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- Body Language & Burlesque Workshops - by How does someone set himself or herself up to be a teacher of sensuality? You certainly don't wake up one morning and say, "I think I will teach a sensuality class." As my dear friend and mentor, Gary Austin, says, "You don't decide to become a teacher. It is when someone asks you to teach them ...
Views: 2827 - POSITION STATEMENT FOR THE TREATMENT OF ADD/ADHD WITH NEUROFEEDBACK - by Previous and current results of the treatment of ADD/ADHD with Neurofeedback are promising for those individuals demonstrating certain Quantitative EEG and behavioral characteristics. Practitioners utilizing this treatment modality recognize that the disorders of ADD or ADHD are complex and ...
Views: 2826 - Ten Tips for Non-Traditional University Students - by If you are attending college or university after a lapse of several years, take heart! I did it, and I survived. Being older than your fellow students can offer advantages, but also pose stresses and challenges Here are some tips to help you.
(1) To get in the right spirit, check out a ...
Views: 2825 - Emotions verses Feelings - by A Teaching about Emotions
This spiritual teaching defines the World of the Creator and the World of Man. Through understanding, you will learn why you should rid yourself of Emotions and fill your life with Feeling, for yourself and all living things, for what you hold in your mind and heart ...
Views: 2820 - Ultra Hair Away Permanent Hair Removal Spray - by With all the talk about curing baldness, researchers seem to have forgotten the opposite problem - too much body hair. Victoria Body Works is addressing the hairy situation with Ultra Hair Away, a product thats so successful at getting rid of
unwanted body hair, people are calling it baldness in ...
Views: 2811 - NLP: Help for Fibromyalgia ( a personal story ) - by In the early part of 1996 I began to experience severe chest pains; stopping of breath, painful pressure in the center of my chest. Being only 31 years old at the time, I was petrified that this might be a cardiac problem. These chest pains lead me to my family physician's office and emergency ...
Views: 2807 - A SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: No Drugs, No Surgery, No Physiotherapy - by Why do some people who work long hours at a keyboard (or other repetitive activity) suffer from the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) while others escape it completely?
According to Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) theory, people working in repetitive stress industries are more at ...
Views: 2805 - Another Thing to Consider When Choosing A Career - by There's a lot being said these days about EQ (emotional intelligence). It plays an important part in many areas of our lives. The term was popularized by Daniel Goleman in his book, "Emotional Intelligence." The George Lucas Education Foundation (see www.edutopia.org) has made it a major focus ...
Views: 2805 - Promote joy peace and happiness in your life as well as those you work with - by It's a great feeling when you see someone smile and know you made a difference. Even if it's only for a minute. This is the idea of a random act of kindness. This world-wide phenomenon encourages people to go out and do something nice for someone, even a stranger. It could be as simple as ...
Views: 2799(2 votes) - Yin Yang Relationships - How to Find YOUR Perfect Partner - by Yin Yang is the ancient, Chinese symbol for balance. It depicts the strong attraction and complementary nature of opposites. Just as magnate and metal attract, while oil and water repel, we too are subject to these laws of nature in our relationships. For example, we have all met people for whom ...
Views: 2798 - Definition: Landmark Training - by Landmark Forum Faculty
Landmark Forum leaders are considered to be the best in the entire seminar and program industry. Dynamic and effective, they are committed to producing results for you.
Landmark Forum leaders come from a great variety of backgrounds and walks of life. They conduct our ...
Views: 2795 - Breaking Your Relationship Pattern, Part 2 - by The first step toward being able to attract and create your ideal relationship is to clear the way for it by eliminating baggage from your past. This baggage refers to any resentments, hurts, or fears you have toward anyone who either was a role model or who
participated directly in a ...
Views: 2794(1 vote) - ONE SACRED MOMENT IN TIME AND SPACE - Essay poem - by We have entered this human body for a short, scared moment on Planet Earth.
Each moment is precious At each moment we make choices on how to navigate our soul through time and space.
Our soul seeks to experience love in the human form, in physical reality.
Each choice determines our past, ...
Views: 2786 - Jala Neti, the yogic nasal douche - by With winter now well on its way, the ancient technique of Jala Neti can be a useful yogic tool to ward of the common cold and keep the nasal passages clear at all time! Neti is one of the six classical Kriyas (cleansing practices) mentioned in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Gheranda Samhita, ...
Views: 2771(1 vote) - Graceful Guidlines for Sexual Healing - by Graceful Guidelines for Sexual Healing
Michael Picucci, PhD, MAC
The article below contains extractions from The Journey Toward Complete Recovery: Reclaiming Your Emotional, Spiritual & Sexual Wholeness. It has appeared in more condensed and more expanded versions in various spiritual, ...
Views: 2769 - Reconciling Personas or "Sub-Personalities" - by We occasionally experience internally conflicting needs, desires or beliefs. In such inner conflicts, when our "sub-personalities" or "personas" have conflicting needs, we are not sure what to do or which decision to make. Some examples of those conflicts are listed below. As you read through ...
