Some thoughts on life, healing & the human condition

Mindfulness Meditations – Free!

https://itunes.apple.com/itunes-u/mindful-meditations/id434136047?mt=10#ls=1

Jul 19, 2013

I just discovered that ITunes has several free mindfulness meditations! These are 5 - 33 minutes in length and vary in terms of their focus; some...

What Is Buddhist Psychology?

Jul 17, 2013

What is Buddhist Psychology? How does the ancient philosophical tradition of Buddhism relate to contemporary psychology and psychotherapy? I am...

How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work?

http://www.theatlantic.com/

Jun 28, 2013

A great article highlighting the many research studies being done on Mindfulness Meditation and its benefits was published in this week's The...

Transpersonal psychology, or spiritual psychology, aims to incorporate spiritual experience with modern Western theories of psychology. The existential and spiritual aspects of the human experience are seen as having significant value for personal growth and, by increasing awareness of our connection with all life forms, is also important for evolution and global sustainability.

Spiritual Psychology Asheville

Jun 17, 2013

Transpersonal psychology, or spiritual psychology, aims to incorporate spiritual experience with modern Western theories of psychology. The...

Psychotherapy and/or Medication

http://www.amazon.com/Psychotherapy-Medication-Challenge-Integration-Psychoanalytic/dp/0881634514

May 28, 2013

In this letter to the Editor recently published in the New York Times, Larry Sandberg professor, psychoanalyst, and co-author of Psychotherapy and...

Learning That Your Child Has an Asperger’s Diagnosis

https://kelsimcmartin.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/dancing-with-tigers/

May 7, 2013

Please check out this blogpost by Psychotherapist Kelsi McMartin located in Morgan Hill, California. In it, she shares her experience of learning...

The Four Agreements

Apr 30, 2013

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, is a book that was first published in 1997 by shamanic teacher and healer Don Miguel...

Don’t hold back: swear, cuss, curse ‘like a sailor!’ Letting out how you really feel (expletives included) can help to improve your mental and physical well-being. A 2009 psychological study at Keene University found that swearing lights up the circuits on the brain’s right side and plays a role in decreasing pain and tension reduction.