Mindfulness Regression Sex Therapy For Individuals and Couples
From sex and relationships, to confusion about career and life choices, to those persistent and pesky maladies of the mind like anxiety and depression, past-life regression therapy can heal the mind and body.
Past-life regression is a form of therapy commonly known as hypnotherapy. But hypnotherapy, in my opinion, is just a term for a philosophy that has the potential to go much deeper.
What is typically referred to as a state of hypnosis comes with a lot of stigmas and preconceived notions. The layperson has come to see hypnosis as a trance-like state, much like a zombie. In actuality, however,... Read More
Resolutions are a popular topic at this time of the year, and with predictions that the year 2012 may be our last (if the ancient Mayan calendar is to be believed!), perhaps a greater number of us than usual are at least contemplating how best to make sure we go out on a positive, rather than sour, note.
How will 2012 be different for us? If we didn’t quite live up to our last year’s expectations, will we simply try harder, using the same tactics, in hopes that our goals will be met now? Or will we become innovators, thinking up more creative ways of working toward our vision? The former... 
How many of us go through our busy lives only half-paying attention? Driving down the same freeway, going through the same ritual after dinner (cleaning up, washing the dishes, etc), we find that our bodies our doing one thing while our minds are doing another. Research shows that no one multi-tasks well. In fact, in a study conducted by researchers, Nass, Ophir, and Wagner at Stanford, they found that the more people multi-tasked, the more their subjects became focused on what they had previously been working on. And, as people became more mentally fatigued, the harder it was for them to filter... 
I don’t know about you, but today, unplanned items on my agenda added up to distractions that resulted in an overwhelming urge to tear my hair out. As often happens, I had loaded way more into my schedule than could be accomplished by a reasonable person within a day. It’s now 7:40 pm DST and I’m feeling grateful that the destination for this article is 3 hours behind my time zone; therefore, my missive will officially arrive in time, by sheer luck.
Sound familiar? It is, at least occasionally, for most of us. t’s the result of what I call “being mindless”, a condition caused... 
Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment. - Eckhart Tolle
If you are reading this, the demons haven't won.
Facing your demons is part of life. From your earliest moments when you might have been hungry and the breast or bottle wasn't immediately available, to later life crises like divorce, death, job loss, financial hardship, illness, and other challenges, everyone is beset with demons. When things are particularly rough, it... 
Here’s a story related recently by one of my clients that shows how a couple’s simple conversation escalated into a shouting match that threatened to lead someone straight to a divorce lawyer’s office. See if you can relate to what’s being said.
The setting is the couple’s kitchen. Both have come home exhausted from the workday and from other life stressors. Partner 1 has cooked dinner and Partner 2 has taken out the trash. They sit down and proceed to eat, mostly in silence. As dinner is concluded, Partner 2 clears the table and Partner 1 proceeds to do the dishes and clean the sink. ... 
For a while, it was the story that wasn't a story: Occupy Wall Street, where many people of different backgrounds took action to bring attention to the need for change in our political and economic systems. I found myself elated that large groups of people across the country had organized a way to “do something” about situations that often seem intractable to me. I agree that many of our governing assumptions are skewed, and I see this way of functioning reflected in the microcosm in the autocratic ways of thinking that our brains often slip into.
In his books, The Mindful Brain, and The... 
While there are a multitude of distractions and amusements available to anyone with a library card, it is not unusual to go through periods of boredom when not even the most scintillating book, movie, or conversation will sate the crankiness demon. At those times, it is best to stop whatever you are doing and simply sit with what is. Are you feeling annoyed, frustrated, agitated, sad, or self-critical? Welcome whatever comes up. Investigate it. Do something paradoxical and try to increase the feeling. This may sound counter-productive, but it will actually help you figure out what is going on.... 
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A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Copenhagen suggests that mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), a technique known to decrease 
The final paramita, or practice leading to happiness, is Prajna, or Wisdom. This is not the wisdom that comes with age or long study. This is the wisdom of seeing what is actually happening in any given moment. This is discriminating awareness, which can tell the difference between our imagined storylines about what is going on, and what is true. It is the wisdom of clarity, and acceptance, and it requires more than a little awareness and courage. It is the wisdom of accurate reporting.
Awareness helps us to see what it is that we may not be seeing. Courage helps us to accept that things are... 
A person to whom I’ve been close for many years is going through the dying process. It’s been slow and painful, at times evoking for me one of the most beautiful and poignant musical pieces I've ever encountered. It is the “Agnus Dei” of Samuel Barber, a choral version of his beloved and well-known Adagio for Strings. The text is from the Latin Mass and ends with the phrase, “have mercy on us.” Now, mercifully, there is an end in sight for my loved one, but to those she leaves behind, the grief is palpable: at times dull and weighty, at others raw and biting, and frequently overwhelming.
Those... 
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Mindfulness is a therapeutic technique that teaches one to focus entirely on the present moment as a method of coping with negative psychological symptoms. For first responders, including fire-fighters, this type of practice could be particularly beneficial. “
I have a confession to make: I don’t believe you can feel happy 24/7, any more than you can feel anything every minute for your entire life. We are designed to feel a broad spectrum of emotions because, so far, they have kept us safe and helped perpetuate the human race.
We all know how something that feels bad can actually redound to your highest good in the future. But, being the hedonists we are designed to be, we naturally avoid pain and seek pleasure. What if sitting with discomfort helped us make peace with it, increased our frustration tolerance and our ability to accept life as it... 
