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Dr. Gregg Jacobs suggests that while we are better off materially than any generation in history, we remain unhappy, frustrated, and stressed, in large part because we have neglected our emotional well-being. A significant cause of our current condition is our over-reliance on the Thinking Mind and our disconnection from the Ancestral Mind. The Thinking Mind--the rational, self-conscious mind--is responsible for our great technological achievements, but is also the root cause of the unhealthy stresses of modern life and excessive negative emotions. The Ancestral Mind--our older, more unconscious, emotional mind--represents a deeper, wiser guide to well-being and is the source of a more integrated concept of self, an expanded sense of daily awareness, powerful positive emotions, and healthy mind/body interactions. The fundamental message of this book: if we reconnect to the Ancestral Mind, we will achieve a more harmonious integration of intellect and emotion, use the mind's capacity to the fullest, and experience a more meaningful, joyful life.
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- Jacobs and his work have appeared on The Today Show, 20/20, ABC, NBC, and CBS affiliates. PBS, CNN, NPR, the BBC, as well as in the Boston Globe, New York Newsday, USA Today, American Way, Elle, Time, and Natural Health
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Why, at a time we're better off materially and live longer than any generation in history, are depression and stress reaching epidemic rates? As Dr. Gregg Jacobs argues, emerging scientific research suggests our emotional well-being is suffering due to our overreliance on the Thinking Mind--the rational, verbal, self-conscious part of ourselves. In the course of history we have gradually become severed from a deeper, older part of our humanity. Dr. Jacobs offers a practical program for re-engaging with this indelible part of our being, explaining how to access life-enhancing positive emotions while minimizing negative ones; connect with a more intuitive intelligence and foster a deeper, expanded sense of daily awareness; and achieve a more integrated concept of self through a closer harmony of intellect and emotion.