Dissolving Pain

Simple Brain-Training Exercises for Overcoming Chronic Pain

$24.95 US
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On sale Sep 14, 2010 | 1 Hour and 0 Minutes | 978-1-59030-780-9
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This guide to harnessing the power of the brain to resolve chronic pain includes a variety of simple attention exercises and a 65-minute guided audio program
 
For four decades, Dr. Les Fehmi has been a leader in brainwave biofeedback (also called neurofeedback), training individuals how to balance and regulate their brainwave patterns to improve mental, emotional, and physical health.

Dissolving Pain is based on the premise that although pain is perceived to exist in a particular part of the body, pain in fact resides in the brain. Drawing on existing scientific research and on decades of clinical experience, Dr. Fehmi offers brain-training exercises that quiet the pain signal in the brain. The exercises involve altering the way we pay attention to pain, cultivating what Fehmi calls Open-Focus Attention: a relaxed form of awareness that changes the neural blood flow and increases alpha brainwave activity (associated with reduced stress and beneficial hormonal changes). These exercises are effective in the treatment of many forms of pain including back, shoulder, neck, and joint pain; headaches; muscle pain and tension; and pain from traumatic injury.

Included with the book is a link to a 65-minute downloadable audio program in which Dr. Fehmi guides listeners through the fundamental Dissolving Pain exercises. To learn more, visit openfocus.com.
“The techniques described in this book can make life fuller, more enjoyable, and more productive.”—Andrew Weil, MD

“These mental techniques help you to experience your body and even your heart in a new way.”—Publishers Weekly

“Try it. It works.”—Martha Beck, O Magazine

Dissolving Pain is rich with scientific information but presented in understandable terms. The series of exercises are straightforward and easy to follow.”—New Age Retailer  

“A revolutionary technique based on well-researched brainwave feedback. This valuable resource offers insights into understanding how pain resides in the brain and how to quiet it.”—ForeWord Reviews This Week

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This guide to harnessing the power of the brain to resolve chronic pain includes a variety of simple attention exercises and a 65-minute guided audio program
 
For four decades, Dr. Les Fehmi has been a leader in brainwave biofeedback (also called neurofeedback), training individuals how to balance and regulate their brainwave patterns to improve mental, emotional, and physical health.

Dissolving Pain is based on the premise that although pain is perceived to exist in a particular part of the body, pain in fact resides in the brain. Drawing on existing scientific research and on decades of clinical experience, Dr. Fehmi offers brain-training exercises that quiet the pain signal in the brain. The exercises involve altering the way we pay attention to pain, cultivating what Fehmi calls Open-Focus Attention: a relaxed form of awareness that changes the neural blood flow and increases alpha brainwave activity (associated with reduced stress and beneficial hormonal changes). These exercises are effective in the treatment of many forms of pain including back, shoulder, neck, and joint pain; headaches; muscle pain and tension; and pain from traumatic injury.

Included with the book is a link to a 65-minute downloadable audio program in which Dr. Fehmi guides listeners through the fundamental Dissolving Pain exercises. To learn more, visit openfocus.com.

Praise

“The techniques described in this book can make life fuller, more enjoyable, and more productive.”—Andrew Weil, MD

“These mental techniques help you to experience your body and even your heart in a new way.”—Publishers Weekly

“Try it. It works.”—Martha Beck, O Magazine

Dissolving Pain is rich with scientific information but presented in understandable terms. The series of exercises are straightforward and easy to follow.”—New Age Retailer  

“A revolutionary technique based on well-researched brainwave feedback. This valuable resource offers insights into understanding how pain resides in the brain and how to quiet it.”—ForeWord Reviews This Week