Paying Attention to Health with John Weaver

Paying Attention to Healthy Paying Attention to Healthy Living: Living:

Challenges and PossibilitesChallenges and Possibilites

John Weaver, John Weaver, Psy.D.Psy.D. PsychologistPsychologist August 2013August 2013

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:1.Define the powerful role of attention in directing and sustaining healthy behavior2.Identify three challenges to attention that are encountered in Western Society3.Utilize specific practices that will build skill in training and deepening attention

A personal journey

The human perceptual systemThe human perceptual systemis is NOTNOT set up set up

to notice what is to notice what is NOTNOT there there

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Strong emotionStrong emotion

Too Many Choices...

ContradictoryInformation

Knowledge is not scarce

6... 4... 8... 3... 9... 0... 1...

We build for skillbecause

under stress we regress!

Setting an intention...

Overcoming habits

Receiving Receiving Critical Critical InformatioInformatio

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Medical

Psychological

Nutrition

Fitness

Relationship

Simplify

oil painting by Darlene Weaver

AwarenessBeautyEnergy

Resilience EngagementAdaptability Happiness

Building new habits

Support for healthy choices

John Weaver, Psy.D.PsychologistThe Healthy Thinking Initiative2717 N. Grandview Blvd. # 303Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188

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