Ep 42: Bhavana Nissima: What is mental space psychology?

Everything that exists in the physical universe is located in space. “We carry a village in our heads. All our people, our senses and feelings are literally directed and mapped out in the space around us,” says Bhavana Nissima, a Hyderabad-based mental spece psychologist. 

Or to put loosely, we live in a 3D world, inside our heads and outside of it. Mental Space Psychology “works with our individual constructs to overcome obstacles, stop limiting beliefs and achieve goals.” 

In this episode, Bhavana talks about using space as a therapeutic tool, playing with language, frames, feelings and through other cognitive methods. Whether it’s a bad boss or a tough relationship, there are tools to create a shift towards feeling hopeful once again.  She generously demonstrates how to prepare ourselves for difficult conversations using the “Negotiation Panorama” technique. 

Bhavana, who calls herself the "Lightweaver", has a PhD in Communication from University of New Mexico, USA and is the pioneer of Mental Space Psychology in India and Founder Director of Mental Space Academy India. 

To get in touch, email her at [e-mail] or visit www.thelightweavers.in
To know more, visit: Mental Space Academy India
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@mentalspaceacademyindia4404 

Timestamps:
01:25: Understanding spatial cognition
07:42: An exercise: Think of a problem, feel the feelings and its location
15:55: Mental space psychology is anchored around presence
18:22: Anxiety is about anticipation; work stress
27:46: Language complements spatial movement
30:06: The background of Mental Space Psychology; Alfred Korzybski’s book Science & Sanity; spatial medicine
40:22: Picking a physical location for a session; clean language coaching
44:19: Lucas Derks’ “social panorama”; feeling “lost”
50:12: Negotiation panorama; asking for a salary increase or feeling less or power-less in a partnership
56:00: An exercise: Negotiation panorama, preparing for a difficult conversation, creating a level playing field
01:06:14 How to get in touch with Bhavana

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