Finding Your Light. A Quantum Perspective. State of the Art Nursing Conference Omaha NE March 29, 2018

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1 Finding Your Light A Quantum Perspective State of the Art Nursing Conference Omaha NE March 29, 2018

2 Objectives Discuss concepts of wholeness and interconnectedness from a new science perspective Identify research correlating, gratitude, caring, and heart coherence with health. Examine simple practices that can address burnout and promote healing of self, others, and the planet.

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5 Relativity E=mc2

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7 When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Max Planck

8 Chaos Theory (Butterfly Effect) A butterfly flapping its wings here can alter weather on the other side of the world The flap of its wings is an essential part of the initial conditions resulting in a tornado Mathematical equations for this system seemed to give rise to entirely random behavior However, when graphed, the output always stayed on a curve, a double spiral. Chaos theory is really about finding the underlying order in apparently random data.

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14 Recap: Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Chaos: Energy and matter are the same things on different sides of the equation Time doesn t exist in the way we think it does Everything in the universe is intimately connected Things change according to the way we look at them perception creates reality In spite of apparent randomness and chaos, there is a deep order One tiny act can have a huge effect A small part can look like the whole thing.

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16 Psychoneuromimmunology and Stress Stress is a particular relationship between the person and the environment that is appraised by the person as taxing or exceeding his or her resources and endangering his or her wellbeing. Much of our contemporary stress is based in psychological factors around the perception of a threatening event Chronic high levels of cortisol are hurting you and changing your brain Clark, 2014

17 Become the change you wish to see in the world

18 Three Primary Factors Influencing the Chronic Happiness Level 10% 40% 50% Set-Point Intentional Activity Circumstances Lyubomirsky, Sheldon, & Schkade 2005

19 Gratitude Gratitude Research facilitates coping with stress, reduces toxic emotions, improves self-esteem, builds social resources, motivates moral behavior. facilitates goal attainment and promotes physical health. Grateful people are spiritually-minded To cultivate gratitude: List three good things each day/why you are grateful Journal what would life be like if xx hadn t happened. Emmons, R. A., & Mishra, A. (2012).

20 HeartMath Research The heart generates an electromagnetic field 5000 times stronger than our brains. Heart tissue has ganglia with synapses similar to brain tissue, and the heart and brain are in communication with each other. When a person s emotions, mind, body and heart are in alignment, they are in a state of heart coherence. This heart energy is not only transmitted to one s own brain, but is registered in the brain waves of people around you. McCratey & Childre 2010

21 Heart Rhythm Coherence Feedback

22 Dr. Jean Watson s Human Caring Theory 10 Caritas Processes: 1. Embrace altruistic values and Practice loving kindness with self and others. 2. Instill faith and hope and honor others. 3. Be sensitive to self and others by nurturing individual beliefs and practices. 4. Develop helping trusting- caring relationships. 5. Promote and accept positive and negative feelings as you authentically listen to another s story. 6. Use creative scientific problem-solving methods for caring decision making. 7. Share teaching and learning that addresses the individual needs and comprehension styles. 8. Create a healing environment for the physical and spiritual self which respects human dignity. 9. Assist with basic physical, emotional, and spiritual human needs. 10. Open to mystery and Allow miracles to enter.

23 Caritas HeartMath Pilot: Jacksonville Baptist ER Dept % of Responses: Often/Always Pre Post Positive Outlook 60% 88%* Gratitude 62% 82%* Motivation 54% 78%* Calmness 31% 52%* Fatigue 55% 24%* Anxiety 30% 14%* Resentfulness 16% 4%* Anger 17% 6%* Stress Symptoms 60% 37%* Used with permission Dr. Jean Watson Sept 3, 2010 *Statistical Significance

24 Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) Mayo Clinic look for books by Dr. Amit Sood Blended learning included in-person, webbased and personal learning Statistically significant decreases in anxiety, stress and burnout Statistically significant increases in resilience, happiness and mindfulness Maggtiby & Chesak, 2017

25 Positive Practices Share moments of awe Quick coherence technique breathing Some positive ways worksheet

26 Book Resources Casey, Karen: Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow: 12 Simple Principles. Conari Press, 2005 Childre, Doc &Martin, Howard: The HeartMath Solution. HarperCollins, 2000 Davis, Jimmy H. & Poe, Harry L: Designer Universe: Intelligent Design and the Existence of God. Broadman & Holman, 2002 Emmons, R. A., & Mishra, A. Why gratitude enhances well-being: What we know, what we need to know. In Sheldon, K., Kashdan, T., & Steger, M.F. (Eds.) Designing the future of positive psychology: Taking stock and moving forward. New York: Oxford University Press. 2012

27 More Books Korb, A. The Upward Spiral: Using neuroscience to reverse the course of depression, one small step at a time. New Harginger Publications, 2015 Lopez, S. Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others. Atrai, 2013 Miller, William R. & C de Baca, Janet: Quantum Change: When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives. Guildord: O Murchu, Diarmuid: Quantum Theology: Spiritual Implications of the New Physics. Crossroad, 2004 Watson, Jean: Human Caring Science: A Theory of Nursing. Jones & Bartlett, Wheatley, Margaret J.: Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World. 3 rd Ed. Berrett-Koehler, 2006

28 Research Articles Clark, C. Stress, psychoneuroimmunology and self-care: what every nurse needs to know. Journal of Nursing Care. 2014, 3:2, 1-7 Cusack, L. et al. Exploring environmental factors in nursing workplaces that promote psychological resilience: constructing a unified theoretical model. Frontiers in Psychology. May 2016, 1-8. Diener E. & Chan, M. Happy people live longer: subjective well-being contributes to health and longevity. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 2011, 3(1), 1-43 Hart, P. et al. Resilience in nurses: an integrative review. Journal of Nursing Management. 2014, 22(6),

29 Additional Research Articles Lyubomirsky, S. & Layous, K. How do simple positive activities increase well-being? Current Directions in Psychological Science. 2013, 22(1) McCratey, R. and Childre, D. Coherence: bridging personal, social, and global health. Alternative Therapies. July 2010, 16:4, McCraty, R, and Shaffer, F. Heart rate variability: new perspectives on physiological mechanisms, assessment of self-regulatory capacity, and health risk. GAHMJ January 2015, 4:1, Toussaint, L. et al. Effects of lifetime stress exposure on mental and physical health in young adulthood: how stress degrades and forgiveness protects health. Journal of Health Psychology. June 2016, 21(6),

30 Nursing involves a sense of presence higher than human; a divine intelligence that creates, sustains, and organizes the universe and our awareness of an inner connection with this higher reality. -Florence Nightingale

31 A human being is a part of the whole called by us Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. -Albert Einstein