How Science and Spirituality Can Work in Your Favor

Did you know that you can change your brain chemistry, making your mind work in your favor?

In fact, you can change your whole life by learning how science and spirituality work together. We can actually liberate negative emotion right out of our bodies.

What science tells us is that our emotional responses are automatically triggered by the beliefs we hold. Our brains literally memorize emotions, for better or worse. For example, I might come to believe at a young age that I was not capable of making good friends. As sad as that seems, many of us hold this belief. But what many of us do not know is that we can change this belief and as a result, change our relationships for the better.

You see, our beliefs rule our thoughts and actions. Our thoughts and actions rule what we manifest in our lives. If we believe we are not capable of making good friends, then all our thoughts and actions make that true.

There are several teachers who share about this mix of science and spirituality. Two that I have studied are Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of "Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom." His book is founded in modern science, discussing how we can follow the same methods to change our brains as great spiritual teachers such as the Buddha, Jesus, and Moses. Another is Dr. Joe Dispenza, author and workshop presenter of "Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind." He shares how we can change the very chemical reactions in our brains that keep us stuck in our ways. Dr. Dispenza was in the movie "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" There are many others who dive deep into this topic, often refer to as neuro-psychology.

My own early understanding of how we can change our beliefs is through the principles of quantum mechanics. According to quantum physicist, all things in the universe, including us, are made of subatomic particles. These particles are nothing more than energy. The chair you are sitting in, down to its most subatomic makeup, is nothing more than energy. Without diving into the world of quantum theory, we can use the principles to understand how it impacts us on a personal level.

Our beliefs and thoughts are nothing more than energy too! Looking back on the example of believing we are not capable of making good friends; this is nothing more than a form of energy within our mind. Change the energy, you change your belief. The good news is, it's not hard to do this. All it takes is our intentions through meditation, affirmations, and visualization...PLUS the power of taking action.

Taking action means feeling the change inside of you and taking steps to externalize the change. In our example of making friends, we can visualize friends enjoying our company, helping one another, and seeking each other out. We have to internalize and feel it. We have to "rehearse" what it is like to be a friend and to have friends. Then we must change our relationship to the belief by acting differently. For example, we would take natural steps towards making friends such as joining groups, clubs, and organizations.

Combine your intention with the power of timelessness and your life will change. Timelessness? We are timeless when we are in a natural state of being and we lose all sense of time. For some this might be music, gardening, cooking, writing. Find what it is for you. It's the place of creation.

Live consciously with your new beliefs and allow them to seep into your unconscious through the magic of timelessness. Creation changes brain chemistry. Time and space disappear. This is the natural state of being.

This is the way we change our brains chemistry to work in our favor.

Author, Bridgett Perry, is a spiritual seeker, with an insatiable curiosity about how the universe works. Visit her new blog at [http://www.definitionofspirituality.com/]

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