Category: Breathwork
The Good Therapy Blog
May 25th, 2011 |
So often, people talk about the struggles they experience, and how they’ve grown from the pain in their lives. It’s true, but the sentiment is often that it takes pain to grow. What’s not often discussed is how human beings grow from joy, from being in connection; that is, how we heal and grow stronger from the joyous moments in our lives.
These moments might be in the form of comfort: the savoring of a warm cup of hot chocolate on a cool night, or the texture of flannel sheets, sharing a smile with a stranger on the street. Or, it might be in the form of connection: laughing with friends,... Read More
May 13th, 2011 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
Nearly one third of people in the United States are using some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), according to new research. Mind-body therapies represented the largest increase in the use of CAM in the last several years. This type of therapy includes methods such as breathing exercises, meditation and yoga. In a recent article,... Read More
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January 31st, 2011 |
Mindfulness-Based Therapy is an approach in which the principles of mindfulness are applied for therapeutic purposes. What does it practically mean? In my article “Mindfulness and Knowledge", I pointed out to the 5 basic elements of mindfulness:
1. Pause.
2. Bring awareness in - body, sensations, feelings, thoughts
3. Connect with the breath.
4. Be in the present moment.
5. Adopt a non-judgmental approach – applying compassion.
While working with clients I developed recognition of two main components that emerge... Read More
December 25th, 2010 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
Anxiety is something that we all experience to some degree. Even the most cool, calm and collected individual can get a case of the nerves before a big presentation at work or a sensitive personal conversation they’ve been avoiding. But for some people, anxiety is a regular part of life. Seemingly small things such as getting out the door on time, daily work assignments, or casual social interactions can be psychologically and emotionally distressing. A person with anxiety may get sucked into a ‘worst case scenario’ mentality. He or she may feel that things... Read More
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November 29th, 2010 |
We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts we make the world.
attr. to Buddha
I hope that many of you will have had a warm, happy Thanksgiving, surrounded by people you enjoy and care for, feeling a deep sense of connection. For those of you who were fortunate in those ways, I feel grateful on your behalf!
As November comes to an end, I’m reflecting on just how much we may not only want to be, but believe that we should be (even must be), happy and healthy, surrounded by loving friends and family, really enjoying it all – especially during... Read More
November 22nd, 2010 |
After aerobic exercise, the next step to managing your anxiety is to learn relaxation training. Just as we have a stress response that raises our heart rate and speeds up our respiration, we have a relaxation response that does the opposite. Our relaxation training centers focuses on breathing properly. Sounds simple, right? We breathe constantly all our lives. Unknowingly, when we feel stressed, we breathe shallowly. We rapidly inhale and barely exhale until finally, our body has to breathe out and we generally sigh. In order to sigh, one has to exhale.
To learn relaxation breathing, first... Read More
April 29th, 2010 |
The first in a series of articles dedicated to understanding, appreciating, and coping with our anger.
"Sticks and Stones." I am sure most of you have heard this saying and think you know the ending. It is said to go "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." I think our parents taught us this, thinking it would help us ward off teasing by others. Unfortunately, this misguided saying is far from true. You see, in reality, sticks and stones may break my bones but WORDS CAN DO SERIOUS DAMAGE. Broken bones heal and yet harmful words may stick with and haunt us.
Many... Read More
