The Future History of Evolution, Dawson Church

The Future History of Evolution:
Consciousness as an Epigenetic Intervention
© 2016 Energy Psychology Press
National Institute for Integrative Healthcare

Introduction

Janice’s Story

The Study that Changed My Life

The Effect of a Brief EFT
(Emotional Freedom Techniques)
Self-Intervention on Anxiety,
Depression, Pain and Cravings in
Healthcare Workers
Dawson Church, PhD, National
Institute for Integrative
Healthcare
Audrey Brooks, PhD, University of
Arizona, Tucson, Psychology Dept
Integrative Medicine Journal

EFT other Energy Psychology Methods
 EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) combines
elements of cognitive and exposure therapy
(Western psychology) with…
 Acupressure. Pressure on acupuncture points
(Oriental Medicine).

Psychological and Physiological Symptoms Drop Together
Doctors, Nurses, Chiropractors

Psychotherapists, Alt Med Pracs

PTSD Research

EFT is Effective in Groups & with Spouses
 218 veterans and spouses.
 Attending one of 5 week-long retreats.
 Group EFT for PTSD.
 CAM treatments for resilience: Equine therapy (1/2 day), Reiki,
massage, yoga, guided imagery, art therapy, and acupuncture.
Church, D., & Brooks, A. J. (2013). CAM and energy psychology techniques remediate
PTSD symptoms in veterans and spouses. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing,
10(1), 24–33.

EFT is Effective in Groups & with Spouses

Results
 On the PCL-M, 60 indicates a likely diagnosis of
clinical PTSD.
 Lowest possible score is 17. Highest is 85
 Mean PCL-M before: 65. After: 44.
o Follow-up: 42 (p < .001). Highly statistically significant.
o Represents a 48% reduction in symptoms.
 Spouse Mean PCL before: 45. After: 30.
o Follow-up: 26
o Represents a 68% reduction in symptoms.

Over 100 Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
 Similar for phobias, depression and anxiety.
 Bibliography at Research.EFTuniverse.com.
 EP training is accredited for CME (Continuing Medical
Education) for doctors (American Medical
Association), nurses (ANCC) and psychologists
(American Psychological Association).
 Meets the standards of the APA Division 12 Task
Force on Empirically Validated Treatments as an
“evidence-based” practice.
Church, D., Feinstein, D., Palmer-Hoffman, J., Stein, P. K., & Tranguch, A. (2014).
Empirically supported psychological treatments: The challenge of evaluating clinical
innovations. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202(10), 699–709.

Several Meta-Analyses of EFT
 What are meta-analyses?
 They group many studies together to measure their
aggregate effects.
 Use a scale called Cohen’s d. Measures size of effect
of treatment.
 Small treatment effect: 0.2
 Moderate effect: 0.5
 Large effect: 0.8

Very Large Treatment Effects
 Meta-analyses found very large EFT treatment effects
(Cohen’s d) for these conditions.
 20 Studies of Depression: 1.31
 14 RCTs of Anxiety: 1.23
 7 RCTs of PTSD: 2.96
Clond, M., (2016). Emotional Freedom Techniques for Anxiety: A Systematic Review With
Meta-analysis. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, (online ahead of print).
Nelms, J. & Castel, D. (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and
non-randomized trials of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for the treatment of
depression. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing (in press).
Sebastian, B., & Nelms, J. (2016). The effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques in
the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis. Explore: The Journal of
Science and Healing (in press).

But Is It the Tapping, or Non Specifics?
 Meta-analyses of 6 studies comparing tapping to
sham or active treatments.
 Pre vs Post EFT: 1.28 (large)
 EFT vs Control: .47 (moderate)
Church, D., Yang, A., et al., (2016). Is Acupressure an Active Ingredient in Emotional
Freedom Techniques (EFT)? A Meta-Analysis of Dismantling Studies.

Led to a Social Project

Veterans Stress Project
 Web site connecting veterans with volunteer coaches
and psychotherapists.
 StressProject.org
 Treated over 10,000 veterans free of charge thusfar.

