Contemplative, Expressive and Imaginative Arts

Heilkunst

2012-02-01T00:30:00.000-05:00

What is Heilkunst? (A Discussion from the Hahnemann Center for Heilkunst)

books.google.com

Pelvic Pain - Resources

2012-01-31T00:30:00.000-05:00

Pelvic Freedom ~ A Resource For Pelvic Pain

Listen to internet radio with PelvicMessenger on Blog Talk Radio

DO NOT DISTURB

2012-01-30T00:30:00.000-05:00

Source: Left: Obedience (re-make); Right: Stanford Prison Experiment; Selected by: L. Voia

Airing Pain - Podcasts

2012-01-28T00:30:00.000-05:00

Airing Pain « Pain Concern

Mother Teresa

2012-01-27T00:30:00.000-05:00

Mary Johnson writes an unforgettable spiritual autobiography about a search for meaning that begins alongside one of the great religious icons of our time and ends with a return to the secular world.

Source: randomhouse.com

Origami Rainbow To Teach Children Good Posture

2012-01-26T00:30:00.000-05:00

Leah Khalish offering tips on how to teach children good postures. More at http://move-with-me.com. The origami rainbow is a great way to demonstrate good posture to young children. For a video on how to make an origami rainbow, visit this page.

Source: youtube.com

Free Webcasts With Richard Sutphen

2012-01-25T08:03:00.000-05:00

Free Webcasts - Spiritual Hypnosis, Past Life Regression, More | Sutphen Center, LLC. Tomorrow, you can listen to "Sub-Personalities".
Many thanks to G.H. for sending this info.

Wisdom 2.0 - Living With Awareness, Wisdom And Compassion

2012-01-25T00:30:00.000-05:00

February 23 - 26, 2012. Wisdom 2.0 Conference - Living with awareness, wisdom, and compassion - Home

Yoga With Elena Brower

2012-01-24T00:39:00.000-05:00

Yoga teacher, Elena Brower guides us through a morning yoga meditation about gratitude. A beautiful way to start the day. Check out more free yoga videos at http://www.yogaearth.com/blog/category/terraflow/. For more on Elena Brower at http://www.artofattention.com/

Source:http://www.youtube.com

HIV/AIDS Facts, Care and Nutrition

2012-01-23T00:30:00.000-05:00

What is it like to be affected by HIV/AIDS? A moving first-person account offers insight — and basic facts.
Weaving together her own story with straightforward questions and answers, the author explains the real ways that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted and explores the common experiences and emotions that might be encountered by friends and family members of someone who has the virus. She also discusses why HIV/AIDS is often still kept a secret and the importance of treating this condition like any other. With up-to-date medical information that has been thoroughly vetted by experts, this first-person narrative offers an invaluable look at what it is like to watch someone you know battle HIV/AIDS.

Source: randomhouse.com

For many, HIV is now a long-term chronic condition and with decreased mortality, patient requirements and disease patterns have changed, making it increasingly apparent to health care professionals that the treatment of HIV should include optimum nutrition and healthy lifestyle interventions to help sufferers lead long and healthy lives. In this essential new book an international team of authors under the editorship of Specialist HIV Dietitian Vivian Pribram bring together the latest research to provide the practicing dietitian and nutritionist with a practical guide to the nutritional care of the HIV and AIDS patient.

Source: books.google.com

Healing Anger

2012-01-21T00:30:00.000-05:00

HEALING ANGER: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective

MORE, MORE, MORE

2012-01-20T00:30:00.000-05:00

Source: Relaxation drink; Money; iChill - Relaxation drink.

Yoga Music Union and Yoga Vision - Girish

2012-01-19T08:12:00.000-05:00

I meant to recommend these videos a while ago; I am finally doing it.

A wonderful collection of visual animations set to Girish's hauntingly sacred and mesmerizing sound. This DVD is a wonderful collection of music visuals set to Girish's hauntingly sacred and mesmerizing sound. This project is on the chill side and the visuals are heavily image based but positively engaging.

Source: youtube.com

Commercial for the new yoga video from Yoga Music Union with musicians Girish and cellist Abby Scoville. With charismatic instructor Julie Jackson Chenoweth. Shot on various beautiful locations in Southern California. From the beaches off the San Diego coastline to the deserts of the enchanting Joshua Tree.

