Mindful Framing

Transform Your Anxiety into Vital Energy

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Oscar Segurado

Science and NonDuality Conference – October 28, 2018

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A presentation at the Science and Nonduality Conference 2018, along keynote speakers Daniel Siegel MD, Deepak Chopra MD, Fritjof Capra PhD, Peter Levine PhD and Sir Roger Penrose. Mindful Framing is presented as an innovative ‘Third Culture’ approach integrating medical science with holistic medicine to ease anxiety and enjoy vital energy through mindfulness and wellness.

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How do you train your imagination?

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Self-reflection
Self-reflection

 

Your imagination is already trained, you just need to uncover its power.

Start by paying attention to your thoughts, feelings and emotions.

Follow these simple steps:

Step 1

Block 15 minutes of solo time, every day, no distractions. Preferably early in the morning, right after waking up. Avoid any food or coffee, just water or tea.

Step 2

Sit comfortably and close your eyes, ensure you have a relaxed breathing pattern.

Step 3

Learn how to self-reflect by playing your own mental movie, using your ‘minds’ eye and virtual senses.’

Step 4

Let your imagination explode throughout the day by changing your frame of mind and lifestyle.

 

… Easier said than done, right?… No worries, follow the instructions in the mindful framing book.

Have meditation and mindfulness changed your life in a tangible way?

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meditation and mindfulness
meditation and mindfulness

Absolutely. I wish everyone realized that being mindful of nature, your emotions and your organism can change your life!

A few years ago I was embedded in the social (or anti-social) rat race that defines our daily life. We strive for MORE of everything, never content. We compare and despair.

We are avoiding self-reflection by finding ways to distract our minds with anything that comes handy, including the Super Bowl.

Now I spend time alone connecting with Nature, harmonizing my Emotions and invigorating my Organism. Anxiety and stress are something in my past. Anything more tangible than this?

If this is what you are looking for, consider mindful framing.

Originally published in Quora: https://www.quora.com/Have-meditation-and-mindfulness-changed-your-life-in-a-tangible-way?share=23655388&srid=3ancv

Why do most of the people fail at meditation?

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meditation
meditation

I failed many times after trying different types of meditation, including mantras, mindfulness or body scanning, My mind wandered most of the time, mostly ruminating anxious thoughts. Meditation was somewhat relaxing but felt like a waste of precious time. I was eager to get back to my to-do list, check my newsfeeds or simply move around.

I came to the conclusion that a silent mind, empty of thoughts, was probably easier to achieve when these meditation practices were developed over two millennia ago. Nowadays, each of the 1,440 minutes in a day can be an eternity. Our busy schedules and information overload are continuously triggering our monkey minds.

I discovered that what I needed was a daily routine of personal time for self-reflection. I developed a 15 minutes practice I call mindful framing. It consists of playing with your mind’s eye 5 scenes of fast-paced images. It starts by confronting, not avoiding, my sources of anxiety. Next leveraging my senses to reflect on the nature-mind-body connection. I explored my emotional strengths and weaknesses to ensure harmonization with the emotional worlds of others. I thought about best approaches to invigorate my body and mind.

After years of successful practice, with minimal mind wandering, I decided to write this book, try it yourself.

Why we need a Cancer Care Act

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Why should cancer patients struggle financially, despite their major contributions to cancer care? Why should families undergo economic distress while caring for the front-line soldiers of the cancer battle?

Although progress is very encouraging, cancer will remain one the leading causes of death in developed countries. We know how to prevent some types of cancer and we can cure many early-stage cancers. However, we still cannot defeat most advanced cancers, just extending survival by mere months or a few years.

A human right

The World Health Organization (WHO) Constitution of 1946 declared that the “enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being.” The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including medical care and necessary social services.”

Translating this set of rights into cancer care, every human being should be able to access key discoveries on prevention, early detection, and management of cancer. If this is a war, we need to have commanders and soldiers united with a single purpose, coordinating efforts and supporting each other.

An economic right

The costs of cancer care are staggering. When several procedures and expensive cancer treatments are required in a short period of time, financial hardship or medical bankruptcy are all-too-frequently the result.

Cancer patients should be fairly compensated for becoming the center of the so-called digital health revolution. Combining electronic medical records, genomics, and demographic data makes every single patient a formidable source of scientific and medical knowledge. As the most vulnerable and least organized group, the society should recognize and reward financially contributions of cancer patients.

A healthcare right

Progress in cancer care would not take place without patients participating in clinical trials and cancer registries, potentially sacrificing their lives or enduring serious adverse events. Data sharing, integration and collaboration requires trust and better communication, as well as a legislative framework to define the healthcare rights and duties of every stakeholder.

Cancer is not just a disease. It is a plague that can cripple individuals, families, and social networks. Not confronting the disease at its core, the cancer patient, will lead over time to a more fragile society.

What would go through you mind if you were told today that you had leukemia with a 2-year life expectancy? Wouldn’t you consider the impact of work disability, family care, maxed-out insurance deductibles, and significant out-of-pocket costs? Wouldn’t you feel at ease if you and your family were promised a financial safety net in exchange for your contribution to the advance of medical and scientific knowledge?

A Cancer Care Act would be a fair act of human solidarity.

Oscar Segurado, MD, PhD, Director of Medic Affairs Consulting LLC, has extensive global experience covering oncology, immunology and molecular biology in academia and industry settings.

www.medicaffairs.com

This is an excerpt of an article originally published in The Hill on May 10, 2017