The way we eat and our relationship with food can be very telling about us. There are many interesting factors at play: Reward and pleasure,Stress management,The ability to self-regulate,Flavour perception and interoceptive processes,Thoughts and emotion neurobiology, And more. There are complex dynamics on different levels too: We have contextual expectations,...
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Within this article we’ve made this HUB module available to anyone, but just for a few days! In this module (part of the Key Role of Nutrition course) we will talk about intermittent fasting and we will look at how to change from anabolic to katabolic...
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Psychosomatic Stretching is focused on the ability to relax and extend our contracted muscles after chronic stress, hyper-adaptation processes, traumatic events or other mind-body processes that have become dysfunctional. These exercises are called 'Psychosomatic Stretching', but the name can be deceiving: muscle extension represents only the...
In light of what analysed in previous articles and videos, during the initial phases at the start of any type of behaviour, emotional reaction or a decision, there is a sensory perception -whether internal or external- that plays a key role. The strength and clarity with which...
There are deep connections between the way people speak, think and feel. These go beyond the feeling connected to a specific thought. Rather, we are referring to the coherence that a single thought may have with a wider thought environment, with the contingent situation and...
Interpersonal regulation and its connection to emotions, safety, self-regulation and immune system processes features a series of evolutionary systems that have been refined over time to help contextually manage the present in real-time. One typical example from daily life is provided each time that we...
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Feeling disoriented, a fuzzy head, shaking limbs (hands shaking and legs that give way) are all symptoms that relate to a lack of oxygen to the brain and muscles. These need to work effectively to activate the fight-or-flight responses required in dangerous conditions. It is not...
I had the absolute pleasure and honour of being a guest on The Science of Psychotherapy's podcast! "In this episode (September 2019) Richard [Hill] and Matt [Dahlitz] catch up with Fabio to talk a little about what he has been researching and his integrative perspective and his...
We are all able to notice certain feelings that originate from our body and there are even more feelings of which we are unaware. Yet, our body constantly receives, processes and integrates such feelings in order to support different functions. The information sent by such feelings concerns...
In this article we continue a series of practical case studies [case 1: Anxiety and Psychosomatics] to understand how to work in practical terms and get the most out of the Integrative Sciences and its schemes, models, techniques and application strategies. Let us look at another example....
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5 minutes twice a day for 3 weeks: this was the commitment requested of participants in the study. We were thus able to analyse the changes and benefits produced by a minimal application of one of the Integrative Sciences’ basic techniques, the Cross Cycles Breathing...
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The Butterfly Technique is a science-backed tool that professionals can USE TO: Help clients/patients calm their bodies and reengage the rational brain Manage the Arousal and Integration problems caused by chronic stress, anxiety, fear and trauma Restore, with a specific contraction-and-release dynamic, physiology to the...
Abstract Our loyal readers know we always check our theories, in order to verify their fundamentals and the effectiveness of some possible applications. This article is about the results of a study that aims at verifying how mind and body mutually influence one another and general daily situations....
Let us start with a concrete example anyone can relate to, from school interrogations to business meetings: Ask a person to speak in public telling them that they will be evaluated by a panel of behavioral experts, and we will analyze their neurobiological activation. Probably someone, just by...
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Over the holidays there’s more leisure and opportunity to observe other people. In addition to this, we are able to see them outside their usual environment in places like the beach, the mountains, or around cities, far away from the usual settings they live and...
Our previous article about the effects of traumas (in its broader term), stress and affective deprivations on an epigenetic, emotional, brainy level and other structures and functions had a great success. We knew we were touching a very interesting and very discussed topic, but we did not expecting such a great response. We...
Do you remember subliminal stimuli? They were a big topic of conversation a few years ago! They were described as powerful persuasion and mental manipulation tools… but that wasn’t quite accurate. Today, on the other hand, we prefer to talk about MASKED STIMULI. They are systems that...
Within this article we’ve gathered a series of videos that appear disconnected, but that are actually linked by a single common objective: [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] that of providing practical tools, suggestions for real-life application and new ideas to drive CHANGE processes, both in...
How to work on the 4 key elements at the heart of change: neuroplasticity and metabolism, system balance, brain networks and hubs, natural flows We had the honor of writing an article for the prestigious The Neuropsychotherapist magazine. Although the magazine is usually only accessible to subscribers, we...
We all think we’re right; it’s everyone else that’s wrong. However, let’s try asking ourselves these questions… [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] Is our evaluation of a specific event objective? Is that person trustworthy? How did we become persuaded of this? Who is right...
