Embodied Mindfulness — A Neuroplastic Model

for Resolving Chronic Pain and Anxiety

I’m Steve Templin, a retired Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncturist, and Biofeedback practitioner. Now I teach individually tailored, embodied mindfulness skills to people online to help them overcome chronic pain, anxiety, and more.

The treatment of chronic pain, anxiety, and other chronic illnesses, is a prime example of where high-tech, modern medicine has fallen short.

There’s a new understanding of the cause and best treatment of these chronic conditions that frequently respond poorly to conventional approaches. These chronic symptoms are described as ‘neuroplastic’, meaning that they’re driven by brain circuity that’s programmed by stress and trauma rather than physical injury or chemical imbalances.

The good news is that these programmed circuits or pathways can be reprogrammed by learning self-regulation  skills that change the structure and function of the brain. This is called self-directed neuroplasticity.

The emerging insight here is that most chronic symptoms, like pain and anxiety, are not body or chemistry issues, but rather software or programming issues, and should be treated accordingly with an embodied self-regulation approach that changes the brain.

The more consciously embodied and present we become the less defined we are by the early life trauma and adversity that neurologically program our adult health and well-being.

Embodied Mindfulness is based on 35 years of my clinical work, trauma-related neuroscience, Energy Medicine, Somatic Psychology, and the HeartMath Institute’s science and practices. This practice is particularly well suited to the sensitivity and needs of the highly sensitive person (HSP).

I’ve validated this approach with thousands of heart rate variability (biofeedback) sessions and positive client outcomes.

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