Today :) on 4 March 2020 :) I have just searched through the entire training programme :) that exists on this blog :) beginning with the Home :) and About :) pages :) and moving through from start to finish :) all the way to blog post 109 :) i.e. http://science-of-the-mind.com/blog/109 :) (which is where the training programme presently ends) :) picking out the links :) so I could make a summary of them :) and help you find things easier :)
So here’s a summary of all the links that are scattered through the blog posts :) in the order of which they appear :) within this blog :)
Here’s a link to an abstract for a peer-reviewed scientific journal article I wrote :) all about the power of training :) and how it can change us in positive ways :)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20441488
If you’re interested :) the full-text for the scientific article I wrote about training :) is freely available here :)
The ABC’s of Self-Esteem and Confidence audio training package is all available here :)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27twxk6ggrrddzw/AACPtRqVOynAWr35jNewOB00a?dl=0
A selection of beginner to intermediate guided meditations :) to get you started :) or keep you going :) with your meditation or mindfulness training :) is all available here :)
You can download summary I wrote of John Bowlby’s last book here :)
Here’s a link to a poster I made summarising the Top 5 Regrets of the Dying research :)
You can get lots of helpful information :) regarding sex education for children, as well as download a really helpful book about sex education starting from birth, i.e. for ‘children 0 to 18 years’, on the link below :) Also, see blog post 23, ‘Too Easy :) No Lie :)’ for more about my perspective regarding sex education :) I think it’s really important we learn about these things and talk about these things :) because among the benefits, as the book says, ‘it can help protect [children] from sexual abuse’…
www.healthywa.wa.gov.au/talksoontalkoften
The best gratitude :) guided meditation :) I’ve come across :) is here :)
Here’s a link to some of my guided meditations :)
The best forgiveness :) guided meditation :) I’ve come across :) is here :)
A range of guided loving-kindness meditations :) from a master of loving-kindness :) are here :)
and here :)
A compassion :) imagery :) guided meditation :) I made is here :)
I made these audio tracks :) (specifically tracks 5a and 5b) :) in the self-esteem audio training for times when things go wrong, to try to help ease your pain… Please find it here :) for when things big or small go wrong… whether you’re really struggling or even only struggling just a bit:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27twxk6ggrrddzw/AACPtRqVOynAWr35jNewOB00a?dl=0
Here’s a photo of Lucy :) my beautiful :) adorable :) best friend :) and the Science :) of :) the Mind :) team mascot :) resting her head :) on my leg :)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kmlso44jx4oz0uv/Lucy%21%20%5E.%5E.jpg?dl=0
A couple of excellent videos about some great people :) removing negative and punishment strategies out of schools and education systems :) and replacing them with positive strategies :) are here :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adg-S2hY07w&t=1s
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVWRyGxtcu4
Here’s another beautiful link :) to a lady who’s showing that sharks :) can be just as loving :) and act like dogs :) almost as pets :) when we care for them :) and treat them with respect :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4m7Fw0GZxY
An explanation of the science about different strategies that can help people learn and improve :) and how well different strategies work :) showing that positive :) strategies are much more effective than negative strategies :) is here :)
https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html
Below is an article about the fact that the benefits of scientific health-care :) could be delivered to many more people :) but ‘proven strategies for preventing disease and disability sit on the shelves’…
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1698174/
Here’s a nice little article :) I’ve just found about Nelson Mandela’s forgiveness amnesty :) which is such a great teaching :) showing it’s possible :) to let go :) give away the past :) i.e. forgive the past :) and any bad stuff :)
https://www.channel4.com/news/the-power-of-forgiveness-mandelas-legacy-to-the-world
The prep notes :) and pitch :) for a speech I proposed to make :) in 2018 :) are here :)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/akbmkcs2yeip04b/Speech%202018%20prep%20notes.pdf?dl=0
A slideshow :) for a speech I gave in 2018 :) on how to grow ‘Greatitude’ :) i.e. a great attitude :) filled with gratitude :) in our hearts :) and minds :) and all our lives :) is freely available here :)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g2wa84cw2qbd5id/%27Greatitude%27.pdf?dl=0
Here’s a link to a book draft I started writing back around 2015 I think :) called ‘The Ways of The Future’ :)
A page I made :) ranking different strategies :) we can use when dealing with people :) from top to bottom :) in terms of how well they work :)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9vb3q5228vunnjk/Strategies%20Hierarchy.pdf?dl=0
A link to a helpful page regarding dysfunctional families :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysfunctional_family
Some uplifting song lyrics :)
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queen/youremybestfriend.html
A positive! :) newspaper :)
https://www.thedailypositive.com/
A photo :) of my Science :) of :) the Mind :) training poster :) by my pillow :) where I can see it first thing :) and last thing :) every day :)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pp326wrb2oa8x4r/Poster.jpg?dl=0
Some very sweet :) photos of Archbishop Desmond Tutu :) and the Dalai Lama :) sharing friendship :) and fun :) are here :)
and
The Science :) of :) The Mind :) book draft :) is freely available :) online :) here :)
A lovely :) Hooley Dooleys :) song :) all about a teddy bear :) is here :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa_fsM3RiQE
A newsmedia article showing how someone who did a shooting spree was previously bullied and ostracised…
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/world/asia/new-zealand-shooting.html
I found this fascinating article years ago that referenced research that found that school shooters have almost always experienced social ostracism prior to their aggressive acts. Here it is here…
http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/04/rejection.aspx
This link describes a parenting approach that’s very harmonious with kids :) It’s gentle, kind, playful, attentive, responsive, fun, and focused on enabling learning to take place :)
A really nice video about changing our educational systems :) and approach :) is here :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGYQ-90XC3Q
Below is a really cool article :) that acknowledges towards the end :) that the power of the mind :) i.e. psychology :) and specifically mentioning cognitive and behaviour therapies (CBT) :) have the power to change and inspire our minds :) and help us transcend limitations that might include genetic or epigenetic or any other inheritances (including habits, happiness-levels, etc.) from our parents, broader families and ancestors :) So here’s this article for you too :)
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190326-what-is-epigenetics
Sleep hygiene is important :) to getting a good night’s rest :) You can learn about it here :)
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/sleep-hygiene
Here is a webpage giving information regarding pedophilia… clearly showing it is an illness… As I’ve explained above, I feel talking about such things, even though they might be difficult for us to talk about, is important not only to our own education and training, but also to the protection of children, and the promotion of a more transparent, healthy, and protective culture… Also see blog post 56, ‘Being Strong Enough To Handle Truth :)’ for more about my perspective :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedophilia
The Science :) of :) The Mind :) YouTube channel :) is here :) and this is the first video :) I uploaded :)
And here’s a video I made about changing our attitude towards failing :) to make it more fun :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi6LvMebZjs
A really lovely :) example of nonviolent voicing :) is here :)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zw3vel2qylru929/AAAWLztFuRtxck3-ow5h-8iya?dl=0&preview=NVV+Card.jpeg
Here’s a super relaxing talk :) to train with :) every day if you like :) listening to it repeatedly :) It’s all about how to do loving-kindness in daily life :) from a master of loving-kindness :)
Here’s a progressive muscle relaxation :) on the ‘Science of the Mind TV’ :) i.e. the youtube channel for this training programme :) with the Intro here :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roHT7jhFjMQ
and main relaxation/meditation here :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaB-onROHTc