From the author: a note to all psychologists and their clients Using the method of dynamic meditation in the treatment of neurotic and psychosomatic disorders Chukhrov V.V. As we know, hundreds and even thousands of scientific articles are devoted to the treatment of neurotic disorders. It cannot be said that the world psychiatric community has not learned to treat neuroses. Indeed, many neurotic disorders can be treated and quite successfully, using psychopharmacotherapy and psychotherapeutic methods such as Gestalt therapy, classical psychoanalysis, Ericksonian hypnosis and other techniques. This article will discuss the use of the dynamic meditation method in the treatment of neurotic and psychosomatic disorders.Initially, dynamic meditation was created by our contemporary, who lived in the 20th century in India, Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh (Osho). The method was created not for the treatment of neuroses, but for the implementation of more far-reaching goals - the achievement by an individual practicing this technique of a special psychophysical state - enlightenment. Enlightenment is described as a certain state of total presence and awareness in the present moment, accompanied by a state of goodness and the ability to predict upcoming events. Of course, not all practitioners of dynamic meditation achieve this state, but only a few who diligently and purposefully apply this technique every day for many years. Dynamic meditation has been practiced since 80-90. last century, and, of course, not all practitioners achieve a state of enlightenment, but doctors from different countries have noticed that a side effect of regular use of this technique is the improvement of the psychophysical state of individuals. What is the basis of the impact of dynamic meditation on a person’s consciousness, personality and thinking? Let's try to figure it out. Dynamic meditation of the enlightened master Osho consists of 5 stages and lasts 60 minutes. At the first stage, a person breathes quickly, deeply and chaotically (that is, constantly changing the rhythm), focusing on exhaling through the nose. Due to such 10-minute breathing, emotions suppressed in the past are awakened - resentment, anger, irritation, tears and others. Now let’s return to neuroses for a moment. Neuroses include neurasthenia, hysteria and obsessive-compulsive neurosis. All of them do not arise in one day, gradually, on prepared soil, which may be the characteristics of upbringing (hypo- or overprotection, upbringing by an overbearing mother or overbearing father, upbringing in an incomplete family and (or) in a dysfunctional family, when both or one of the parents prone to alcoholism or antisocial behavior). Gradually, due to the peculiarities of upbringing, a child accumulates a whole range of negative feelings, often without the possibility of their manifestation (“don’t cry, don’t run, don’t scream,” etc.) and this ability to suppress and not be aware of the feelings that arise becomes a habit, and As such psycho-emotional stress accumulates, from time to time under stress or in a normal state, these suppressed emotions make themselves felt in the form of neurotic symptoms such as insomnia or sleep that does not bring a sense of rest, causeless tearfulness, feelings of fear, self-doubt and their capabilities, various phobias that turn into panic attacks, which are so common today, depression (low mood, slow mental and physical activity). What happens during active breathing through the nose during the first stage of dynamic meditation? All these repressed emotions begin to come to life, intensify and strive to come out through their manifestations. The second stage of dynamic meditation is called catharsis or expression. At this stage, it is recommended to allow yourself to express all these suppressed emotions through screaming, tears, active movement simulating struggle or chaos, active body movement is encouraged - you can stomp hardkicking, punching a pillow, it is not allowed to harm your body. Usually, at the beginning of the practice, the release of emotions may subjectively resemble acting, play or theater, but as the participant in meditation moves into his past mental experiences, real and natural emotional expressions of anger, resentment appear in the form of screaming and tears. There is a cathartic release. This stage also lasts 10 minutes. The third stage is jumping at a fast pace with arms raised up with the sound “Hoo!” This is the energizing stage. The fourth stage is observing oneself and space in silence. The fifth stage is dancing. What happens to our patients with neurotic disorders during dynamic meditation? Let's try to describe it. First of all, it is important to say that neurotic disorders are, to one degree or another, characteristic of 100% of the world's population. Everything depends on the events happening around. Let's give an example. Every person in one way or another in his life is faced with situations of loss (death of a loved one), naturally, at the same time he experiences sadness, depressed mood and the entire triad of depression. Is this a normal reaction? Quite normal in such a situation. Is sadness a neurotic symptom? Yes. How should the human body react to it correctly? The reaction of the physical body – tears. Do we react this way? As a rule, no, since social attitudes and rules of decency do not allow us to do this. During dynamic meditation at the first stage, the blood is saturated with oxygen, metabolic processes are accelerated, and the prerequisites are created for strengthening emotional reactions. At the second stage (catharsis), previously blocked emotions are released (emotional releasing) and the emotional state is subjectively relieved. Such states are often achieved using holotropic breathing. But the value of using dynamic meditation is that after emotional release, after which a person often feels cold and empty, there is a stage of jumping with the sound “Hoo!”, which gives a warming and energizing effect. Over the past 16 years, in our study, dynamic meditation therapy has been completed 325 patients with neurotic symptoms in the format of individual sessions and more than 450 people suffering from neurotic disorders to varying degrees in group therapy. With daily use of dynamic meditation, symptoms such as weakness, apathy, and emotional lability were relieved during the first 14 days of therapy. Over the next 14 days, the subjects showed an improvement in appetite, sleep normalized, affective disorders such as anxiety, fears, dysphoria were relieved, and a positive outlook for future life appeared. More than 50% of the subjects, even with irregular use of dynamic meditation for 1 year (1 time per month), neurotic symptoms and manifestations of psychosomatosis were completely relieved, the quality of life improved (they found higher-paying jobs, opened their own businesses, increased socialization (expanded contacts with others). 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