DR. ZWIG’S SELF-HELP EXERCISES

We all have at least one ongoing problem in our life that defines us in some way. It persists over time and becomes part of our identity. We experience it has having a certain power over us which we can’t seem to overcome. But this seemingly intractable issue persists...

It’s hard to get out of old patterns. This is because the direction we need to move is hidden from our consciousness. It’s there but we don’t see it. We can’t feel it. How do we connect with something we can’t see or feel? By engaging with our imagination. Imagination...

There are two main elements of personal growth. The first, involves connecting with the changes that need to happen. We must transcend our habitual way of experiencing and interpreting life. We have to "exit the system" so-to-speak, get outside of what we know in...

Our psychological barriers consist of our fears and resistances. They define the limits of our self awareness. Working on them is the most important part of personal growth and healing. Breakthroughs are great but they often don’t last. We take a giant leap forward...

Great songs make you feel and think in a way that connects you to something deeper, truer, more real, and more ecstatic than your usual experience of life. Music is a superhighway into your subconscious—the feelings, thoughts and ways of being that reside in you but...

We all have an incredible amount of strength but many of us fail to identify with it. When we get hints of our power we look the other way. We pursue a diminished version of ourself—one victimized by life. We seek comfort as the solution to feeling oppressed. But the...

The psyche has two main interacting parts. One part consists of our primary identity. It speaks in “I” statements. “I’m so-and-so, this is what I want, like, dislike, think, feel, believe, etc.. I call this our “First Mind” because it’s the first thing that comes into...

Our processes have two parts—who we think we are and who we’re meant to become. We identify with our known self / comfort zone, and fear or remain unaware of what’s on the other side—our greater, more evolved self. Between these two parts lies everything that blocks...

In the book, "The Teachings of Don Juan," the character, Don Juan, says, "Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn’t, it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere but one has a heart, the other doesn’t. One makes for a joyful journey; as long...