Views: 2769 - Your Life is What You Make It - by A recent article in a business magazine asked the question "If theeconomy is doing so well, why does everyone feel so bad?"
There are a lot of very sophisticated answers to this question like"jobs are moving out of the county, there is a war in Iraq, the cost ofliving is rising, etc, etc." I ...
Views: 2766 - WHY GOOD THINGS 'DON'T' COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT - by Now before you send me an e-mail to correct the above statement, I want to assure you that I was fully alert and awake when I wrote it.
The fact is: I disagree with the statement that 'good things come to those who wait.' Let me explain why:
Here are seven reasons why I believe that 'good ...
Views: 2765 - THERE IS NO HONOR IN HARD WORK - by “There is no honor in hard work?was a statement hurled at me many years ago by a hippie-type. I, of course, dismissed it, considering the source, despite the fact that the young man who favored me with that piece of his mind traveled world-wide, and did pretty much as he pleased, while I ...
Views: 2764 - 5 Tips for Building Trust and Rapport - by Have you ever had a sale that didn’t close and you weren’t sure why? Chances are you lost the sale because you didn’t establish sufficient trust and rapport with your prospect. Once you have developed trust and rapport you’ve actually got the hard part behind you and you’re probably going to ...
Views: 2758 - Taming the Beast - Improving the Narcissist's Quality of Life (Part 2) - by In the previous part we discussed the healing prospects of a Narcissist. yet, how can a False Self be anything but false? How can anyone on a permanent diet of reflections ever see true objects? How can the Narcissist - whose essence is the devouring of meaningful others and their transformation ...
Views: 2753 - MIND STIMULI - by Who do you need to be to make your dreams real?
To answer my own question ... you would need to be a dreamer who is open enough to find out what it is that you don't know that you NEED to know.
This is a life-long search, a journey, on the road to a fulfilled life ... a life with no regrets. ...
Views: 2752(1 vote) - SPIRITUAL ABUSE...What is it and How Can One Overcome its Destructive Effects? - by Dr. Charles Whitfield, in Healing the Child Within, defines one aspect of spiritual abuse as teaching children to believe in a wrathful, punishing deity and scaring them into perpetual allegiance to a particular religious organization (page 37). Any denomination of Christianity could be accused ...
Views: 2749 - The holy Oak - by The majesty of the Oak has been recognized by many cultures. The Celts, the Germanic and Nordic tribes, and the ancient Greeks all attributed this tree to their main god. To them the Oak represented power, protection and durability. The fiery Oak has strong masculine qualities; it is a symbol of ...
Views: 2749 - Holistic Aromatherapy for Cats - by Most any cat owner will tell you their feline friends are capable of conveying emotion. In fact, they may even say they can recognize and distinguish specific emotions their cats display, including love, anger, illness, annoyance and more.
Scientific experiments on both humans and animals ...
Views: 2746 - On Lying in Adolescence - by Several questions submitted recently to my web site, www.parentingadolescents.com, are from parents concerned that their children have lied to them. For
instance, a mother writes in to complain of her 13-year-old's having invited a friend over after school instead of practicing his piano while ...
Views: 2741 - Finding "The One" The Second Time Around: A Conscious Way of Choosing Your Life Partner - by A few years ago I met a woman that I was sure was "The One." We had incredible chemistry! This was especially exciting because when I met her, my marriage of nineteen years was falling apart and I was worried that I would never experience passionate, committed love again. But about a year and a ...
Views: 2739 - How To Be Happy - by “Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.” - Helen Keller
Oh, come on. Admit it.
We all do it every single day.
Everybody enjoys wallowing in a little self-pity. It feels great to remind ourselves how terrible the world is. How ...
Views: 2733(2 votes) - Building Resilience - by One of the most important things we can have is resilience. It means being able to bounce back after failures, setbacks and losses. We all face problems, and how we deal with them makes a profound impact on the remainder of our life. Here are the attributes of a resilient person, according to ...
Views: 2732 - 7 Principles of Creative Time Management - by Excerpted from chapter 1, "Creative Time Management: An Introduction" "Managing your time well means managing your life well. People who handle their time well do it creatively. They make short- and long-term plans, set and keep realistic schedules, take efficient and timely breaks, and view ...
Views: 2724 - Is That The Reason Why I Cannot Deal With Stress After A Traumatic Experience? Part 1 - by Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, has been called many names over the years. It was known as “shell-shock” in World War I and “battle fatigue” in World War II. The term post-traumatic stress disorder became well known during the war in Viet Nam. It simply means a ...
Views: 2720 - MAGNETIC INSOLES For Circulation Problems - by One of the most popular magnetic products are Magnetic Insoles. These are now used by millions of people worldwide for improving circulation problems in the feet and legs. In a Clinical Test done by Michael I. Weintrub. M.D. FACP who is a Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York Medical ...
Views: 2720 - WHY DOES GOD LET BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE? - by One of the most often-quoted difficulties people encounter when approaching Unification, or even Recognition, is "How can I believe in, or trust, a God who lets bad things happen to good people?" This question is phrased in all sorts of ways appropriate to the evidence-for-doubt that people ...
