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- Bare Necessities: How Minimalism Helps With Stress - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2018 from Catherine PalmerThis weekend, I went to a so-called floatation spa and spent ninety minutes in an isolation tank. It was a completely new and meditative experience, floating in salt water in complete darkness and silence, with nothing but the sound of my slowed-down heartbeat. Afterwards, feeling relaxed and ...
Views: 1290 - Becoming Aware of Consciousness Independent of the Body, Life and Mind - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhat is consciousness? How can we understand consciousness separate from what we believe to be ourselves, the body, vital force and mental framework that we identify with? Philosophers, scientists and religious leaders have all tried to develop a definition of “consciousness”. Rene Descartes ...
Views: 393 - Becoming Conscious and Effecting Change in the Nature - by Submitted on May 04, 2022 from santosh krinskyFor the most part, we react to things without considering the source of the impression that sparks the reaction, the process of the reaction or the manner in which the impression is converted into a response. These things simply “happen” and we tend to accept them as ‘human nature’ or, in some ...
Views: 502 - Becoming Conscious In Sleep - by Submitted on May 15, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhen the idea of becoming conscious in sleep is raised, many people try simply to find ways to remain awake somehow in sleep. This process generally leads to exhaustion, and imbalances in the physical, vital and mental complex of the outer nature. Sleep is restorative to their processes, and any ...
Views: 456 - Becoming Conscious of the Psychic Being, the Soul in Man - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2022 from santosh krinskyThere are many different spiritual disciplines and methods, and also different experiences of consciousness that result from practice of these methods. For those who aspire to bring the soul, the psychic being, forward and active in the physical body and life, Sri Aurobindo describes several ...
Views: 419 - Becoming Your Best Self - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2020 from William CottringerBECOMING YOUR BEST SELF by Bill Cottringer “Knowing others is intelligence. Knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true strength.” ~Lao Tzu. An earlier Psychologist, Abraham Maslow, proposed a hierarchy of needs that all people had a ...
Views: 764 - Before the world told you no - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2020 from matthew OrtnerDo you remember when you were little and would list off all the things you wanted to be when you grew up- with wild abandon. Have you ever heard children talk about who or what they’re going to be when they grow up? There are absolutely no limitations put on their dreams and ideas of the life ...
Views: 640 - Being - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from William BerryOriginally this article was entitled “Being Happy.” But “Being” seems more appropriate. We are caught in an endless strive to be happy. We want to increase our pleasure and decrease our negative emotions. This article will discuss ways to accomplish this, while at the same time not neglecting ...
Views: 1854 - Being in the Past, Present and Future - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Dan WilliamsBeing in the Past, Present and Future What is the Past? One should never look at the past ! The past is crucial to find ourselves. Stay in the present for that is the road to happiness. Do not look towards the future, live in the present. One must have goals to achieve so one must look ...
Views: 1022 - Being in the Past, Present and Future - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Dan WilliamsBeing in the Past, Present and Future What is the Past? One should never look at the past ! The past is crucial to find ourselves. Stay in the present for that is the road to happiness. Do not look towards the future, live in the present. One must have goals to achieve so one must look ...
Views: 934 - Being nice is keeping you broke - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2014 from Kathleen GageHow often do you have someone who sends you an email with, “I have a couple of quick questions.” As you read their questions you quickly realize it will require a fair amount of time to respond to all of them. Wanting to be polite, the temptation is for you to respond. It’s not that you ...
Views: 1635 - Beliefs that form Interpretation – “Our Lens of Repressed Issues” - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Dr. Linda GadboisThe issues that we develop throughout our life as accumulated experiences that form the same theme become the means through which we interpret all things to give them the same type of meaning. We make them about the same thing. The meaning we give them spawns a reality around them as a form of ...
Views: 1236 - Benefits of Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2014 from Peter DennisIn my last article, I mentioned that many benefits accrue to those who practice regular meditation. In this one, I will be more specific. First, by “regular meditation”, I mean approximately 20 minutes every day, give or take a few minutes, and without missing very many days. It’s much like ...
Views: 1126 - Benefits of Psychotherapy Treatments - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2018 from Frederick Ray RayPeople all over the world today are looking for treatments for a number of reasons. Generally, people seek help for anything they feel might not be going right. Many people will expect that psychotherapy will help them in solving the challenges they face immediately. But the fact is to enjoy the ...
Views: 729 - Best Ways Psychologists Can Grow Their Practice - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2019 from Anthony Bart97% of all consumers go online to find a local business. Perhaps even more shocking is that 75% of people judge a business' credibility based on the design of their website. Your therapy practice's website strategy needs to reflect the quality treatment your practice gives. In today's post, ...
Views: 696 - Better, More Engaging Therapy? Sign Me Up! - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2017 from Angela AshIt seems that everything is getting easier in this technological age. There are apps to help us eat better, walk more and even do a little bit of yoga on the go. We can even keep our bodies strong by staying active and paying more attention to the nutritional benefits that we derive from every ...