Haiti Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFhdLWEjxuQ

The Potential of Virtual Treatments

On-Demand Interactive Personalized Online Virtual EFT
Sessions at StressProject.org

StressProject.org - Online EFT for PTSD
FEATURES:
 Custom Projects
 Video Sessions
 Assessments
 Progress Trackers
 Free of charge

Intelligent Software Interacts with Users

Back to Janice

What’s Happening in the Body?

Cortisol and DHEA

Endocrinology - Hormones
 What’s happening with hormones during the threat
response?
 Endocrinology.
 Endocrine glands secrete hormones, and the level of
hormonal secretion changes with stress and
relaxation levels.
 Cortisol and DHEA covered today. But many other
hormones too.

Cell Repair or Breakdown
Your body is very efficient, synthesizing and breaking down
billions of protein molecules every second.
 Either you’re stressing, in fight or flight, signaling the body to
make cortisol, OR
 You’re signaling your body to make DHEA for cell repair.
 The signaling can come from the external environment, or our
thoughts.

Consciousness Creates Molecular Signals

Thoughts Send Signals

DHEA - Cortisol Homeostasis
Our body is constantly shifting the usage of
resources in one direction or another, depending
on the signals being received.

Stress = Massive Shift in Resources
 Away from non essential systems (digestion,
reproduction, immunity, cell regeneration, memory)
 To essential FF systems (increased heart rate & blood
pressure, increased respiration, peripheral muscles,
sweating, release of glucose by liver into
bloodstream)
 Highly adaptive for responding to immediate short
term objective threats like being chased by a
predator

Vasoconstriction Video

Brain Regions Affected by Stress
 Right side of the limbic system (left).
 Visual cortex (center).
 Deactivation of Broca’s Area (right).

Stress = Aging
Chronic Cortisol Elevation Contributes To:
 High blood pressure
 Reduced memory & learning
 High blood sugar
 Heart disease
 Diminished cell repair
 Accelerated aging
 Slower wound healing
 Reduced bone repair
 Decreased circulating immune cells
 Diminished immune antibodies
 Death of brain cells
 Reduced muscle mass
 Decreased skin cell repair
 Increased fat deposits around
waist/hips
 Osteoporosis

Over Time, Effect on Body
 Optimists have half the mortality rate of pessimists.
 Even low level anxiety increases mortality.
 Lower stress levels can add 10 years to your life span.
Giltay E. J. et al. (2004): Dispositional optimism and all-cause and cardiovascular
mortality in a prospective cohort of elderly Dutch men and women. Archives of General
Psychiatry, 61, 1126-1135.
Russ, T. C., Stamatakis, E., Hamer, M., Starr, J. M., Kivimäki, M., & Batty, G. D. (2012).
Association between psychological distress and mortality: individual participant pooled
analysis of 10 prospective cohort studies. BMJ 345 doi:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e4933
Diener, E., & Chan, M. Y. (2011). Happy people live longer: Subjective well‐being
contributes to health and longevity. Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being, 3(1), 1-
43.

Yellow is Common @ 3 & 50 YO

By 50 Stress Dramatically Affects
Biological Markers of Cell Aging

So Can Stress Be Reversed?

Cortisol Study

Study of Cortisol
 Church, D., Yount, G., & Brooks, A. J. (2012). The
effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on
stress biochemistry: A randomized controlled trial.
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 200, 891–
896. doi:10.1097/NMD.0b013e31826b9fc1

Studies of the Physiological Effects of
Energy Psychology

5 Days of EFT / 2 Days of EcoMeditation
 Bach, D., Groesbeck, G., Stapleton, P., Banton, S.,
Blickheuser, K., & Church, D. (2016). Clinical EFT
(Emotional Freedom Techniques) improves multiple
physiological markers of health. Presented at Omega
Institute, October 15, 2016.
 Groesbeck, G., Bach, D., Stapleton, P., Banton, S.,
Blickheuser, K., & Church, D. (2016). The Interrelated
Physiological and Psychological Effects of
EcoMeditation: A Pilot Study. Presented at Omega
Institute, October 15, 2016.

