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Breath of Relief is the companion DVD to Breath of
Relief Book. This DVD was filmed on the beach of Hawaii and demonstrates
each individual breath of the FlowMotion movement that is illustrated
and described in the book. Each movement is demonstrated slowly
and clearly so that you can follow along with Karl as you feel your
stress and tension drain away with each motion. |
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Qigong (pronounced Chi-Gong), is an ancient
Chinese martial arts used to harmonize breath, energy and
motion. It was developed specifically to help health care
professionals transform compassion fatigue into flow and peak
performance. This 20 minute production demonstrates and teaches
4 basic Qigong movements and the energy stance that will discharge
the energy residue of compassion fatigue and enliven your
body and mind with the enlivening energy of flow. This production
was filmed at a Buddhist Temple in Singapore with martial
arts master Simon Yong. In this DVD you will learn how to:
Release stagnant energy; enliven and energize your body and
mind; develop inner balance and self-soothing. |
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Seated Flow Motion is a set of simple easy to
learn continuous flowing exercises that channel stress into
positive energy. It harmonizes the mind and body with the
breath. Through these exercises you will: Immediately relax
and soothe your n3ck and shoulders; unfreeze the stress that
can take root in your body; increase energy, vitality, alertness
and concentration; develop a sense of flow and mastery. |
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This is a 20 minute relaxation visualization
audio CD developed specifically to relax, soothe and enliven
each part of the body through dynamic tension, mindful movement,
conscious breathing and guided visualization. Experience more
energy and alertness as Karl guides your awareness in releasing
the "energy residue" that often accompanies repeated exposure
to trauma and terror with soothing music from David Lee in
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Background
Information:
Vicarious Terror
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
the war in Afghanistan and Iraq and the ongoing war on terror,
compassion fatigue may well be re-defined to include vicarious
terror. Vicarious terror may be understood much the same as vicarious
trauma except the method of transmission is the media rather than
face-to-face contact. Vicarious terror relies upon the repetitive
barrage of images and sound bites that are crafted specifically
to induce the physical, mental and emotional response of vicarious
trauma especially, dissociation. Dissociation is another word
for disconnection in which you feel separated, isolated and disconnected
from yourself and others. It is a state of emotional and even
physical numbing. It is the result of a continual and repetitive
barrage of noxious stimuli that slips below our mental radar while
registering and accumulating subconsciously as a condition I call
"wired and tired."
Wired
and Tired
When vicarious terror is experienced as repetitive
shocks to the mind and body, the sympathetic nervous system is
hyper-activated secreting large amounts of adrenaline into the
bloodstream in preparation for fight or flight; heart rate increases,
breathing becomes short and shallow, blood vessels constrict,
muscles tighten and the neo-cortex, the thinking brain begins
to shut down in favor of the automatic responses of the more primitive,
reactive Limbic system or emotional brain. Because the terror
is experienced vicariously through the media and especially when
it occurs "under the radar" of conscious awareness, there is no
specific mechanism to fight or flee the terror; all the body can
do is "freeze." The freeze response is the psychological mechanism
most associated with PTSD and is comparable to gunning your car
engine in gear while stomping on the brakes. Repeatedly, over
time your body will suffer the same fate as your car – mechanical
breakdown and eventually, complete systems failure.
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About The Author
Karl LaRowe
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International speaker, author and workshop presenter, Karl LaRowe
received his Masters degree in clinical social work from the University
of Chicago, a BA in psychology from the University of Oregon and
completed his internship at the University of Illinois Hospital
and Clinics. After working at Pacific County Mental Health in
rural Washington State as a mental health therapist and in the
Bess Kaiser Hospital emergency room as a Crisis therapist, Karl
suffered from depression and remained functional only with the
use of prescription medications.
In 1990 he moved to Southeast Asia where he became the Clinical
Director for the Singapore Association of Mental Health. In an
effort to manage his symptoms he began studying Qigong, an ancient
Chinese martial art used to harmonize breath, energy and motion.
It was then, he developed "Flow Motion" (a series of mindful movements
and visualizations inspired from Qigong) and overcame his depression,
remaining medication free.
For the past 10 years, Karl has presented 500 seminars to over
25,000 professionals on various mental health and interpersonal
effectiveness topics accross the United States and in SE Asia.
Combining emotional intelligence with interpersonal martial arts,
Karl travels the world offering workshops to healthcare professionals
and organizations who want to find their center of balance and
transform burnout and depression into energy and engagement. Karl's
book: "Breath of Relief: Transforming Compassion Fatigue into
Flow" explains, illustrates and demonstrates his Flow MotionTM
techniques. Karl currently lives in Vancouver, Washington.
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