Views: 2013 - Biological Root of Violence Revealed? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Abigail FazelatCan medical science now physically predict individuals whom are most likely to commit acts of violence? Adrian Raine, a criminologist and author of The Biology of Violence, has discovered a biological root that exists in many “cold-blooded killers”. In general, Raine refers to an inclination ...
Views: 1215 - Bits and Pieces of Changework - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Chris CatheyThe field of NLP is patterns galore. We have a pattern for this, we have a pattern for that. If you want to change a belief you only have to decide how you want to do it. When I first got into the field I thought you were only a success if you could follow a pattern from start to finish and ...
Views: 537 - Bitterness; the Silent Disease of Women - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2005 from elizabeth springAnger is a short madness, but bitterness is anger that has boiled, simmered, and then found so unpalatable that it has been thrown into the deep freeze of our unconscious psyches. We may think that we have done our ‘anger management’ by cooling and repressing our anger, but in most cases, it’s ...
Views: 14748 - Black Lives Matter - From Altruism and Beyond - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2020 from Paul DunionBlack Lives Matter – From Altruism and Beyond Dr. Paul Dunion Our streets are talking to us. The talk is loud and mostly true. It says, “Black lives matter”, “Marginalization of some hurts everyone”, “Separation breeds ignorance and fear”, Leadership from ego cannot hold those ...
Views: 890 - Bodymind Healing in Psychotherapy: Towards an Integral, Comprehensive Energy Psychotherapy - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from Michael MayerIn order to bring the healing abilities of a comprehensive energy psychology to the public, I believe that in addition to the well-known energy psychology methods such as EFT, the field of energy psychology (EP) would be well served by expanding its terrain to include Qigong and methods of ...
Views: 2338 - Boost The Power Of The Subconscious Mind - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Greg FrostThere are quite a number of adverts which display how an individual can attain the power of the subconscious mind. However most such advertisement fail to address matters which are critical to any individual who may be interested in gaining some knowledge about how effective such therapies are ...
Views: 803 - Borderline Personality Disorder - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2007 from Sam VakninThe fact that the Borderline personality disorder is often found among women makes it a controversial mental health diagnosis. Some scholars say that it is a culture-bound pseudo-syndrome invented by men to serve a patriarchal and misogynistic society. Others point to the fact the lives of ...
Views: 2619 - Brain and Personality - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2007 from Sam VakninPhineas Gage was a 25 years old construction foreman who lived in Vermont in the 1860s. While working on a railroad bed, he packed powdered explosives into a hole in the ground, using tamping iron. The powder heated and blew in his face. The tamping iron rebounded and pierced the top of his ...
Views: 963 - Brain Music Research Advancements and Next Steps with Brain Music Video - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2016 from Leon EdwardMusic has exhibited multiple beneficial effects on the brain over a wide range of helpful applications ranging from changing people’s moods to healing effects , mind health benefits and improvements is mental performance. This idea that training in musical performance can improve cognitive ...
Views: 1762 - Brain Training To Improve All Aspects Of Your Mind - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Kadra AdamsBrain training is a general term which refers to any strategy which can help improve the performance of your mind. Generally, there are written exercises, mental techniques and physical or behavioral components involved in any effective program. Below, we aim to share some of the key methods you ...
Views: 2037 - Brainwaves - Your Most Important Tool To Success - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Greg FrostYour brain exists in different stages that are determined by the state that you are in. Conscious, walking around or even in deep sleep - our brains produce electromagnetic waves in differing frequency ranges that have been scientifically marked as Alpha all the way to the Theta stage. From ...
Views: 2028 - Branches of Psychology - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Christina XioPsychology as a whole is quite a broad subject so to study it properly it has been divided in to various branches that tell about the different aspects of the human behavior, thoughts and experience. In this article some of the branches are mentioned and explained briefly below. Firstly it ...
Views: 2359 - Breathe It In - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2018 from Sheryl PaulThese are words I find myself saying multiple times a day: to my clients, to my sons, to myself. Breathe it in. We see a prairie dog hit by a car lying on the side of the road. I turn to look at my son’s face to see if he sees it. As we live in a rural area, he’s learned over the years of ...
Views: 785 - Brilliant Parenting in Three Easy Steps: Taking a Page From Self-help Writers - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Brian WalshHere is a simple formula used by successful speakers and self-help writers. Parents can also employ this innovative approach. 1. Make a Point Successful parents, teachers, and mentors are great at being clear about what they want to teach, and why it's important to the learner. 2. Tell ...
Views: 1564 - Bringing Harmony Between the Inner Psychic Being and the External Nature - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2022 from santosh krinskyFor Sri Aurobindo, truth of the spirit is to be lived, not attained by abandonment of life in the world. He looks at the evolution of body, life and mind as steps along the evolutionary process, and each one of them represents an important stage in an ongoing development. The action of these ...
