Second Spring: Starting a New Cycle Of Expansion.
Second spring is followed by a season of manifestation in second summer, before withdrawing into our second autumn and our final winter.
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Corner of Awe and Gratitude: The Other Side of Pain.
The torrential downpour pelted the side of the two-story house, bending many a sturdy tree until even some of the bark had been stripped off. The father and daughter were each ensconced in their own part of the house, they didn’t see each other for the better part of three days. They ...
The Only Way Out Is Through: The Benefits Of Navigating Resistance.
What emotion do you feel? What does your body want to do? Do you want to cry and moan? Do you feel like yelling, pounding pillows, or stomp-dancing?
Well-Informed Mindfulness: Must We Not All Be Carers?
Mindfulness is only productive when well-informed, focused and relatively selfless. I would never force a meat-eater to go vegetarian, but I may encourage them to eat healthily. Nor would I stop a smoker who chooses to smoke because they may have their reason to erode themselves, a reason they ...
An Open Letter to Big Pharma: On Dependency, Accountability and Stepping Up.
I blindly accepted the pills, grateful for the ride to be over. I was unaware that a new, horrifying ride was on its way.
My Mind is Fine, It’s My Brain That’s Insane.
The mind has to tell the body that there is no option of staying in bed and that it must make it to class and to work despite the 1,000 pound lead body suit. Thank you, Seraquil. The mind has to tell the brain to stop whispering thoughts of suicide because the heart is just about to give in. ...
Thank You, Pain, For Teaching Me Your Language.
One day, I shared the Sanskrit prayer 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' with her. She asked me to rewrite it for her every time I visited her in the nursing home. She would call me and ask me to spell it out for her again several times a month. I use this mantra everyday. I am grateful that it was ...
Natural Happiness: The Truth About Exercise And Depression.
When it comes to beating depression over the long-term, this is what makes exercise more powerful than medication. It’s not that medication doesn’t work -- it does. But exercise does something that medication doesn’t. It proves a new identity to yourself.
Integrative Medicine: What if Your Doctor Prescribed Actions Instead of Medications?
I think it’s time to set a higher standard in health and medicine by integrating scientifically proven behavior changes, rather than defaulting to a prescription because 'we’re busy and it’s easier' or ordering another test to appease the patient.