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Being Green: Working Toward a Sustainable Future

…y, but working toward local and global sustainability is good for both our inner and outer environments. It is nourishing for the planet at the same time that it sustains each one of us – and all those yet to come. As Kaza found, “Thousands of people are living their own inspiring stories as they find a way to share their green ethics on behalf of a more peaceful and genuinely happy world.” So, as Kermit the Frog realized, being green is important…

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Body Image, Overeating

Finding a Cure for Overeating

…a psychotherapeutic process. This is because it involves putting words to inner experience rather than actions that use the body for a curative effect. For instance, a patient I have been working with for two and half years came to therapy hoping to lose weight prior to a big event in her life. It was not easy for her to accept my idea that a diet and a food plan would do her in. It did not come easy for her to attend weekly sessions and talk abo…

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Holiday Wisdom: How to Have the Best Holiday Ever

…treating to a cave, most of us find ourselves blind, deaf, and dumb to our inner worlds, emotionally paralyzed and unable to fully celebrate what should be the most valuable and enriching aspects of our lives. The cold days of winter could grow warm in the light of deeply felt appreciation, rather than the whole of the holiday season reduced to a countdown calendar of shopping days left ‘til… Viewing the holidays as a time to honor loved ones, fri…

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Making Sense of Your Past by Daniel Siegel, M.D.

…teacher, a counselor— something about that connection helped them build an inner experience of wholeness or gave them the space to reflect on their lives in ways that helped them make sense of their journey. They had what the researchers called an “earned secure” life narrative. Such a secure narrative has a certain profile; we can describe its features. Even more important, like Rebecca we can change our lives by developing a “coherent” narrative…

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Review: A Psychological Look at Crime and Punishment

…taking us through his actions, his interactions with other people and his inner monologues and rants during his frantic walks in the streets of St Petersburg. From the way I construed the novel, the main struggle that Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov—the protagonist—faces, is his rebuttal to relate to people. He appears to loathe human nature, and sees human struggles as pitiful and repugnant. Though he displays rare generosity and pity towards cert…

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What Every Baby Knows

…T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. – Explore the inner workings of your child’s mind in this book by Harvard Professor of Pediatrics and renowned child development expert T. Berry Brazelton. Looking deep into the experiences of five families, this book helps make sense of children’s unique and universal experiences, exploring why they feel how they feel and how we can best respond as parents….

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Staying Healthy for Our Most Vivacious Self

…e mind in meditation in order to access the deepest part of ourselves, our inner resources of love, compassion, empathy, and joy. Since the world is busy and constant — Internet fast, in fact — if we want to continually avoid confronting our roadblocks to wellness, it is an easy enough task. As pointed out on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) website, maintaining wellness requires dedicated effort: The website was developed “to provide…a wid…

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Raising Windhorse: How to Harness Personal Power

…The way to free ourselves from such conditioned habits of mind is to build inner-confidence through a process Tibetan meditation master, Chögyam Trungpa calls, “raising windhorse.” There is an uplifted quality that exists in our lives. You could call it sacred existence, which is automatically created because of your mindfulness and awareness. We pay attention to details: we wash the dishes, we clean our room, we press our shirts, and we fold our…

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Restoring Recess by Carol Krucoff, E-RYT

…hance your recess, mirrors may detract from your experience if you’re self-critical. If so, play outdoors or in a mirror-free room. 3. Consider a few sessions with a fitness professional—such as a personal trainer or yoga teacher—to help you get started. [Visit the web sites of the American Council on Exercise, www.acefitness.com or the International Association of Yoga Therapists www.iaty.org to find a qualified instructor.] 4. Vary your activity…

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Reflections on a New Year: How to Become Your Best Self Webinar

…portant areas of their lives. By identifying and acting against these self-critical modes of thinking, people can enjoy more success in their jobs, more fulfilling relationships, and a strengthened sense of identity. Download Slides fromReflections on a New Year: How to Become Your Best Self To request a free full video recording of this webinar, please email [email protected] Upcoming Webinars: All Webinars are provided for free by The Glendo…

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