Source: youtube.com

NOW WHITE

2012-01-18T00:30:00.000-05:00

Source: T-Shirts: Black; Brown; Yellow; Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

Malay and Indonesian Shamanism

2012-01-17T00:30:00.000-05:00

Beware of Westerners becoming shaman apprentices in Far East, South or in local ethnic, aboriginal communities. Often, their new "skills" are turned into immense profit in the West (compared to the original shamans who may remain impoverished, unaware of how their mastery has been used by their "students"). Many anthropologists, psychologists, counsellors immerse in shamanism, and adapt the shamanic rituals to the "Western needs". Often, the anthropologists going undercover in these cultures, use the knowledge to help dominant groups control, divide and manipulate ethnic (sub)groups and undermine them from the inside.
However, since real shamans rarely (if ever) sit down and write a book about their practices, we can only rely on how others perceived them. (Note by L. Voia) See below.

Accepted as apprentice to a Malay shaman, Carol Laderman learned and recorded every aspect of the healing seance and found it comparable in many ways to the traditional dramas of Southeast Asia and of other cultures such as ancient Greece, Japan, and India. The Malay seance is a total performance, complete with audience, stage, props, plot, music-and-dance.

Source: google.books.com

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Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook

2012-01-16T00:30:00.000-05:00

The uniqueness of this book (republished in 2009) is that it not only provides gluten-free milk-free substitutes and recipes, it provides successful suggestions for feeding the picky eater. The authors share details about just how and why the diet works. The specialty ingredients are explained and extensive sources provided. There are also testimonials from the parents and from the children themselves.

Source: books.google.com

The Connection Between Good Nutrition and Good Cognition

2012-01-14T00:30:00.000-05:00

The Connection Between Good Nutrition and Good Cognition - Alice G. Walton - Health - The Atlantic

NOBODY KNOWS

2012-01-13T00:30:00.000-05:00

Source: Swamps by M. Voia; Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

Mindfulness Exercises Help Significantly

2012-01-12T00:30:00.000-05:00

Rheumatoid Joint Disease - Mindfulness Exercises Help Significantly

Noa Spector-Flock teaches yoga throughout Pinellas County, Florida. She is the author of Get Stronger by Stretching with Thera-Band.
Source: youtube.com

Mindfullness for Overeating and for Boosting Your Brain

2012-01-11T10:39:00.000-05:00

Can mindfulness curb overeating? - CNN.com

Meditation boosts brain power.

IT'S YOUR FAULT

2012-01-11T10:28:00.000-05:00

Source: Photos by M. Voia; Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

Confronting And Stopping Sexual Harrassment

2012-01-10T00:30:00.000-05:00

An older but helpful resource for those dealing with sexual harrassment. From personal experience, confronting a harrasser can only worsen the situation, especially if the harrasser is in a position of power (and s/he usually is). Yet, this book gives hope. Unfortunately, the preview option has been removed. You can still preview it as it is right now.

Source: books.google.com

STOP!

2012-01-09T10:01:00.000-05:00

Source: Photos by M. Voia; Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

Is Yoga Safe?

2012-01-07T07:39:00.001-05:00

How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body - NYTimes.com

The Royal Society of Medicine: Hallucinations

2012-01-06T00:30:00.000-05:00

The Royal Society of Medicine; RSM events; Hypnosis; Psychosomatic Medicine Section : Hallucinations (March 5th, 2012, London, UK)

More about Buryat Shamanism

2012-01-05T03:02:00.000-05:00

More about Buryat shamanism and the peoples of the Arctic. The mysteries of shamanism can never be unveiled - English pravda.ru

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYDZna0CyVU

Source: http://books.google.ca/books?id=Q6cPhI_3vnYC&dq=evenki+people&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Tracking the New American Shamanism

2012-01-04T18:48:00.000-05:00

I am posting this article whether some may approve of it or not. C-Ville: Features - Step into the circle: tracking the new American shamanism

Modern Shamanism, Ayahuasca Benefits and Shamanic Echoes in Yoga

2012-01-04T00:30:00.000-05:00

A few links about the work of a few modern shamans from USA and Canada.
Modern Shamanism: A Mind And Body Gift To Yourself | Fox News

Blue Morpho, an organization founded by Hamilton Souther, the author of The Journey of One, documenting the benefits of ayahuasca and other shamanic ceremonies. Visit http://www.bluemorphotours.com/ayahuasca-scientific-and-medical-research.html.

