>> So we have with us today, Dr. Villy Doctor, yes Doctor is her last name too. She's here from India to share with us the technology of Stress Management. Villy Doctor is a psychologist, an educationist, a therapist and a master of meditation techniques. In fact, her Phd work was in the field of psychobiological changes that take places through meditation. She conducts stress management workshops all over the world, at places like; Nokia in Dubai, The Tata Institute of Fundamental research in India and University of Connecticut. In 2002, she established a non-profit organization called "The Light of Life Trust" to help underprivileged children, destitute women and senior citizens. Today, through her efforts, the trust supports over 1000 children. There is more information about Ms. Doctor and "The Light of Life Trust" at the back of the room, so on your way out, please do help yourself to the fliers. And for the folks on VC, if you want to contact me I can pass on that information to you. There's also a sign-up sheet which we'll pass around and if you would like updates or information on upcoming workshops please do, go ahead and sign up on those. Villy Doctor, also has the special gift of being a medical intuitive, counseling people globally to move towards health and self healing, perhaps what describes her best is, she's a gentle lady with great compassion, love, humility and patience. Villy Doctor is a lady of great spirituality with an in-depth knowledge of the human soul. I'd like to welcome Ms. Villy Doctor. >> DOCTO SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] It's wonderful to be with you all this afternoon. And I would like to really welcome you to participate, interact and to ask questions, and absolutely benefit from this session. So, first of all, I 'd like to bow to each and everyone of you, and my gratitude to all of you for being here, for creating your time and space in your busy [SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] to be around--to Google's chan--Stress Management and be--to look at stress management is to look at life first. We are all actually in the process of realizing that very frequently our lives go through a kind of oscillation which we're not able to manage, it becomes sometimes so inundated with pressures and stresses that we feel that "I wish I had a technique, I wish I had a quick fix on it, so that I could really managed things better more effectively." Now, there is actually a technology that is available, and I say it's a technology because it can be used as a very simple tool for enhancing your nervous energy and make that therefore effective so that it could be used optimally to realize your complete potential. Now, if you had to view ourselves as human beings, we have a mind, a body and a soul which is the normal perception and paradigm within which stress management takes you through. But I'm trying to ask you today, to shift this paradigm for a while, and to really look at ourselves in terms of energy systems that we are energy bodies and that within us is located a powerful energy system which lies in a dormant state and needs to be awakened. And this is the paradigm that I want you to really look at today, and within this framework, we develop a technology which scientifically helps you to make this breakthrough in your levels of stress management. So, let's look at it and try and understand where we coming from and what we can really do to apply this technology to ourselves. So, the first part of it, I will just take you to the basics of our nervous system which has this in-built understanding, and then we will actually do the process which is the technique, which you can use anytime, any place, anywhere to truly empower yourself and to let go the feeling of stress. And don' think I need to really go through what is stress and the reactions to stress because I think you are all too familiar with those, aren't we? Yes. We all feel it, we all experience it all the time in our nervous system, we feel it in our bodies, we feel it in our emotional system and we react to it, just that stress levels differ and our reaction to stress differ. So, right at the very first stage when we are stressed, there is like an alarm that buzzes for you and you realize that "Hey, I need to do something about it, I am undergoing some strong pressures" So, that's the first stage of encountering stress, the alarm. And I'm sure a number of people have either moved through that stage and advance or are still at that level. Then comes the point where we start resisting stress, and there is the stage of resistance, where we go on, you know, procrastinating, trying to manage, we get a few symptoms because some of our organ systems have already collapsed from time to time, attention headache, a hypertension, high-blood pressure, sometimes your stomach gives way to ulcers and respiratory track problems, all those psychosomatic problems creep up at this stage. So that's the stage of resistance. And finally comes the stage of breakdown, there's a breakdown; there is a collapse because the stress levels are at this point totally unmanageable. And as a result of that, you encounter chronic problems in your bio-systems, your energy is of course weakened, there is a chronic problem, any psychosomatic problem, even a cardiac problem, a respiratory problem, a problem related to sometimes brain damage and so on. So, there