized that she was always looking for a man to take the pain away from her life, and that in turn she was attracting men who required HER to take THEIR pain away. With this insight, she could feel less desperate to find a man to solve her problems, and she dealt with both organizing her life and finding a partner with a clearer mind.
The Corrections
The corrections used in a session are gentle and non-invasive and include both ancient and cutting-edge physical and energy balancing techniques. Among the more traditional methods used are Acupressure, Meridian Energy, Visualization, and Chakra Balancing. Newer systems include Eye Modes, Muscle Circuits, Behavioural Genetics, Universal Symbols, Numbers, and Colours. Occasionally, it is simply the knowledge imparted by reading a text indicated through muscle testing that will reduce the emotional stress from a certain event.
An exercise
There is a simple exercise you can try right now to reduce stress and infuse a feeling of calm. Place the palm of one hand horizontally over your forehead, and the other over the bony part of the back of your head. Review a present or future situation that makes you feel anxious. Breathe deeply. Visualize a positive outcome (changing the picture if necessary), and put a frame around the picture. Describe the frame out loud so that you can hear your own voice. When you have finished, take a good deep breath, and release your hands. This powerful technique can be used any time to anchor a positive feeling in present time.
The Behavioural Barometer
One tool that makes the One Brain™ system unique is the use of the Behavioural Barometer, a chart of human emotions and behavioural tendencies that goes beyond the Conscious level of awareness and delves into the Subconscious and Body (or Unconscious) levels. Muscle testing pinpoints words that indicate how we are emotionally and behaviourally managing ourselves, allowing us to recognize the patterns we often fall into when a certain kind of stress is triggered. Simply recognizing the words that characterize our limitations can show us how we have limited our options through certain behavioural and emotional patterns. When combined with some simple corrections, these words can lead to new awareness and behaviour on three levels of conscious awareness.
Your Instinctive Individuality
The other tool unique to One Brain™ is Structure/Function. An offshoot of Behavioural Genetics, this area of focus consists of physical traits that represent behavioural tendencies in the individual (statistically validated to the 99th percentile), effectively making our “blueprint.” Recognizing these traits allows us to see who we are more clearly and with more empathy, and to make clearer choices about how we interact with others and with ourselves. Muscle testing pinpoints which patterns of behaviour are important to know as regards the issue at hand, allowing the client to recognize choices that instinctively resonate with their individual tendencies.
A Session
- Discussing the issue
- Identifying the source of stress using clear-circuit muscle testing
- Exploring how the source of stress relates to the issue in present time
- Identifying Structure/Function traits which focus the issue
- Defusing the stress through a variety of techniques (some of which are listed above)
- Infusing positive awareness to replace the negative beliefs
- Anchoring the new belief on five levels of awareness (Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual, External Factors)
- Identifying a new Choice and Self-Talk that continue to support positive changes
Benefits
- Knowing that you have a choice when making decisions
- Getting in touch with what you truly need (as opposed to what you or others think you need)
- Removing obstacles that prevent you from achieving what you want in life
- Increasing your reading and writing skills
- Improving your ability to acquire knowledge
- Greater peace of mind
- Reduced stress levels
- Improved mental clarity and focus
- Expanded perception
- Better self-esteem
- Enhanced performance
The Possibility of Choice
The system is as effective for defusing emotional stress, outmoded beliefs, addictions, phobias, and obsessions as it is for dealing with learning disabilities and any performance-related stress. You will be amazed at the effect releasing a negative belief can have on your life. You can experience a depth of peace that comes from your innate ability to reconstitute your choices in your life based on greater awareness. The approach is gentle, direct, and efficient.
Challenges are inevitable; suffering is optional. Give yourself a choice! With the help of a One Brain™ facilitator, you can discover what it is that is holding you back, and bid it a fond farewell.
© 2002 by Mark Ainley
