Dr. Altshuler was dealing with a lot of stress in his personal and professional life and was eager to find a treatment to relieve stress. But he was told from the beginning by the master that he could not study any techniques because he was not ready.
He said that Westerners have a restless mind and cannot just jump to practice meditation right away, they need to learn specific technique first to be able to empty their mind and only then begin meditation.
Dr, Altshuler has been teaching these unique Nepalese techniques to all his patients who are interested in studying meditation. He achieves excellent results utilizing these methods in the treatment of depression, anxiety and chronic insomnia.
This book does not replace the advice of your medical practitioner, it is intended to support the work of your medical practitioner and to help you or a loved one to achieve good health.
Dr. Leonid Altshuler M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist, went through years of misdiagnosis and suffering before he discovered an innate connection between stress, diet and physical and mental health.
On a sunny day he went to Nepal to have a major mental tune up after living a hectic life in NY city for a couple of years.
His Master Hindu Priest and physician Bishal had opened a meditation retreat for westerners, spending their life imprisoned in cars and endlessly distracting jobs, to teach them walking mediation.
He did not know that this meditation would become the major therapeutic tool he utilizes in the treatment of depression, anxiety and insomnia, especially among patients suffering from being overweight.
This meditation technique is unique one. He has never heard of it before and, according to his teacher, Master Bishal, it is widely being utilized by the monks living in the Hindu Temples up in the mountains on the border with India.
The meditation routine is extremely useful in regard to enabling a quick transition to the critical alpha brain wave pattern, which can remain stable as long as the person is walking and for a period after.
Dr. Leonid Altshuler M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist, went through years of misdiagnosis and suffering before he discovered an innate connection between stress, diet and physical and mental illnesses.
In this deliberately short book Dr. Altshuler describes a unique method called the Art of Emptying the Brain that he was taught in Nepal where he lived in a monastery studying different meditation techniques taught by a Master.
He was dealing with a lot of stress at that time in his personal and professional life and was eagger to find a treatment to relieve stress. But he was told from the beginning by the Master that he could not study any techniques because he was not ready.
He said that if Dr. Altshuler started meditating right away without preparation then eventually, he would cause a lot of emotional problems for himself.
He said that Westerners have a restless mind and cannot just jump to practice meditation right away , they need to learn specific technique first to be able to empty their mind and only then begin meditation.
Structure. Structure and planning.
That’s how Alex, a psychiatrist, meticulously breaks up his days, ensuring that no surprises await him. Spontaneity and changes to his plans make Alex feel uneasy and not in control. However, Alex is willing to delve into the unknown when it comes to contacting his deceased father, even if he has been warned that on rare occasions the consciousness can be moved to a different plane.
So, when he meets Lisa, a patient brought in with self-harming tendencies who is having auditory and visionary hallucinations, Alex is intrigued by her case and by her as a person. And when Lisa goes missing, Alex is thrown into a world of doubt. It seems all the planning in the world doesn’t always work out.
Alex decides to investigate her disappearance, but what he wasn’t prepared for, was a journey into his own actions and decisions. Powerful ideology shifts are coming his way, and Alex is about to learn the true price of a second.
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