are reactions to stress that move in these three stages, and psychosomatic problems which crop up along side. Now, let us look at the paradigm which I was putting forth before you to encounter these stages of stress. And in fact no matter at what point you are in the movement towards handling stress, you can use this technique very effectively,1 because I found that this techniques works for very severe stress levels as well. And1 patients who've had chronic problems like cancer, cardiac blocks, diabetes, all these1 problems have healed because this is a process of self-healing as well. So, to really look1 at the technique, first we need to look at a subtle nervous system and how it works for1 us to really become an energy system, can we look at the diagram? >> Yeah.1 >> DOCTO es. Our subtle system which is a system which brings about the energy accent1 for you, which raises your energy levels, is composed of three channels; the left sympathetic,1 the right sympathetic and the central channel. So, energy flows along these three channels1 it is; your nervous energy, the neural impulses that we're talking about, so, that is one1 component of the system. The second component is a primordial energy which is located at1 the base of the spine and which in the classical terminology--you might have heard this term1 is called "Kundalini" or the primordial energy. Now, this energy which is placed in the triangular,1 the inverted triangular shaped bone which is your sacrum bone at the base of the spine,1 okay? Now, this is your firehouse of energy, and this energy actually is in a coiled format,1 a three and a half coiled shape format, it's almost like an extension plug, you've seen1 the extension plug, how you pull it out and the energy flows and then you have to connect1 it to the mains and the energy circuit is then complete. So, it works out that this1 energy in normal human beings as I said is in a dormant state, is in a sleeping state1 and this energy then gets--slowly move up along the spinal column and it passes through1 the third element of the subtle nervous system which are the three--which are the seven important1 nerve centers. These seven nerve centers are called in the classical terminology again1 "Chakras." Chakras because the energy moves in a circular pattern around those regions,1 so, these are the seven important junctions, one's located in the perineum region right1 at the base of the spine, near the rectum, that's your chakra number one. The second1 nerve center is located slightly below the navel point about two and a half inches below1 the navel point. The third one is directly in front of the navel point, the fourth one1 is the center heart over here in the chest region. And the fifth one which is connected1 with your communication is in the throat region, the forehead region the sixth one and the1 seventh one is on top of the head in this bone, which is your soft bone called the "Fontanelle1 bone region," okay? You need not remember everything, except that these seven important1 nerve centers are critical in conducting energy. And the energy from the base of the spine1 that is from the sacrum bone there it is positioned and located slowly starts rising, it starts1 rising when systemically all the blocks that are there at the nerve centers open up. Now,1 what happens is, in the process of life there is a lot of, you know, I call it garbage which1 we collect, a lot of negative vibrations which we collect, and because of that with the tensions1 and anxieties the nerve centers begin to close down, and as they close down, the nerve centers1 begin to conduct less and less energy. So, we need to really open up these nerve centers,1 and the process of really opening up these nerve centers makes the energy then slowly1 rise go along the spinal column, the spinal cord and then come up to the top of the head1 over here in this soft bone region, and then the energy really comes up at this point,1 it's interesting to know that actually in our skull there is a very tiny opening, and1 it is through this opening that the energy begins to flow out, and then your individual1 energy begins to flow out in this manner, it connects with the universal energy, all1 around us. And it is with this connection which takes place that you become this complete1 circuit. And so the universal energy gets connected to you and everything then in the1 cosmic energy system starts flowing through you and you experience that oneness, that1 peace and that integration which is for long time missing, and truly stress is encountered1 when you as an individual system get disconnected from this universal energy. And once that1 connection is regenerated and obtained through the process which we're going to do today,1 it transforms you complete because this energy, the universal energy it nourishes you, it1 nurtures you, empowers you and it creates for you a process of realization of all the1 potentialities which you are born with. So, the gifts that you have, the creativity, the1 problem solving skills, the ability to communicate with people, share your knowledge, the ability1 to also be able to create new shifts and paradigms in the world, all these things happen once1 your potentialities begin to blossom. And of course along with it, your psychosomatic1 problems which are related to different organ systems in your body, all those also clear1 out. So, it is a process that makes you