Views: 2719 - Everything We Do Communicates: The First Principle of Intentional Communication - by As a communicating creature, you can bet your life on the possibility that misunderstanding is the rule, not the exception.
We communicate with words and voice tone, as well as all sorts of non-verbals like time, space and body language--all of which are imprecise in conveying our unique felt ...
Views: 2717 - INSTANT BEAUTY BOOSTERS - by Use plain live yogurt to cleanse the skin and remove dirt and make-up. Simply rub it into the skin then splash off with tepid water. Cheap, natural and effective !!
Mix together 15mls (1tbsp), finely ground oatmeal with 30mls (2tbsp) of hot water, gently rub into the skin and then rinse off. ...
Views: 2711 - My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable - by One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd."
I had quite a ...
Views: 2704(1 vote) - Coughing tips for relief - by Coughing is an interference of the breathing responses to airflow. A natural air effect common to a respiratory condition, coughing is the airway to breathing congestion and sensitivities.
There are many different kinds of treatments prescribed for coughing. My prescription includes (a) ...
Views: 2701 - ***Most Dangerous Relationship Mistakes of Career and Take-Charge Women - by Family research offers relationship advice for today’s no-nonsense women who are more vulnerable to suicide attempts, eating disorders, domestic violence and affairs gone wrong.
An in-patient ward for depression and suicide attempts was the last place 36 year-old “Amber,” a ...
Views: 2690 - Quieting the Mind - by The philosophy behind Working it Out, Within, comes from the idea that in order for us all to create and live our best lives externally, we must have a certain level of understanding of who we are internally. What I mean by this is what our values, beliefs, needs, boundaries, abilities, and ...
Views: 2684 - The Will Power Myth - by If you have been fighting the battle of the bulge for any length of time, you have undoubtedly been told to just suck it up and use a little bit of will power. If it were that easy, we wouldn't have an obesity epidemic in this country. In this article, we'll explore why using "will power" is ...
Views: 2683(1 vote) - How success equals commitment - by What do you need to succeed?
One of the first things is commitment.
This is a true story about the commitment of a little boy.
It concerns a family of parents with a young girl of around 11 years old and a boy of around 9 years old.
The young girl was very, very ill, in fact she was ...
Views: 2680 - Adopting a New Standard for Stress Relief - by "The proportion of being to doing determines your life character."
--Nelson Zink
So many of us have an accepted standard to be busy, to have too much to do, to rush from one thing to another. We are trying to keep pace with the world's growing expectations for speed and efficiency: overnight ...
Views: 2679 - CHEWING AND SPEEDLEARNING - by “GET THAT GUM INTO YOUR MOUTH!”
If you want to improve your memory and intellect – start chewing while you study. Put something in your mouth and masticate, be it Wrigley’s gum or a Macintosh apple, adults and kids learn faster and remember more than non-chewers.
We are talking about 3rd ...
Views: 2674(2 votes) - Are you Addicted to Bad Relationships? - by Do you often find that you involve yourself in relationships that disappoint you? Are you not getting what you need and desire from the people you choose to date? Does there always seem to be something missing? If you answered yes to one or all of those questions, you could very well be addicted ...
Views: 2672 - Quit Smoking with Hypnosis - by If you have ever tried to quit smoking, after having smoked for a period of time, you know that it can be difficult. Since we are all different, the degree of difficulty varies with each person. Some report that they experienced no difficulty, whatsoever, during the quitting process. Others ...
Views: 2672 - Ten Steps To Solving Any Problem - by The more organized and systematically you deal with any problem, the more positive and creative you will be in solving it. Here is a 10-step method you can use to think systematically. With this method, you develop your creativity to genius levels.
1. Change your language from negative to ...
Views: 2669 - New Immune System Product - by After 50 yrs. of research and 3000 scientific studies, the medical and scientific community has come up with a revolutionary product for the immune system. This product, called Transfer Factor, is the molecular amino peptide molecules from colastrum that holds the "brains" of the immune ...
Views: 2668 - Embodied Dream Image Work in Groups - by Much creativity is contained in the unconscious. By freeing our dreams from the prison of our ego’s perspective, we realize more creative power through the healing faculty of imagination. Dutch Jungian Analyst, Robert Bosnak has developed "Embodied Dreaming," a technique for working with dreams ...
Views: 2667(3 votes) - Igniting Creativity in The Workplace - by If you want to add more success, spunk and pizzazz to your work, your writing or your meetings, creativity is the answer. Creativity will spruce up your project, your day and if you let it, every aspect of your business. and your life.
Mary Lou Cook, an environmentalist and educator said " ...
Views: 2665 - 3 "Feel Great" Ways To Decrease Your Back Pain Today! - by Did you know that there are foods that can actually Make Your Back Pain Worse?
People who have back pain reported that they felt much better after they stopped eating the following foods:
* Anything containing caffeine including coffee, tea and sodas.
* Red meats
* Anything containing ...
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