When I speak with people about meditation or Mindfulness, I often run into so many conflicting ideas. People tell me the point of meditation is to be relaxed. Or they tell me they can’t meditate because “I can’t get my thoughts to stop.”
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This week I came across a post on Transformed Thru Travel on Misguided Urgency. If you haven’t checked out her blog, give it a go. She writes about travel and often reflects on how she has used the act of traveling to manage and recover from her PTSD.
Read MoreBrene Brown is a social worker by trade who researched “wholehearted” people.
Read MoreNadine Burke Harris is a pediatrician trained in public health who began studying the affects of childhood trauma after noticing a dramatic increase in children being referred to her for ADHD. Her investigations uncovered that people exposed to childhood trauma dramatically increased the likelihood that a person would experience heart disease, cancer, suicidal urges, and a reduced life expectancy.
Read MoreThis is an excellent TED talk about new approaches to substance abuse and current deficits in addiction treatment.
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It’s been a busy few months: completing my certificate of advanced graduate study, settling into a new clinical position, and preparing to take my mental health licensing exam. As such, I’ve scaled back a bit on teaching for the summer and have been taking the time to deepen my understanding of yoga and psychotherapy practices.
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