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Mystical experiences, spiritual emergency, madness etc…a compilation

Many people are lost to psychiatry and neurotoxic drugs for life because too few people who might be in a position to help want to really delve into the dark and difficult content that the psyche...

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The wounded healer

“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion” ~ Buddha “The doctor is effective only when he himself is affected. Only the wounded physician heals.” ~ Carl Jung “When I...

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Some thoughts on forgiveness

I think one of the worst double binds that abuse and trauma survivors face is the expectation that they should forgive someone, often a family member, who continues to treat them badly. Often the...

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Healing must come from all corners of experience. No quick fixes

When one understands the interconnectedness of everything it becomes clear that healing must borrow from all corners of experience... "Cure" is rarely one thing applied to the whole. It is instead a...

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Distinction Between Curing and Healing

...how ridiculous positive thinking can be in the face of serious illness. One must be able and willing to feel whatever comes up. (that's actually true in all of life ) Certainly my own healing has...

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Endometriosis? Mine responded to natural care. Here I email the MD who mocked...

The other day I posted the below comment and picture on Facebook: I think it's time for me to send an email to the MD who mocked me when I refused to take hormones and opiates to treat my...

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Yoga postures, breathing and waking-up

I was very excited to see that Gary Weber made this video. I've been doing his basic flows (along with other mostly restorative yoga) for about a year. I've used yoga for rehab and healing since I...

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Bring on liberation of the consciousness within this human form

I would like to break two taboos, 1) The taboo against movements that aren’t part of a sport or formal dance 2) The taboo against sounds that aren’t components of verbal language. It is healthy and,...

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Yoga: it works!

Yoga has been an integral part of healing my body/mind/spirit after the assault upon all of them by the long-term use of psych drugs and the subsequent withdrawal. Yoga helped me regain my strength...

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Earthing and forest bathing…it does a body/mind/spirit good

Here is some science behind my incredible and unstoppable need to walk barefoot upon the earth!! Every day that weather permits I do this. I’ve mentioned it several times on this blog and it’s part of...

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Focusing our attention can change the physical structure of our brains....

We can change how our brain functions. We can change the very structure of the brain. There are enormous implications here for anyone who has ever been labeled with a DSM psychiatric diagnosis. We can...

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The truth is often ugly… (what people are up against when they choose to free...

I always find it sadly and tragically amusing when critics of psychiatry (generally professionals who are trying to cover their asses I guess) slam the psychiatric system and then tell people to be...

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Brain-Immune Connections in Health and Disease

This includes information about "so-called alternative and complimentary approaches." She points out that these methods should be central to care. -- learn more about the scientific basis of the...

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The heart of forgiveness

This is a very sophisticated treatment that looks at many of the questions people have when contemplating the forgiveness of those who've harmed us, sometimes very badly. … [click on title to read the...

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The Christ Path

I just started this course. The Christ Path with Andrew Harvey-- there is an intro talk from a couple of weeks ago available to listen to here. I was in on that call and immediately wanted to take the...

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“easter”

In the years since this dream came to me, I’ve gradually worked my way to a deeper, fuller appreciation and understanding of the circumstances of my father’s life, which has helped me heal myself in...

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The Self-Acceptance Project

You can register for this series of audio classes for free...it looks wonderful. I highly recommend checking it out. Several of the audio files are already available to listen to and more will be added...

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Emotional Intimacy

Robert Augustus Masters is an Integral psychotherapist, relationship expert, and spiritual teacher whose work blends the psychological and physical with the spiritual, emphasizing embodiment, emotional...

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Ecstatic dance as practice: there is a dance that only you know how to do

There is a dance that only you know how to do, Gabrielle says. The Wave makes it fun to experience the ecstasy of your body in motion to some of the most irresistible high-energy dance music we've ever...

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No matter how much we might neglect or mistreat it, our body calls us back

No matter how much we might neglect or mistreat it, our body calls us back — through its aches and pains and imbalances — to take real care of it, to integrate it with the rest of our being, to honor...

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