Come to Your Senses: Demystifying the Mind Body Connection [Paperback]

Stanley Block (Author), Carolyn Bryant Block (Author)

Book Description

Release date: March 28, 2005

In this newly revised edition of the award-winning Come to Your Senses: Demystifying the Mind-Body Connection, Dr. Stanley Block offers his Ten-Day Plan to optimize your life -- a breakthrough program that has helped people all over the world heal from post-traumatic stress syndrome, combat trauma, substance abuse, mental illness, pain, and depression.

The easy-to-apply method uses Identity System "resting" techniques that enable you to recognize and defuse the self-defeating mental tug-of-war that exists in all of us. Learn how stress, fear, and thought activate the sympathetic nervous system with increased tension, pain, insomnia, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. By literally "coming to your senses" of taste, touch, smell, sight, and sound, you begin to control negative responses, free yourself from a paralyzed state of mind, and live a happy, balanced life.

The response is amazing because the results are immediate -- ten days is all it takes -- Dr. Block's techniques take no time out of a busy schedule, they are simply incorporated into whatever activity you are engaged. Bridging the Identity System empowers you to work from your own strength and wisdom to deal with situations that arise in your life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Transform your life in a matter of ten days. I did." -- Christiane Northrup, M.D.

"Come to Your Senses works because individuals experience their capacity for success. In fact, we are achieving excellent outcomes with our traumatized combat veterans. I believe Dr. Block's techniques are ushering in a new era of effective treatment." -- Don W. Glover, Ph.D., chief of Mental Health Services at VHA Salt Lake City Health Care System

"A revolutionary guide to harnessing our power to heal our body-mind." -- Mitchell L. Gaynor, M.D., director of Medical Oncology at Cornell University and author of Sounds of Healing

"Come to Your Senses is a unique approach that can change your life. These simple techniques may even save your life!" -- Patrick Ignozzi, producer at ABC Television

About the Author

Stanley H. Block, M.D., is Adjunct Professor of Law and Psychiatry at Seattle University of Law, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and a board-certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He has worked in private practice and has had academic and clinical appointments at a number of other medical schools, including his alma mater, UCLA. He lectures and consults with treatment centers nationwide and is the author of the academic book Bridging the I-System: Unifying Spirituality and Behavior. Stan and his wife, Carolyn Bryant Block, live in Copalis Beach, Washington. They have been an inseparable duo in the discovery and creation of the Identity System theory and technique.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words (March 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582701261
• ISBN-13: 978-1582701264
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Right On Dr. Block April 26, 2005

By Chris Wood

Format:Paperback

Over the last 15 years I have read many self-help books. Tho many have been helpful in some way, not all have had such an immediate impact on personal identity and introspection.

"Come To Your Senses" is a wonderful book. I have thoroughly enjoyed learning about how to gain insight into who I am. I also appreciate Dr. Block's approach to the concept of self as some ideas and approaches have been difficult for me to grasp so readily.

Thank you Dr. Block for clearing the otherwise muddy waters of my journey.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Important for doctors December 4, 2005

By Joseph

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Important for all doctors, of medicine and chiropractic, or whichever, is the fact that the mind and thought are the origin of some forms of illness and physical dysfunction. It is a difficult thing to reverse thoughts, or stop them in their destructive tracks. This book is a tool on how to do it. Mr J. Krishnamurti's writings uncovered thought as a destructive thing for me many years ago. Dr and Mrs Block's book puts a practical, doable slant on thought related disease and deceit of the true self. The best ten bucks you'll ever spend.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Where has this been my whole life? May 27, 2010

By M. Bundrant

Format:Paperback

Best self-help book I have ever read, hands down, and I have read hundreds. My background is in mental health and I can say with clarity that Dr. Block has a legitimate new development here that has made a remarkable difference in my life.

The Identity System and it's requirements were a true revelation to me. I can see how just a few rigid requirements has created a series of ongoing problems - laziness, conflict in relationships and a rigid character. Learning to diffuse my requirements has helped me to relax significantly. I have been experiencing greater inner peace, smoother relationships - I have even been experiencing relief from insomnia and sleeping better than I have in my entire life.

Well done, Dr. Block!