The Canadian psychologist, Dr. Gabor Mate, is also running a separate project on ayahuasca, called The Ayahuasca Project.

We may call 2012, The Year of Ayahuasca as we'll see an avalanche of information supporting the benefits of ayahuasca this year.

Also, visit modernshamanism.org and find out about their modern shamanic work and shamanic yoga.

Below, you can watch Toronto-based Matthew Remski and Scott Petrie giving a sophisticated description of modern shamanism and yoga, known as Yoga 2.0: Shamanic Echoes (a continuation of Yoga 1.0). The concepts in Yoga 2.0 are not easy—nor are they meant to be. Melding everything from Darwinian evolution and behavioural psychology to spirituality and postmodern theory, the authors establish a dialogue that challenges both the traditional narrative of yoga and the embodiment of its tenets as a "perfectly closed canon" now somewhat ironically reified within the postmodern mind.

Source: youtube.com

ONE WAY

2012-01-03T00:30:00.000-05:00

Source: Left: Red Flag; Centre: Arrow; Right: White Flag; Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

Happiness Trending Down

2012-01-02T17:25:00.000-05:00

Meta-Twitter Analysis Shows Happiness Trending Down

Meditation And Beyond With Maneesha James

2012-01-02T00:30:00.000-05:00

A former nurse, the Australian-born Maneesha James went on to become a worldly-renowned meditation teacher and a role model for many women (and men - her exquisite external and internal beauty certainly helped). Below, you can watch an interview with her.

Source: youtube.com

Evolutionary Music, Kirtan, Mantra, Chant, Bhajan, Raga, World Music ~ Sacred Sounds Radio

2012-01-01T00:30:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year everyone! Here's a link to an uplifting radio station: Evolutionary Music, Kirtan, Mantra, Chant, Bhajan, Raga, World Music ~ Sacred Sounds Radio

Amazing Peace

2011-12-09T00:30:00.000-05:00

In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. “Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” she writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.”Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou’s celebration of the “Glad Season” is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life and a beautiful holiday gift for people of all faiths.

Source: randomhouse.com

I am dedicating this poem to every peace lover on this planet, and I wish peace to all those who do not have it.

Also, watch this video on Fiona Joy Hawkins' music.

Happy Holidays and, please, come back to this blog in the New Year!

EAT, DRINK, SWALLOW!

2011-12-08T19:04:00.001-05:00

Source: Left: Gold; Centre: Oil spill; Left: Diamonds; Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

Raw Foods, Holiday Foods, Everyday Foods

2011-12-08T00:30:00.000-05:00

Raw Foods News Magazine* Raw Foods News * formerly www.RawFoodsNews.com :: Celebrating the raw foods lifestyle with breaking news, authoritative info and fun features

The Happy Herbivore Cookbook (2011) by Lindsay Nixon includes: •A variety of recipes from quick and simple to decadent and advanced•Helpful hints and cooking tips, from basic advice such as how to steam potatoes to more specific information about which bread, tofu or egg replacer works best in a recipe. •An easy-to-use glossary demystifying any ingredients that may be new to the reader.•Healthy insight: Details on the health benefits and properties of key ingredients.•Pairing suggestions with each recipe to help make menu planning easy and painless.•Allergen-free recipes, including gluten-free, soy-free, corn-free and sugar-free.With a conventionally organized format; easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions; nutritional analyses, colorful photographs; funny blurbs at the beginning of each recipe; helpful tips throughout; and chef’s notes suggesting variations for each dish, even the most novice cook will find healthy cooking easy—and delicious.

Source: books.google.com

Hamid Ayoub Art Exhibition

2011-12-07T00:30:00.000-05:00

Hamid Ayoub will host Visual Conversations at Heartwood House (153 Chapel St.) in Ottawa on Thursday, December 8, from 5 PM to 8 PM. He will show his new collection.

Also, watch this creative video on Lang Elliott' music (with contributions from the Ugandan musician and artist, Sumite, and Sunita Staneslow).

