Why It’s Hard to Change Your Life and What You Can Do About It

Alt|Life

In this episode of Alt|Life, we dive into the science of change with Debbie Craig, exploring why personal change and transformation can be difficult, but how change is within our reach. Discover how neuroscience, meditation and shifting our feelings can help us manifest a new reality.

Join us as we explore:

• (02:40) - Debbie's journey: From corporate to conscious
• (08:07) - Effecting change in corporations
• (12:31) - The approach to changing yourself
• (16:25) - From the Old to the New
• (18:06) - Active and passive meditation
• (19:52) - The different brainwave states
• (21:38) - Switching from a stressed state to a meditative state
• (23:45) - Distractions during meditation
• (26:37) - The neuroscience of stress
• (28:37) - The neuroscience of elevated emotions
• (30:23) - The neuroscience of change
• (35:50) - The human energy field
• (37:03) - How to become more magnetic
• (39:16) - The role of community in our lives
• (40:28) - We are the creators of our own lives
• (42:28) - How to deal with difficult people in our lives
• (43:38) - Debbie's process for personal transformation
• (48:36) - The three brains in the body
• (49:44) - The Vagus Nerve
• (50:27) - How meditation reprograms the mind
• (53:52) - How manifestation works
• (55:58) - Intention vs Surrender
• (01:03:26) - Challenges faced in personal transformation
• (01:05:37) - Stories of transformation
• (01:09:25) - Research on meditation's effects on the brain and body
• (01:11:03) - Final thoughts

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Debbie Craig’s bio:

Debbie is the founder of Catalyst Global and Quantum Global and has been designing and facilitating personal and organisational transformation for over 30 years, both locally and internationally in over 5 continents and 20 countries.

Debbie is renowned as a courageous, creative CATALYST in the areas of talent, learning, team and culture transformation with a key focus on systemic solutions and behavioural and mindset shifts. She has worked and consulted at leading local and global organisations in the private and public sector and is a skilled strategist, design architect, team builder, facilitator, change agent and executive coach. Her passion is transformation and empowerment which she facilitates through coaching, workshops, training and large-scale consulting assignments in her +27 year consulting business, Catalyst Global.

Debbie is also a deeply skilled and intuitive transformation coach and facilitator and runs workshops and retreats empowering people to take QUANTUM Leaps in their lives. She is a certified international NeuroChange Solutions consultant with Dr Joe Dispenza and certified in NLP and Reiki. She is continuously learning and brings an integrative approach to her work combining the best of both science and spirituality in a pragmatic way. She has deepened her experiences through many trips to the OSHO centre in India and advanced meditation retreats with Dr Joe Dispenza.

Debbie loves sharing and building communities and is a core member of the Dr Joe Dispenza SA community and co-hosts various meditation groups and related events.

Debbie is an author, writer, speaker and has published 4 books. Debbie is a warm and down to earth facilitator, leader and coach. She is an engaging speaker with practical advice and information that is easy to apply. She holds a B.Comm, PDM and MBA and is a registered Master HR Professional.

Debbie brings her extensive life experience, adventures and wisdom into sessions. She has travelled to more than 70 countries, hiked to Machu Pichu, Kilimanjaro, Everest Base Camp and walked the Spanish and Italian Caminos.

SOME NUMBERS

4 books published

+20 countries have facilitated sessions

+30 years facilitating personal transformation

+100 public talks

+100 public transformation workshops & retreats

+2000 coaching hours

+30000 people in facilitated sessions over 30 years

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