I Am In Control - CBT, Mindfulness & Neuroplasticity
What you'll learn
- Take control of your mood and actions by learning the language of the subconscious mind
- Identify and change negative habitual response patterns to people and circumstances
- Learn modern and ancient self-reflective tools of introspection and meditation
- Experience your higher self through mindfulness and meditation
- Create a space, in which you can help others to gain clarity & insight
- See through the ego`s defence mechanisms and rewire your brain with neuroplasticity
- Use CBT on yourself to alleviate depression, stress, anxiety and panic attacks
- Heal your core beliefs and discover the benefits of shadow-work
Requirements
- A keen interest in human behaviour and self-reflection
Description
Updated for April 2020. This course has been ranked Best Seller in Self-development on Udemy. Certified Course.
Key words in the course: Meditation, Mindfulness, CBT, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Ego, Neuroscience, Neuroplasticity
Welcome!
My name is Peter Torok and I would like to welcome you to my Mind-mastery course. This combination of lectures and training was designed to let us learn how the mind really works so that we can access a higher aspect of ourselves and leave behind any undesirable ego identifications. Please check out the free previews!
Why learn about the mind?
Self-awareness training is powerful a psychological tool. There are things we all share, like our desire for love and purpose. The fundamental processes of our mind are also the same. Why do we have certain feelings and problems? Most of the philosophies say, that we are looking for the causes externally rather than looking inside. This is what modern psychology argues as well, and neuroscience, CBT, Schema therapy and mindfulness are the most effective ways thorough which we can connect to, and understand our inner self.
I have been researching the nature of the mind for over a decade, and as part of that I did a social experiment: I committed to two-years of 100% honesty in all of my interactions, no matter what the outcome may be. Imagine talking to your boss and really telling them your critical views about their work ethic, or talking to a difficult relative and pointing out everything that they are not willing to face. -It was challenging… Why is it impossible to be 100% honest about what we say, really?
Constant evolution of Self-awareness
It is because there is a sense of self that is part of us, which reacts automatically in situations. We can call it the ego or part of the subconscious mind. In what other situation does this part react automatically? Whenever our `pain body` has control over us: when we`re suffering.
Our automatic reactions are part of our evolved survival mechanism, however, we have evolved into social, intellectual beings, and the brain`s focus on pure survival mode is no longer beneficial for us. What`s really important is that in our everyday disagreements and power struggles with others, or when we are anxious, our subconscious sense of self that I mentioned feels as threatened as if we were still in the jungle, where a conflict with a tribe member would determine our survival. Life in society is no longer about protecting our lives from others…however the subconscious part of the brain doesn`t know this!
These automatic reactions are the cause of most conflicts between us and others. And the same automatic reactions are the cause of our internal problems, like depression, anxiety and so on…
Techniques
If we truly wish to understand our self, the root of our problems and to recognise that we have power to change anything in our life -we need to take a helicopter ride, which lifts us up from our everyday perspective and lets us take a look at ourselves from above, from the outside… to take a peak into our mind. The aim of this course is, to gain one more layer of awareness, which enables us to recognise our automatic reactions and patterns, to enable us to choose the way we feel. To give us the ability to look at a problem or challenge and immediately focus on the solution, rather than allowing to be overpowered and pulled into negative emotion.
Believe me, even the wisest person on Earth doesn’t have complete control over their mind. This material takes you through my personal journey through stories, psychology, neuroscience, mindfulness and meditation.This training is intended to serve as a manual for the mind, and it`s for anyone who wants to take control of their life.
Mindfulness during the day may lead to a new type of awareness in our dreams too, called lucid dreaming. If you are interested, check out my 10 Day Lucid Dreaming course.
Why learn from me?
Personal - I share the story about how I use mindfulness practice & meditation for self-development, joy and healing anxieties. I demonstrate the power of introspective work through my own examples.
Expertise - I began to study the mind in 2010 because I wanted to know the psychology and the neuroscience behind my meditative states and my out of body experiences.
Experience - Over the years, I have developed my own meditation technique, which I have taught one to one and on retreats. I visited Hindu and Buddhist masters in India and Nepal. I am also a qualified teacher.
Mindfulness - I think that by today I found my passion. I like to learn about the mind and consciousness. Meditation, mindfulness, introspection and lucid dreaming have become the core part of my life.
Community - You gain access to my Facebook community, in which you may discuss your progression with other practitioners
Check out the free previews!
I'm confident that you'll love the course and that once you take action, you will revolutionise your self-development practice!