Source: youtube.com

40% of Canadians bullied at work

2011-12-06T11:57:00.000-05:00

I have lived and seen this first-hand. The multiple deletorious effects of bullying on one's health are yet to be identified. I have experienced bullying in the workplace as an immigrant woman, in the graduate school as an immigrant mother and woman, as a parent in my child's schoolyard (believe it or not, Canadian parents - or parents coming from wealthy nations/superpower countries - engage into putting down/bullying parents of children that perform better than theirs or have superior qualities; they also mob and create a poisoned environment in the school, sometimes with support from teachers). I hope to see more research about this. Standing up to bullies is possible only if you have the resources to do it (excellent health, financial resources, supportive network). If you don't, you will lose your peace of mind and will only torment your soul. Leaving bullies behind is not an act of weakness, as many might think; it is an act of wisdom, of prevention or intervention (depending on how severe bullying got).

40% of Canadians bullied at work, expert says - Yahoo! News

Losing weight with hypnosis?

2011-12-06T10:32:00.000-05:00

Losing weight with hypnosis? | NBC33 | WVLA - video

The Placebo Effect And The Placebo Response

2011-12-06T00:30:00.000-05:00

Endocannabinoids Pitch In for Placebo Effect | Pain Research Forum - article

The placebo response contributes inextricably to virtually all therapeutic effects, varies in potency, and likely exhibits its own pathologies. The Placebo Response further considers that the critical elements required to provoke placebo responses overlap substantially with what most current psychotherapies consider to be therapeutic, i.e. an interpersonal dynamic rooted in concern, trust and empathy. The potential importance of training caregivers in how to optimize placebo responses is considered a crucial feature of both the art and science of care-giving.

Source: books.google.com

Advanced Ashtanga Yoga With David Swenson

2011-12-05T01:00:00.000-05:00

A beautiful yoga video filmed in Maui.

Source: youtube.com

Global Year Against Headaches - Fact Sheets

2011-12-03T00:30:00.000-05:00

International Association for the Study of Pain | Global Year Against Headaches 2011-2012: Fact Sheets

Some people can hallucinate colors at will

2011-12-02T09:07:00.000-05:00

Some people can hallucinate colors at will

Mindfulness for Female Sexual Dysfunction

2011-12-02T00:30:00.000-05:00

Effects of Mindfulness Training on Body Awareness to Sexual Stimuli: Implications for Female Sexual Dysfunction - Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine

Psychology Moment by Moment

2011-12-01T10:43:00.000-05:00

Review - Psychology Moment by Moment by Elise E. Labbé

The 38th Annual Congress of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society

2011-12-01T00:30:00.000-05:00

The 38th Annual Congress of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society:
Montreal, May 31st to June 3rd, 2012

Mindful Living Radio Show

2011-11-30T00:30:00.000-05:00

Dr. Henry Grayson is the host of the weekly radio show, "Mindful Living" on the Progressive Radio Network (PRNcomm.net). Here's the link to the Mindful Living Radio Show Archive. Dr. Grayson interviewed some of the best-known philosophers, thinkers and practitioners in the USA: Tara Brach, Dawson Church, Dr. Patricia Carrington, Bruce Lipton, Carol Look, to mention a few.

Building Better Families

2011-11-29T00:38:00.000-05:00

Building Better Families by Matthew Kelly - Random House Audio Here's an audio clip from the audio book, read by the author.

Parenting Twins And Multiples

2011-11-29T00:35:00.000-05:00

Below, you can preview a book about parenting twins and multiples. Christina Baglivi Tinglof, author of Double Duty and a mother of twins, expertly guides you through your kids' school years, from the first days of kindergarten to the always drama-filled years of high school.

Source: books.google.com

Call For Papers Scam

2011-11-28T08:57:00.001-05:00

I have received several messages from fake conference organizers and fake journals. I was able to identify them all within minutes. Here's the last "invitation" that arrived today. I am posting this to warn those who might get similar messages. Apparently, they come from China, but could be another Asian country, could be a ring, could be scammers based in USA or anywhere. Notice the errors in the message. Please, read below, and also read this website about academics who received similar messages.