Both Studies
 Pre-post measurements with follow-up.
 Psychological assessments:
 PTSD
 Happiness
 Pain
 Anxiety
 Depression

Both Studies
 Pre-post measurements.
 Physiological assessments:
 Resting Heart Rate (RHR)
 Blood Pressure (BP)
 Cortisol
 Salivary Immunoglobulin A (SigA)
 Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
 Heart Coherence (HC)

EcoMeditation
 Results:
 Resting Heart Rate (RHR) (-5%, p = .0281)
 Cortisol (-29%, p < .0001)
 Salivary Immunoglobulin A (SigA) (+27%, p = .6964)
 Pain (-43%, p = .0022)
 Happiness (+11%, p = .0159)
 Anxiety, Depression (-26%, p = .0159; -32%, p = .0197)
 Non-Significant: PTSD, SigA, BP, HRV, HC

EFT
 Results:
 Resting Heart Rate (RHR) (-8%, p = .0003)
 Cortisol (-49%, p < .0001)
 Salivary Immunoglobulin A (SigA) (+61%, p = .0156)
 Blood Pressure (>-6%, p = .0004)
 Pain (-66%, p < .0001)
 Happiness (+13%, p = .0044)
 Anxiety, Depression (-26%, p = .0159; -32%, p = .0197)
 PTSD (-32%, p = .0011)
 Cravings (-66%, p < .0001)
 Non-Significant: HRV, HC

The Evidence Shows
 Energy Psychology is effective for both physical
and mental issues.
 When emotional healing occurs, it has
widespread effects on the body.
 Meta-analyses of multiple studies show much
larger effects than psychopharmacology.

PTSD Gene Expression Study

The Gene Study
 Randomized controlled trial.
 EFT vs Treatment As Usual.
 16 veterans with clinical PTSD.
 10 treatment sessions vs 10 week wait list.
 Blood samples before and after.
Church, D., Yount, G., Rachlin, K., Fox, L., & Nelms, J. (2015). Epigenetic effects of PTSD
remediation in veterans using Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques): A
randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Health Promotion (in press).

The Gene Study
 Found 53% reductions in PTSD symptoms.
 Anxiety and depression dropped.
 Insomnia and TBI symptoms improved.
 Found significant differential gene expression in 6
genes.
 Showed that EFT produces epigenetic effects.
Church, D., Yount, G., Rachlin, K., Fox, L., & Nelms, J. (2015). Epigenetic effects of PTSD
remediation in veterans using Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques): A
randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Health Promotion (in press).

What Are the Functions of These Genes?
 CXCR3: Upregulates the function of the immune
system’s T-cells (Groom & Luster, 2013)
 IL10RB: Regulates antiviral activity and aging (Murai
et al., 2010)
 IL18: Mediates inflammation and protects against
infection (Dinarello, 2006)
 TNFAIP6: Regulates inflammation and mediates
repair of the extracellular matrix (Park et al., 2016)
 SELL: Assists white blood cells to migrate to move to
sites of inflammation (Granger & Senchenkova, 2010)
 IFITM1: Inhibits the entry of viruses into the body
(Qian, 2015).

An Hour of EFT vs Placebo
 Pilot protocol for saliva collection.
 An hour of EFT vs non-therapeutic social contact.
 4 subjects on 2 consecutive weekends.
 Saliva sampling of all 24,000 human genes plus others.
Maharaj, M. E. (2016). Differential gene expression after Emotional Freedom Techniques
(EFT) treatment: A novel pilot protocol for salivary mRNA Assessment. Energy
Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 8(1).

72 Genes Were Differentially Expressed
 Suppression of cancer tumors
 Regeneration of neural white matter
 Membrane remodeling
 Prevention of ultraviolet radiation damage
 Enhancement of brain synapse connectivity
 The survival of neurons after DNA damage
 Insulin regulation
 Antiviral activity
 Enhanced memory and learning
 White and red blood cell generation
 Heightened immunity, and the regulation of inflammation.

