Awareness creates the mental pictures, mindfulness creates the experience.
Together they form a cognitive reflex arc and the key to the mind and body connection. Dr. Calixto Garcia-Abid Cognitive Reflex Therapy postulates emotion as a reflex arc or linkage at the paleocortex level. This model was first instituted in a culturally sensitive day treatment program for the elderly. Dr Garcia has also used this model treating individuals, couples, children and behavioral medicine cases. For more information click here.