attain health, makes you shifts from the stress that1 you're encountering in life, it empowers you with the kind of mind space and brain space1 and neural space which is totally healthy. And therefore, it leaves you free to really1 be productive and function optimally in one's life, and to experience therefore what is1 normally mistake that one enjoys as a human being which is love for everybody, peace,1 joy, laughter and being spontaneous in life. See, we lose these things as we become more2 and more intellectual or isolated in our works spheres and those qualities of life actually2 really leads to our happiness, to a state of well being, and to recreate that each day2 for ourselves is through meditation. Now, I come to the understanding was what is meditation?2 See when--very frequently we say "Oh please don't disturb me, I'm meditating." And that2 we say because we are thinking very deeply about something, but thinking deeply about2 something is not meditation, that is truly the cognitive process, the thinking process.2 Again, sometimes we say "Oh please don't disturb me, I'm meditating" which means you're focusing2 all your attention on to one single stimulus, so you may be working very hard and you focused2 all your energies on that problem and you say "I'm meditating" but let me tell you that2 that is also not meditation. So then what is meditation? What happens is, when this2 energy, the primordial energy, the Kundalini as I called it, starts rising and when it2 crosses the sixth nerve center, the sixth nerve center which you can see in your handout2 which is located in the forehead region, it is at this point that your thoughts begin2 to dissolve, thoughts begin to clear out completely. And your consciousness reaches a state of2 zero thoughts, but there are no thoughts at all. And then there are no thoughts you know2 that there is complete inner peace at that point of time, and so as I said from this2 empty space, that is the state of pure consciousness and pure attention and that is the state of2 meditation. Like so, but there are no thoughts at all and that state truly is empowering2 and wonderful because that state creates a connection of the energy, the universal energy2 then and allows that energy to work out everything for you, whether it is health, whether it2 is problem solving, whether it is your ability to have very fulfilling relationships with2 people or also your ability to enjoy life itself, be productive. So, this is actually2 the process that we're going to master today, the process is simple, it takes about 15-202 minutes to do the process and master it. So, that actually is a state of mediation. Now2 suppose I tell you that, you know, or you tell yourself "I'm not going to think at all,2 I'm not going to have any thoughts." Is that possible at all? No. What will happen immediately?2 The moment you tell yourself "I'm not going to have any thoughts," more and more thoughts2 will start coming to you. And so, you cannot control thoughts is the realization, it is2 only spontaneously when this energy is awakened, and that this energy then moves along the2 spinal column to create that connection and you are in this complete circuit that the2 thoughts will leave you, and once the thoughts leave you, all the tension leaves you, all2 the stresses leave you and it gives the nervous system the time recover to regenerate and2 to then really become effective, so that's the way meditation works in our energy systems.2 That's--the basic that I would like to leave you with, that's very basics since we have2 just about an hour today to realize this technique, if you have any questions later on about this,2 you could come and ask me or email or whatever, okay? And we can interact and begin to know2 this in greater depth. So now, from the principles let's move to the technique and see how we2 can actualize this in our life, all right? Are you understanding me? Am I clear? Yes?2 Okay, all right. Is this something that you would like to do? I'm sure because you're2 here, you would, okay. So let's begin then that the process itself and master it, it2 needs repeated of course practice daily to master it, but I've made it very complete2 for you so that you could practice it daily and progress systematically. Now, what we2 really need to do is--if you're sitting on the chair, the first thing we need to do to2 earth ourselves is to remove our slippers or shoes or socks or whatever we're wearing2 in our feet. All right. The second thing is--if you could please have your cell phones off2 so that we don't get disturbed or you don't disturb others. Thank you. All right, so the2 first variable is that your spine should be straight, it should be erect, your feet, both2 your feet should be flat on mother earth or ground level. Next, your palms are like the2 conductors and receptors of energy, so your palm's to be opened and face upwards and they2 could remain open like this in your lap, yes. Try and keep your spine straight, all right?2 And your head in a position where you do not feel it's weight, so if you're moving it,2 you will feel that at a point you feel your head weight disappears, all right. So, these2 are the three variables--if there's anything of course that's tight or constricting just2 release it, you know. If there's a tie or a--or a belt that's very, very restricting,2 please just open it up and--as we do the process. But before we begin with the