Back to Janice Again

Feeling Better Translates Into
 You can translate her positive mood into the
body’s language of molecular signaling.
 Cortisol: CYP11b1
 DHEA: CYP17a1

Feeling Better Translates Into
 As Janice feels better, signals of relaxation travel
throughout her entire body.

Sympathetic Parasympathetic

Beneficial Changes
 Rashes and skin outbreaks clear up
 She now rarely has a cold or infection
 Her blood sugar levels normalize
 Cuts and bruises heal quickly
 Her face appears younger
 She sleeps well
 Her digestive system begins to function properly
 Her libido returns
 She notices that her thinking is clear
 Her physical energy level rises
 Her relationships with her family members improve

EXPERIENCE

My Dream for the Future

Josephine Baker, MD
 MD 1889. Medical Inspector for NYC Dept of Public Health 1901.
 In WWI, shocked society by stating that soldiers on the front line
had a lower mortality rate than US newborns.
 Set standards of clean milk, vaccination
doses, and infant hygiene.
 Wiped out typhoid (her father died of it).
Mary Mallon.
 Faced determined opposition and
indifference. Congressional hearings.
Brooklyn doctors petitioning Mayor.
 Became a model for public health
worldwide.

EFT can Change Societies
Before treatment it was a long time without sleeping.
When I tried to sleep my dreams come very bad. I was
dreaming every night about genocide in 1994. I could not
feel good. I did not think I can be a man. I used to hate
people without reasons. I always thought that my life is
nothing. I don’t have any future. I used the traditional
counseling. I still had no hopes, no belief in myself, no
peace in my heart. Even though genocide was finished, I
still live in it every night in my dreams. To forgive was
very hard for me. I want to thank you for the energy
treatment you gave.
But your treatment has changed me to be very nice. Now
I can sleep well. I feel closeness with my family and my
beloved ones that died in that time. I believe that my
future will be planned as God wishes. I don’t have any
bad dreams like before. I hot peace in my heart, I’m not
afraid of people like before. I enjoy my life. Now, when I
have a problem, I treat myself.
Letter to National Institute for
Integrative Healthcare from
Robert, 25, via Gunilla Hamne.
He lost both parents, five
brothers and sisters

Imagine…
 Imagine a world in which we refer to PTSD the same way we now
think about polio, smallpox, and typhoid.
 Once this emotional suffering is reduced or eliminated, we no
longer are burdened by it.
 Reclaiming our full human potential.

Trajectory of Human Evolution
 For the first time, the consciousness of a species is
interacting with the process of evolution. Using
consciousness as an epigenetic intervention to change
gene expression. Epigenetic engineering of the
environment.
 As our individual consciousness changes, we can express
the fullness of our human potential.
 As well as our own health and wellbeing, we affect the
planet by the choices we make.
 Will produce a completely different trajectory and future
for the human species and the planet.

A Profoundly Positive but Unknown Future
 We cannot know where this trajectory will take us; we cannot
even imagine it, but it will look nothing like our past.
 An evolutionary leap, with radical and discontinuous change.
 Once our field of awareness is no longer conditioned by
suffering, we as a species will bring the capacity of our global
brain to bear on problems like global warming, poverty,
malnutrition, conflict, and war.
 It all starts with consciousness, yours and mine, now and in
every moment. Take 100% responsibility for what’s in yours.
 We are the people. Now is the time. Accept nothing less than
your full potential every moment. Every day, align with your
highest potential, and live powerfully and joyfully from that
place.

Resources
Free EFT Mini-Manual & this PDF at DawsonGift.com.
Free treatment for veterans at StressProject.org.
Research bibliography Research.EFTuniverse.com.
The Genie in Your Genes. Dawson Church, 2013.
The EFT Manual (3rd Ed). Dawson Church, 2013.

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