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by Dr. David Levy | Jun 3, 2017 | breathing
Diaphragmatic/Stomach Breathing Exercise adapted from Dr. Charles Carlson. Mindstore Inc.©2015 …the patient should understand why they are doing diaphragmatic breathing training, the mechanisms by which it is accomplished, and appropriate precaution to not engage in...
by Dr. David Levy | Jun 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Why Control My Breathing? Did you know your breathing pattern could change the way you feel? Your breathing can change your emotions and even your thoughts. When I feel anxious, frustrated or angry – as soon as I recognize I’m getting into negative...
by Dr. David Levy | Jun 3, 2017 | breathing
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...
by Dr. David Levy | Jun 3, 2017 | breathing
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...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 20, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
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...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 19, 2012 | forgiveness
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...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 18, 2012 | forgiveness
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...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 17, 2012 | declarations, forgiveness
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...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 16, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
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...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 15, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
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...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 14, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
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...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 13, 2012 | declarations, 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...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 11, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
Blessing Our Enemies Another means of power and healing comes from blessing our enemies. Indeed it seems challenging at first, maybe even impossible, but as you begin doing so, you will find the way to hope and healing. In Luke 6:27 of the Bible, Jesus said the...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 2, 2012 | featured articles, prayer
“God seems cruel,” said Angela over dinner. While agitating, poking and moving her food around the plate she clamored, “I don’t like that story. I just don’t like waiting.” Angela, a female physician seated next to her husband and across from me, began shifting in...
by Dr. David Levy | Aug 2, 2012 | featured articles, forgiveness
Can God Offend? If God hasn’t offended you yet, He will. This principle is seen throughout The Bible (See Biblical Lessons on Offense blog post). Our response to offense is important to any relationship including our relationship with God. What we are willing to...
by Dr. David Levy | Mar 22, 2012 | declarations, forgiveness, prayer
Prayer To Release Offense Toward God Here is a prayer you can offer to God as you work to release an offense. I believe it is best said out loud, either alone or with others who will stand with you. It is based on Biblical truth, spoken to a God who cares and is...
by Dr. David Levy | Jan 22, 2012 | forgiveness
The greatest heroes in The Bible faced long periods of wrestling with God with significant offense to overcome. Noah, Joseph, David, Moses all had God requiring them to wait long periods of time, often with ridicule, before God vindicated them. As we examine the...
by Dr. David Levy | Dec 10, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
How Do You Pray in the Office? In an office setting where I will not do surgery but feel that they will benefit from prayer, this is an example of what I would say: Me: Many people find prayer helpful. I would be happy to say a prayer for your condition. Is that...
by Dr. David Levy | Dec 9, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
A patient must feel free to say “no” without feeling that a refusal will jeopardize their care or our doctor-patient relationship. My “spiritual history” consists of two questions: 1. Were you raised with a faith or religion? 2. Are you practicing a faith now? Praying...
by Dr. David Levy | Dec 1, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
Doctors and Prayer: Kindness or Coercion? Excerpt from “Should Doctors Be Involved With a Patient’s ‘Spiritual Care?’,” Medscape. October 21, 2011–Science and religion have always had a complicated relationship, so it’s not surprising that, as interest in holistic...
by Dr. David Levy | Nov 29, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
Patients Desire Prayer in the Hospital Specifically regarding prayer, 75% to 82% of Americans claim to pray regularly and/or believe in the healing power of prayer (2,3) and without specifically asking them, it is easy to overlook something that is important to them....
by Dr. David Levy | Nov 16, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
Revised January 01, 2004 From the Joint Commission Website: Spiritual Assessment Q: Does the Joint Commission specify what needs to be included in a spiritual assessment? A: Spiritual assessment should, at a minimum, determine the patient’s denomination, beliefs,...
by Dr. David Levy | Nov 16, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
(1) 75% of 35,000 Americans age 18 or older reported that they pray at least once per week with 58% praying at least once per day. Data from the Pew Forum U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted May 8 to Aug. 13, 2007, among more than 35,000 Americans age 18 and...
by Dr. David Levy | Nov 10, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
The healthcare certifying organization, JCAHO, has standards for spiritual care that state that each patient’s “spiritual care be assessed, accommodated, and attended to in ways that are important to them.” (1) These standards are typically followed in the following...
by Dr. David Levy | Oct 26, 2011 | medically speaking, prayer
Prayer and Medicine Every pill we prescribe has a risk of doing good or harm. To rely on personal experience and education is not enough, no matter how many times the treatment has worked previously. Not only doctors, but lawyers, accountants, financial advisers and...
