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PAIN A PHENOMENON OF THE MIND VOLUME 1

Activity: Hot water bottle - pain

Material:

hot water bag filled with hot water.

Explain that we are going to do an experiment to focus on our pain and make it go away. Tell them we are going to touch the heat, and because of the focus on our fingers and the heat, we will see how much longer we can handle it until we feel no pain at all.

Everyone puts their fingers on the hot water bottle without moving or removing their fingers. First it feels hot, but as we focus the pain goes from intense to rather enjoyable or not even noticeable.