From Knowledge to WisdomPsychology Research
International Standard Serial Number: 2159-5542; and online ISSN: 2159-5550Frequency: monthly Current Volume: 1/2011
Dear Mr/Ms Liana Voia,
You are invited to submit your paper(s)Mind-Body Modalities For Older Adults With Early Dementia and Alzheimer'st for Psychology Research.The new journal of Psychology Research, an award-winning peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary periodicals published by David Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, USA, since July, 2011, welcomes the submission of original manuscripts reporting innovations or investigations in the Psychology area. Successful general submission manuscripts may report interdisciplinary efforts or be of a sufficiently broad nature to be of interest to those centered in related disciplines. Manuscripts reporting innovations or collaborations leading to enhancements in Psychology are of particular interest to Psychology Research. If you have the idea of making our journals as vehicles for your research interests, please send your WORD format manuscripts (papers or books) through e-mails/submission system (for more details refer journal Web page). We appreciate your support.We also seek researchers who have deep research in and outstanding contribution to Psychology area to be our reviewers/editors. Good review board has insightful understanding in Psychology field, and can provide professional suggestions to authors. Anyone who is interested in our journals can send us CV. We are looking forward to your contribution!
Sincerely yours, Lily, R.Editor OfficePsychology Research, ISSN 2159-5542David Publishing Company1840 Industrial drive, Suite 160, Libertyville , IL 60048 , USAE-mail:psychology@davidpublishing.com;psychology2159@yahoo.com; and psychology2159@hotmail.comTel: 001-847-281-9862; Fax: 001-847-281-9855 Call for Paper(s)DescriptionPsychology Research is an international, scholarly peer-reviewed journal (print and online) published monthly by David Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, USA, since July, 2011. The journal publishes articles, reviews, etc., on any issues from the broadest range of psychological traditions and that cross disciplinary boundaries, through which it tries to provide the latest information on developments in Psychology, and each issue is striving to bring you critical perspectives and cogent analyses. The journal is published in English.The e-journal provides free and open access to all of its content on our Website. Accepted papers will immediately appear online followed by the printed in hard copy. Current columns include (but not limit to):General Psychology, Psychological Statistics, Psychology of Human Resource Management, Psychometrics, Educational Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality Psychology, Interpersonal Relation Psychology, Culture Psychology, Philosophical Psychology, Management Psychology, Psychology Research Methods, Advertising and Transmitting Psychology, Public Psychology, Consumption Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Physiologic Psychology, Group Psychology, Literary Psychology, Labor Psychology, Aerospace Psychology, Traveling Psychology, Medico-psychology, Color Psychology, Decision-making Psychology, Love Psychology, Positive Psychology, Criminal Psychology, etc.. Psychology Research is to be indexed in following databases:★ Database of EBSCO, Massachusetts, USA★ Hein Online Database, W. S. HEIN , USA★ Chinese Database of CEPS, American Federal Computer Library Center (OCLC), USA★ Chinese Scientific Journals Database, VIP Corporation, Chongqing, P.R.C.★ Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory★ ProQuest/CSA Social Science Collection, Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS), USA★ Summon Serials SolutionsInformation for Authors1. The manuscript should be original, and has not been published previously. Do not submit material that is currently being considered by another journal.2. Manuscripts may be 4000-16000 words or longer if approved by the editor, including an abstract, texts, tables, footnotes, appendixes, and references. The title should be on page 1 and not exceed 15 words, and should be followed by an abstract of 100-350 words. 3-8 key words or key phrases are required.3. The manuscript should be in APA Word format, submitted as an email attachment to our email address.4. Authors of the articles being accepted are required to sign up the Transfer of Copyright Agreement form.5. Author will receive 2 hard copies of the journal containing their articles.6. It is not our policy to pay authors. Peer Review PolicyPsychology Research is a peer-review journal. All research articles in the journals undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Editorial ProceduresAll papers considered appropriate for this journal are reviewed anonymously by at least two outside reviewers. The review process usually takes two to three weeks. Papers are accepted for publication subject to no substantive, stylistic editing. The Editor reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the papers, or request the author to do so, or reject the paper submitted. A copy of the edited paper along with the first proofs will be sent to the author for proofreading.They should be corrected and returned to the Editor within seven days. Once the final version of the paper has been accepted, authors are requested not to make further changes to the text. Submission of ManuscriptAll manuscripts submitted will be considered for publication. Manuscripts should be sent online or as an email attachment to: psychology@davidpublishing.com; psychology2159@yahoo.com and psychology2159@hotmail.com Welcome to visit our Website at: http://www.davidpublishing.com/ Address of Headquarter: David Publishing Company, 1840 Industrial Drive, Suite 160, Libertyville, IL 60048 USA TEL: 001-847-281-9862 FAX: 001-847-281-9855Email: kathy.yu@davidpublishing.com; psychology@davidpublishing.com; psychology2159@yahoo.com and psychology2159@hotmail.comAddress of China Branch: P. O. Box 71613008, Wuhan, Hubei Province, P. R. China. Postal Code: 430071TEL: 027-87741602 FAX: 027-87741602Email:psychology@davidpublishing.com; psychology2159@yahoo.com; and psychology2159@hotmail.com

More about papers call scams at http://thetrialwarrior.com/2010/09/12/good-grief-bait-switch-law-publishing-version/#comment-1297.

