Inner Sight & the Examined Life

Relax and release tension by gently scanning the body with compassion - taking time out for the self. Annie O'Brien M.Sc. Psychotherapist www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Roberto Assagioli's Disidentification Exercise. Psychosynthesis. www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Episode 5 - Thoughts on the art of psychotherapy. Annie O'Brien M.Sc. www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Breathing through anxiety 1B - Guided practice of 7-11 breathing Annie O'Brien M.Sc. Psychotherapist www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Breathing through anxiety 1A - benefits of 7-11 breathing. This recording explains the benefits of 7-11 breathing. It is particularly helpful for anxiety and panic. Annie O'Brien M.Sc. Psychotherapist. www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

For stress, anxiety & insomnia Progressive Muscle Relaxation is a powerful tool to use to destress and enhance wellbeing. For more information visit www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

In this episode I look at the myths surrounding hypnotherapy and debunk some nonsense urban legend type beliefs! For more information visit www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

How can psychotherapy improve your life and how does the process work. This is a short basic introduction to the process. For more information visit www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Introduction - Annie O'Brien M.Sc. www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Thoughts on presence, meaning & oneness Annie O'Brien M.Sc. www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Short discussion on the pre-contemplative phase of therapy, fears and benefits.

Progressive muscle relaxation is a very simple and effective way to reduce tension in the body simply and easily as it induces the relaxation response rapidly. The exercise has multiple health benefits as it provides a practical way to release tension held in the body. When practised daily this exercise can relieve anxiety, lower blood pressure, improve an individual's quality of sleep, alleviate pain, energise an individual and generally create a feeling of well being. The relaxation response becomes intensified every time you practice as the body is trained to release tension and does so more rapidly with each successive session. Annie O'Brien M.Sc. www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Roberto Assagioli's Disidentification Exercise - Psychosynthesis. Disidentification is one of the seven core concepts of Psychosynthesis. Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy seeks wholeness and integration of all aspects of personality. This brief four minute exercise has a very powerful purpose - to ground, centre and facilitate automatic discernment and ability to step out of aspects of the personal self and into the true self. One can use it to train the mind to disidentify from any issue, concern, element of personality that they may find themselves becoming over identified and enmeshed with. It can serve as a powerful reminder that the "I" is clear, perfect and the centre. Annie O'Brien M.Sc. www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Psychosynthesis exercise to develop the Will. The following exercise is taken from Roberto Assagioli's MD paper - The Training of the Will (Source: Psychosynthesis Research Foundation, Issue No. 17) Annie O'Brien M.Sc. www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com

Roberto Assagioli's Psychosynthesis Self Identification Exercise Annie O'Brien M.Sc. www.longfordpsychotherapyandcounselling.com