Articles From Dr. David Levy
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Breathing Tips and Techniques
Breathing Tips and Techniques For those with Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease and Seizures/Epilepsy: Physician/Healthcare Provider Approval Needed Breathing exercises alter physiology by changing blood carbon dioxide concentration, heart rate, and blood...
DR. CHARLES CARLSON BREATHING RESEARCH AND REFERENCES
Diaphragmatic Breathing Rationale by researcher Charles Carlson. Ph.D. https://psychology.as.uky.edu/users/ccarl Diaphragmatic breathing is used as part of a strategy for obtaining a quiet relaxed state in a variety of self-regulation procedures and practices. Fried...
Forgiving Yourself
Who Are You To Forgive Yourself? And if you did, how do you know that you are forgiven? Forgiving vs. Punishing Yourself (Based on: How to Forgive Ourselves Totally - by RT Kendall) 1. Only God can forgive, but once God has forgiven you, He wants you to receive it...
Guilt, Psuedoguilt and Shame
A Closer Look At Guilt, Pseudoguilt and Shame This section uses excerpts from “How to Forgive Ourselves Totally” by RT Kendall. 1. True guilt that comes from God is a valid sense of shame for having done what you knew was wrong. This can be dealt with by confession...
Guilt and Shame 2
Guilt and Shame After Severe Injuries to Others or Ourselves 1. Car accidents with death or injury. 2. Drowning deaths in children. 3. Preventable death or morbidity from illness discovered too late. 4. Wartime killing, both direct and indirect. 5. Lack of information...
Forgiving Yourself Confession/Prayer
Forgiving Yourself Self-Forgiveness is sticky theologically because we have no authority to forgive ourselves, only God can do it. However, we often speak of “being hard on ourselves,” “beating myself up about it,” etc. Therefore, if we speak to ourselves with such...
Forgiving Others
Forgiveness is a choice. Forgiveness is not a feeling. Truth is you don’t often feel like forgiving, but doing so is always an act of your will. While much can be accomplished through a single declaration of forgiveness, it rarely is a one-time transaction. You...
Forgiveness Is Not Primarily For Others: It Is For You
When we think of forgiveness, we immediately think of others; how they will be set free when we forgive them. Make no mistake, forgiveness is NOT primarily for others, it is absolutely for you, your health, relationships, increase and freedom. Pardon releases YOU to...
Questions and Processes That Can Help Us Forgive
Rather than just stew in the offense and the hurt buffeting you, find new freedom by learning to ask yourself questions, reflecting on times when you offended others. When you were hurting, were you more likely to hurt others? Taking time to see when you offended God...
Forgiveness Prayer
Declaration to Release Anger, Resentment and Bitterness (Prayer adapted from Biblical Foundations of Freedom by Art Mathias, p. 111.) You can use this personally, or with another needing to release resentment or bitterness toward an offender. Verbal declarations...