process, we need2 to understand that we will be mastering first the positions of these seven nerve centers,2 okay. So we will be working first on the left channel, so our left channel which is the3 left palm will be open and faced upwards like this, where as the right palm will be at actually3 be placed along the point where your chakra is, or where your nerve junction, nerve center3 is, all right? So, the first position is this, in the pelvic region, on the left side place3 your right palm almost at the hip joint, okay? And it is this part of your palm, because3 that is the corresponding seventh nerve center, has to be touching it, got it? Okay. Jay and3 Chirraz are looking around to check if everyone's doing it correctly so if you have a problem3 just ask. Second position of the second nerve center, the chakra, is directly below the3 ribcage in the stomach region on the left side. Yes. And you place your palm there,3 that's perfect, good. Moving upwards, you then go to the heart chakra, slightly lower,3 directly in front of your, yes, big bump there, okay. On the foot, slowly you move then to3 the chakra which is located in the throat region, but the way you do it is you take3 your palm and between the left shoulder and the neck region, you turn your head slightly3 to the right holding the nape of the neck, you know the bone that is protruding the nape3 of the neck? And turning your head slightly to the right side, yes. Just turn your head3 slightly to the right, perfect, yes. That is the position of your center of communications.3 Then you move to the next that is the sixth point which is in the forehead region--at3 all points keep the left palm open and drawing energy, yes. You then move to the forehead3 region and looking downwards slightly, you cup your palms so that on the left side you're3 holding, the left side of your forehead with your fingers and the back of the palm is holding3 the right side of your forehead, good, that's the position of the sixth nerve center. And3 finally, you go up to the seventh point--try and locate that soft bone but in most of us3 it is hardened because of two forces which compel us in life, that's our ego and our3 super ego which reside right there, okay. So, you can--need to look downwards slightly3 and while we're really working on this nerve center, we will be rotating the energy at3 this point in a clockwise direction from left to right, okay? And pressuring a little so3 that that little tiny opening which is being blocked at the center of the skull opens up3 to allow the energy to move out. Yes. Got it? So, seven times in a clockwise direction,3 you will be rotating the palm on top of the head as we are doing the process, okay? Good,3 it's slightly in front, yes, yes, slightly yes, yes, okay. Have you got the positions?3 Can we quickly recap and review them? So that we--because our eyes will be closed when we're3 doing the actual process, so when you're doing the process there will be a few affirmations3 which you will be sub-vocally saying, and each nerve center has--as you know, different3 number of nerve endings. So, you will be repeating those affirmations, the number of times to3 each--to each to open up each of those nerve endings, is that clear? All right? If you3 have a question at this point do ask. Yes? >> When you say clockwise, do you turn from3 above or from below the head, I couldn't figure that one.3 >> DOCTO es, if--if you have to place the clock this way on top of your head, this would3 be the direction from left to right. Yeah, okay?3 >> Is the clock facing upwards? >> DOCTO es, yes, yes, yes. The energy3 is rotating this way, okay? Out there. If the energy rotates in the opposites direction,3 it creates a lot negative events to happen, therefore, position is important. And there's3 this whole thing about a lot of research done on that, which you can Google and find out3 about, okay, all right. So, let's begin now. Are we ready? You can stretch out a bit. If3 you're feeling sleepy, you can just stretch out, stretch your spine, maybe move your shoulders3 a little because I know you've been working all day, neck positions to release the tension3 physically while we do this process, yes. Sometimes I do a body scan and we go through3 all the muscles in the body and relax them before we do this, but since we have just3 an hour, I don't think we can manage all that, so we'll just let go of all the tensions in3 the body, but they clear up automatically once you reach the level of the seventh nerve3 center, so don't worry too much about it, okay. Now, those who are wearing specs, all3 right, if you could put them aside because we don't need them, your eyes will be closed.3 All right. So, you can adjust yourself to see that your spine is aligned and vertical.3 Your palms are open. As I said, they're the receptors and transmitters of energy, and3 they give you all the information on your nervous system. So to be open and placed upwards.3 Your head in a position--that's the third variable--you need to check, head in a position3 where you do not feel it's weight. And now, gently close your eyes. Please don't try to3 open your eyes, this is a journey that is inwards, you're looking at your own nervous3 system, you don't have to worry about others therefore, just focus with it. Let us begin,3 first to stake your right palm, place it in the pelvic region on the left side. And over3 here, to open up this