I hope to see you soon,
Peter
What my students said:
`It is difficult to put into words what I think about it. For me, the material was very positive. I`d like to begin with your voice...it put me in such a calm state in which I managed to shut out all outside noise. I found the things you have said very interesting and I feel that I must listen to it again. Thank you very much for sharing it with me.` -Anett N.
`I am grateful for the video -I have listened to it more than once. I think it is the most valuable video on the topic. I am going to listen to it many more times! Thank you very much. ` -Yvett S.T.
"Super enthusiastic about the course. Very accessible and well structured to understand easily. Love it very much" -Ilse
Who this course is for:
- Anyone with an interest in brain science and mindfulness
- Anyone who wants to develop new habits, or change old ones
- Anyone who is interested in learning how to be mindful and how to relieve suffering
- People wanting to address issues such as depression, anxiety and panic attacks
- Anyone who is interested in giving rise to compassion and extending it to others.
- Anyone who is looking for personal development
- Therapists, mentors, counsellors, healthcare workers who want to broaden their skill set.
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Course content
- 00:05Notes
- Preview11:09
- Preview11:45
- 13:02The Higher Self and the Ego
- 04:51Kohlberg`s theory to achieve Freedom
- Preview08:54
- Preview05:38
- 07:12How to break a habit for good?
- 01:31Neuroscience Summary
Instructor
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 2,045 Reviews
- 11,309 Students
- 4 Courses
Achievements in Lucid Dreaming
Over 700 lucid dreams since 2010
Received Dream Yoga initiation from Chogyal Rinpoche
(Karma Kagyu Buddhism)
Best selling author, teacher
Wake Induced Lucid Dreaming: Entering lucid dreams from meditation in the form of conscious transition
Expertise in dream interpretation, eliminating nightmares, how to use dream herbs, meditation inside lucid dreams, clearing the dream content (dream yoga), dream control (summoning persons, going through walls, flying, creating objects, communicating with dream content)
Professional Qualifications
PGCE, MSc Mathematics teacher
MSc International Finance and Banking
BA Business and Economics
BIO
Peter is a spiritual teacher and author who was born in Hungary and educated at the Universities of London. He began to work in London as a teacher and mentor. At the age of 25, a profound inner transformation radically changed the course of his life. The next few years were devoted to understanding, integrating, and deepening that transformation, which marked the beginning of an intense inward journey. Peter Torok is the author of four best-seller online courses.
Peter`s insights and practical teachings have already helped countless people throughout the world to gain more awareness of their inner-self and to find greater fulfilment in their lives. At the core of the teachings lies the expansion of consciousness, the ability to go beyond our ego-based schemas, which can be achieved in two ways: intellectually, in the form of introspection and experientially, in the form of meditation. The combined method leads to a state of wisdom, power and compassion. This is a prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for resilience in an ever-changing world and ending adversity on the planet.
Peter`s main spiritual practice is lucid dreaming, which he sees as the most hands-on spiritual practice: everyone can experience this altered state of consciousness, which yields a truly unique perspective of the world.
My work and mission
I can say that I`m a lucky person because I do what I love: writing, teaching, research, meditation and lucid dreaming. This has been made possible because of what I have learned about the mind from science and spirituality, both in the West and in India. I still have my challenges like anxiety, having to deal with the loss of loved ones and other things; but I have gained powerful tools to manage life better. By learning about our mind, we gain new abilities to choose the path that will take us where we truly want to be. A path that has heart.
The practice of mindfulness and psychological techniques frees us from our not-yet-conscious automatic defence mechanisms, which prevent us from recognising our opportunities and moving forward in our life. Moving forward mostly depends on our state of mind and our effort, not necessarily how smart we are.
Introspection, meditation and trying to be compassionate leads to a mind-set, which is absent from limiting subconscious patters and binding external expectations. With mindfulness practice and lucid dreaming, we remember that we are the sculptor creating our lives as our masterpiece.
With my online video courses, I would like to share a perspective and a selection of powerful tools gained from many years of research in psychology, neuroscience, lucid dreaming, mindfulness, meditation and spiritual philosophies.
My inspiration to research consciousness stems from my adolescence. At the time, I thought that it wasn`t natural to sit behind a desk all day in school. I craved for discovering the world. I also had a strong feeling that the socialisation process I was exposed to was fundamentally flawed, because learning should have happened in a more creative and practical way. Later when I became a tutor and a teacher of mathematics and other academic subjects, I encountered similar issues in my students: the lack of motivation and goals.
Over time, it became clear to me that we should teach more about how can we choose a fulfilling profession, and about how to turn our talents into a living. We should teach entrepreneurship-, interpersonal- and psychological skills, because according to the latest studies happiness and self-worth are not dependent on external things but on our own attitudes. This is what I attempt to do through my work.