Views: 380 - Building Productive and Harmonious Relationships - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2006 from Anne WolskiRelationships between people, whether of a personal or a business nature, can be very delicate and must be continuously nurtured in order to preserve them. If tended well, they can provide long lasting security and an immense sense of belonging to a group or association. Effective relationships ...
Views: 5840 - Burn Scented Candles To Alter Your Mood - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Brian LaShureIt is well known that the sense of smell is the strongest sense related to memory; especially long term memory. All it takes is a smell of something from your childhood - say, the scent of an old rug - and you are instantly transported back to where that smell was significant. Because of this, ...
Views: 2817 - Burnout: 3 Reasons to Make the Most of Your Relaxation Time - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2019 from Brooke ChaplanAccording to a study by Kronos Inc. And Future Workplace, employee burnout has reached epidemic proportions. Not only is employee burnout bad for business, but it’s also bad for your own personal health and wellbeing. While you may not get a lot of relaxation time, here are 3 reasons to make the ...
Views: 1213 - Calming Agitation of the Nerves: An Exercise - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2022 from santosh krinskyMost people get ‘wound up’ occasionally or frequently. This leads to what is called in Ayurveda ‘deranged vata’. Vata is the dosha that represents the air element in the being. The symptoms can include nervous tics, headaches, indigestion, insomnia, and a general feeling of lack of ease or ...
Views: 409 - CAN I STILL BE ME? - by Moving makes change happen fast. When you move to a new residence, you change more than your address. You shift the way you view yourself and the world around you. Moving forces you to re-learn everyday roles. You'll begin to navigate a new way to be a spouse, parent, friend, lover, choir ...
Views: 830 - Can Laughter Help Veterans and PTSD? - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Abigail FazelatPeople have always said that laughter is the best medicine, but is there really any truth to the saying? What sort, if any, medicinal benefits does laughter have on the body? What about the mind? Discovery.com, the on-line database for the Discovery Channel, uses results from studying ...
Views: 3069 - Can meditation help me fight my desire for sex? - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2020 from Dada BhagwanParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being, has propounded a detailed explanation of why and how celibacy is to be practiced with right understanding. He specifies that the desire for sex may arise, but with the help of right understanding, one is able to oppose it. Fighting against ...
Views: 484 - Can My Marriage Withstand Lingering Conflict? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2016 from Marcia Naomi BergerMany people think that if a marriage is basically healthy all issues get resolved. Yet according to psychologist and author John Gottman's groundbreaking research, a whopping 69 percent of problems in marriage do not get solved.[1] His good news, though, is that many problems can be managed. ...
Views: 1461 - Can We Talk??? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Dr. Janolyn MooreA long time before I decided to enter the field of psychology I spent my week-ends delivering speeches and debating both sides of the national debate topic at speech tournaments. In high school I was a "Ruby" member of the NFL--no, not the National Football League, but rather, the National ...
Views: 1204 - Can You Tell if Someone Has a Narcissistic Personality Disorder? - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2011 from narcissism curedIt is not easy to tell whether or not someone has a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. However, you may find many telling signs of a Narcissistic Personality Disorder when reading about its symptoms and behaviors. One of the first indicators of a person with Narcissistic Personality ...
Views: 4763 - Cancer Perks And Genie Wishes: The Fault In Our Stars By John Green – Book Review - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2021 from Rochi ZalaniThis article was originally published at rochizalani.com You don’t need me to tell you that The Fault In Our Stars is a famous tear-jerker, like all of John Green’s books. This book is the love story of Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters. 16-year-old Grace is diagnosed with cancer and ...
Views: 628 - Care After Brain Injury and Rehabilitation - What's Available, What to Expect , What You Should Know - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2017 from Leon EdwardInitial Expectations at the Hospital After the onset of injury, the first course of treatment will be at the hospital. Imaging studies will examine the brain to look for trauma or dysfunction. A CT (computerized tomography) scan examines the brain structures. This imaging study will reveal an ...
Views: 1680 - Carl Jung’s Psychology and New Conclusions - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Christina SponiasThe meaning of the dream messages is always protective. We need protection because we are under-developed primates. We have a very tiny human conscience, which is one-sided and needs development. The biggest part of our brain is totally absurd because it belongs to our primitive conscience, the ...
Views: 1878 - Carl Jung’s Psychology – Understanding Strange Thoughts and Reactions - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Christina SponiasCarl Jung was my doctor. I read all his books many times until I would completely understand everything he had written. I precisely studied his psychology and his method of dream interpretation because I has depressed, neurotic, and I had suicidal thoughts. My case was serious. I was ...
Views: 1555 - CATHARTIC INTEGRATION THERAPY - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2007 from Luciamo Tascia De DeynCATHARTIC INTEGRATION THERAPY Healing one's past to live well one's present CIT is a primal process that can bring rapid results. It has been developed by Luciamo Tascia De Deyn a Belgian psychologist. Origin of illnesses and regression Renown therapists (Sigmund Freud and Alice Miller ...
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