nerve center, you have to address this to Mother Kundalini, and you3 can just say "Mother, please give me the light of pure knowledge." And you repeat it six4 times sub-vocally to open up the six nerve endings of this nerve junction. Once you finish,4 just move up to the next nerve center, below the ribcage in the stomach region on the left4 side. Pressure it slightly. And now over here again the affirmation is "Mother Kundalini,4 [SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE], I am my own master." With the light of the pure knowledge,4 you become your own master, your own guru, so 10 times you repeat "Mother, I am my own4 master." Again, lets take our right palm to the chest region in front of the heart chakra,4 place your right palm on the left side. Here the affirmation which you repeat 12 times4 to open up all the nerve endings and you say "Mother, oh Mother Kundalini, I am my own4 spirit," or "I am my own true self." Whatever you choose to say, begin. "Mother, I am my4 own spirit." And having completed that, very peacefully, take your right palm between the4 left shoulder and the neck in that region from the front and place it, so that your4 fingers are pressuring the nape of your neck, and tilting your head slightly to the right4 over here, you use the affirmation "Mother, I am not guilty" and release all the things4 that you make your--made yourself wrong about, let go that past, you repeat it 16 times because4 this is a complex nerve center, just say "Mother, I am not guilty", 16 times, begin. All right,4 now take your right palm, place it along the forehead region, cupping your palms slightly,4 holding the forehead on either side and looking downwards. At this juncture you say "Mother,4 I forgive everyone." And you need to let go and forgive each and everyone from your heart,4 and so you repeat this until you really let go. I know it's the most difficult nerve center4 to grasp and open up, it's difficult to let go and forgive someone, but let's do it. Try4 not to think of specific individuals, just in general. Let go and forgive everyone. Just4 say "Mother, I forgive everyone." And once you've done that, finally move to the seventh4 nerve center on the top of the head, place your palm in such a way that you fan your5 fingers out as you pressure it slightly, and looking downwards, seven times as you rotate5 in a clockwise direction, from left to right, you just say "Mother, please give me self-realization."5 And so, you have to ask your primordial energy Mother Kundalini, to grant the self-realization5 to you--this connection. Seven times you repeat "Mother, please give me self-realization."5 Begin. And once you've done that, you can place both your palms back on your lap. And5 now, with your left palm just check on top of the head, without touching the head, if5 you can feel hot or cool vibrations, feel like tiny atoms moving or sometimes like a5 strong breeze, without touching the head, move it up and down. Sometimes it's very high,5 sometimes it could be low. Sometimes it's very hot too, check it out. And now place5 the left palm back on your lap and check with the other palm. See how high it goes? The5 point at which you do not feel it, that's the point at which the connection is. All5 right, now place both the palms back on your lap and see if you can feel tiny particles5 like energy moving around in the palms of your hand. Sometimes it's very strong, sometimes5 it's extremely subtle, depending on your energy level. And become aware of that. And now for5 a few minutes, let us sit peacefully in silence, which is the state of meditation that spontaneously5 occurs, and I will not be instructing you for a while, so let us enjoy that silence.5 All right, so now, very slowly draw your attention to the outer environment, become aware of5 it and end the meditation and the process by acknowledging yourself for having given5 yourself this precious gift to be able to manage stress and to become empowered. So5 bow to your own self in recognition of this process where you've awakened this energy5 today and got your self-realization. And I wish you all the very best on this journey.5 How do you feel? We have very few minutes so I just ask a few questions, if you would5 like to share some things. Yes, there's a mic so if you could just access it, we have5 two minutes, yes. >> Is there significance of using the right5 hand to put pressure on the--grows. >> DOCTO es, when you just begin with the5 process, you work on the left channel and the left channel therefore draws energy from5 the universe, and the other palm then, is used to express that chakra, and release the5 block, okay? The left channel is the channel of pure desire, the right channel is the channel5 of action. Therefore, you use the right arm, you activate it, okay? Yes, I know everybody5 is now moving out for the next session, yes? >> I just want to say, the meditation that5 the thought just went through, there are fliers in the back that show the positions and affirmations5 that you say at each point, and also has a diagram of the seven chakras. So, I'd like5 to thank Ms. Doctor for coming in today, and thank you for [INDISTINCT].5 >> DOCTO hank you so much, Thank you and I wish you will really practice this and make5 it a part of your life so that we can all benefit from it, okay? And believe me; it'll5 really create a 360 degree shift in your life, truly. So, wish you all the best.