Two Easily Remembered Questions That Silence Negative Thoughts

Two Easily Remembered Questions That Silence Negative Thoughts | Anthony Metivier | TEDxDocklands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvtYjdriSpM

Anthony Metivier, memory expert and creator of the Magnetic Memory Method used a simple process of "self-inquiry" to help him overcome years of mental distress that imprisoned him in a “manic-depressive” identity, and almost took his life. bring peace of mind and focus, and free ourselves from negative thinking. Using the secular translations of ancient Sanskrit by Dr. Gary Weber, Anthony shares the two most powerful and immediate tools self-transformation. They are easy to remember and anyone can use them to create focus on the present moment and experience instant freedom from negative thinking. For more ways to combine simple memory exercises with mindfulness, find Anthony on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdIw... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdIw... Anthony Metivier is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, a systematic, 21st Century approach to memorizing foreign language vocabulary, dreams, names, music, poetry and much more in ways that are easy, elegant, effective and fun.

Why do you wake up at night?

Why do you wake up at night? | Barry Krakow | TEDxABQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izgtCxsLVd0

Why do you wake up at night?  What causes these awakenings that prevent sleeping through the night? How do these middle of the night interruptions lead to insomnia, the prolonged episodes where you desperately desire sleep yet cannot catch one wink let alone forty?  Most insomniacs imagine stress, an overactive mind, or a genetic background causes this vexing sleep loss. Remarkably, these questions had never been researched until Dr. Barry Krakow and his colleagues conducted a study on 20 classic insomniacs, all of whom believed their problems were due to stress, racing thoughts or a genetic predisposition. In a landmark study, published in the journal SLEEP, they demonstrated 90% of awakenings experienced by these insomniacs were preceded by a disruption in their breathing while asleep. In effect, they found a major, and likely primary, cause for why people wake up at night and have continued to research and demonstrate this physiological breathing problem in thousands of insomnia patients.  A lifelong insomniac, Barry Krakow was fortunate to gain seven years of blessed relief—four years in medical school and three at UNM School of Medicine, completing an internal medicine residency. Soon after, divine providence guided him to a sleep medicine career as a clinical specialist and sleep researcher, studying and treating chronic nightmare and insomnia patients at Maimonides Sleep Arts & Sciences, sleep medical center, and Sleep & Human Health Institute, sleep research facility. In the 1990s, Dr. Krakow learned first-hand how unwanted bouts of sleeplessness (insomnia) were not caused solely by the standard explanations found in nearly all medical and psychological textbooks. Insomnia was far more complex and ultimately proved to be intricately linked to sleep breathing problems. Since then, his quarter of a century quest to map out connections between insomnia and sleep-disordered breathing yielded results beyond anything he would have dreamed possible.

How To Trick Your Brain Into Falling Asleep

How To Trick Your Brain Into Falling Asleep | Jim Donovan | TEDxYoungstown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5dE25ANU0k

Jim Donovan M.Ed. is a professional musician, Assistant Professor at Saint Francis University and TEDx speaker. His mission is to share the healing power of music through education and performance. He specializes in placing music and wellness programs in organizations who focus on people with disabilities and people recovering from addiction. Donovan performs with his band Sun King Warriors and was a founding member of the 3-time platinum band Rusted Root. There he co-wrote the song “Send Me on My Way” featured in the movie Ice Age and became the first song on Mars where it “woke up” NASA’s Mars Rover. Jim Donovan M.Ed. is a professional musician and Assistant Professor at Saint Francis University. His mission is to share the healing power of music through education and performance. He specializes in placing music and wellness programs in organizations who focus on people with disabilities and people recovering from addiction. Donovan performs with his band Sun King Warriors and was a founding member of the 3-time platinum band Rusted Root. There he co-wrote the song “Send Me on My Way” featured in the movie Ice Age and became the first song on Mars where it “woke up” NASA’s Mars Rover.

Jim taught using a drumming exercise, to the speed of ticking clock, right, left, right, left, slow down to count of 4 to breath in and breath out. The body will be very relax after a few minutes and sleep will set in.

Good try !

The Suffering God

What could cause God to suffer, to feel pain, to cry ?

When He sees His creation going in decay
the silent murder of the earth
When He sees His children lives in sins,
not knowing right from wrong

Advanced strategies to create engaging online experiences

 Advanced strategies to create engaging online experiences

By Kenneth Kwan

ADVANCED STRATEGIES TO CREATE ENGAGING ONLINE LEARNING EXPERIENCES SUMMARY SHEET 

Introduction template for your program:

1. Welcome the audience to (Name of the program and introduce yourself as host).

2. Ask them to turn ON their camera. People pay more attention when they do it.

3. Share with the audience why this program is important

4. Give a brief introduction of the guest speaker.

5. Remind the audience how much time you have together.

6. Let them know when you are responding questions and where to leave them.

7. (Optional) Run through with the audience how to use the online platform. 

Engagement Strategies

1. Using slides - If you are using slides for a long period of time, ask participants to modify their screen to use side by side presentation mode. In Zoom it is “View Options” - “Side by side presentation” - Use “Annotations” in Zoom to get people to vote or draw on the screen.

2. Use the online tool: Mentimeter to create interactive presentations, polls and word clouds.

3. Teach people how to respond to you, this can be done early in the presentation - Physical way: Use Heart and ? picture - Physical way: Waving fingers - Use the chat function: o If you heard something you like or learnt, type in the chat. o Agree or Disagree (A) or (D) or just type (1) or (2) - Use Reactions button at bottom of screen (In Zoom)

4. Connect with your audience by looking straight into the camera, not the screen. If you are not used to it, just paste a sticker, pointing to your camera and say “Look here!”

5. To facilitate smaller group discussions, use breakout zooms (in Zoom). - It is important to facilitate small group discussions for intimate sharing, get to know each other or even process what you have taught them (important).

6. Change your Name - You can ask participants to change their name by mousing over their picture, click on the “3 dots” and click “Rename” (in Zoom). - Perhaps you can insert an adjective that describes you, eg Knowledgeable Kenneth.

7. Use Kahoot to create competitive time-based quizzes. My personal favourite. 

Equipment and set up

1. Sound- Ensure that you have a good microphone. Remember, the sound is more important than video.

2. Lighting- Avoid light coming from your back. Ensure that light faces you. - If you wear spectacles, ensure that the light source is angled down to prevent reflection. - If you want to remove the shadows behind you, you might need 2-3 light sources (2 in front and one at side shining at the wall behind your back). - Consider getting LED lights. I personally use LED lights that are the size of an A4 paper and are placed 1 metre away from me.

3. Use greenscreen for creative presentations. You can also use a green cloth or blanket. Just ensure that there are no creases on it and that there is even lighting on it.

4. Use Virtual background - You can tell stories using virtual background or conduct presentations using your slides as background. Reminder: Ensure that you are not covering the main points of your slide. About Kenneth Kwan: Kenneth Kwan is an Author, Global Leadership Speaker, who has trained and spoken to over tens of thousands of professionals in about developing a success-oriented mindset and what is required to lead sustainable change. He has helped Multi-National Companies (MNCs) and Government clients shift employee mindsets to help them create proactive and high-performance cultures. He specialises in moving people from being problem-focused to solution focused. He also delivers keynotes at conferences and conducts strategic planning retreats with senior management teams to help them identify clear measurable and action steps in their planning process. Organisations who work with Kenneth say that they have increased staff motivation, optimism and a sense of individual ownership. He is also a published author and his book "Small Steps To Big Changes" is a result of more than a decade of work with clients. It is used in lectures and training programs around the region. For more information of what we do, check out Deep Impact. Connect with Kenneth Kwan on Social Media