Mindfully Managing ADHD And "Wise Mind, Open Mind"

2011-11-28T00:30:00.000-05:00

Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.: Mindfully Managing ADHD

Also, preview Dr. Alexander's book posted below. Wise Mind, Open Mind offers a powerful three-step mindfulness approach to help you navigate times of unwanted change, rediscover your inner well of creativity, and move forward with passion and purpose. This book combines techniques drawn from contemporary mind-body approaches, Buddhist psychology, mindfulness, creative thinking, and positive psychology to show you how to tap into your gifts and create a practical plan for personal transformation that will help you move through the challenges you face. You'll learn to overcome the five common hindrances that may be keeping you from true fulfillment and happiness. Finally, you'll be able to embrace your circumstances, utilizing them to create a renewed personal vision and welcome new possibilities and greater creativity into your life.

Source: books.google.com

Energy Healing and Integrative Therapy with Tana Saler 11/26 by multiplearts | Blog Talk Radio

2011-11-26T19:30:00.000-05:00

Energy Healing and Integrative Therapy with Tana Saler 11/26 by multiplearts | Blog Talk Radio

Listen to internet radio with multiplearts on Blog Talk Radio

Jeju Shamans, Healing Minds And Hearts

2011-11-26T00:30:00.000-05:00

Jeju shamans, healing minds and hearts - Jeju Weekly

Smoke-Free in 30 Days

2011-11-25T00:30:00.000-05:00

In this article, Dr. Daniel Seidman offers 5 mindful reasons to quit smoking. Below, you can preview his latest book about smoking cessation. In a comprehensive 30-day program, Dr. Seidman explains how to retrain your brain, take advantage of all the tools at your disposal, and end the month smoke-free and feeling stronger than ever!

Source: books.google.com

Global Buddhist Congregation

2011-11-24T13:59:00.000-05:00

The Asoka Mission is organizing a four-day Global Buddhist Congregation from 27 November to 30 November 2011 in New Delhi, India. More at Global Buddhist Congregation Context | ASOKA MISSION

Sacred Sex, Sexual Sorcery, Tantra To Magick

2011-11-24T00:30:00.000-05:00

Source: youtube.comFor readings about sacred sex and related topics, please visit sacred-sex.org.

Please, note that the book posted below is only a suggested reading, not a recommendation for practice. Practising these techniques is really a personal choice that requires full understanding and responsibility.

Source: books.google.com

Psycho-Behavioral Self-Committment Contracts

2011-11-23T14:14:00.000-05:00

Committing to yourself; apparently a good site for weight-loss and impulse control.
stickK − Change Starts Now

Healing Sounds With Jonathan Goldman

2011-11-23T00:30:00.000-05:00

Jonathan Goldman, a Sound Healing Practitioner and Composer, offers free 7-Minute Chakra Tune-Up on his website. Visit Healing Sounds. You can also listen to his work below:

Source: youtube.com

Also, mark your calendars (if in the area):

World Sound Healing Day
2/14/2012
Special Boulder, Colorado World Sound Healing Day Event : 302 Pearl St. 5-6PM
9th Annual World Sound Healing Day Monday: Feb. 14, 2012 5:00 – 6:00 PM at Solstice Institute, 302 Pearl St., Boulder. FREE.

The Jungle Prescription -The Ayahuasca Project

2011-11-22T15:43:00.000-05:00

More about shamanism and ayahuasca with Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. Jaques Mabit and their Project for people with addiction(s)...The Nature of Things with David Suzuki - Episode -The Jungle Prescription

Reiki With William Lee Rand - Hand Positions For Self-Treatment

2011-11-22T00:30:00.000-05:00

Source: youtube.com

Here's a link to Mr. Rand's Reiki Story

Is Yoga Science or Religion?

2011-11-21T08:16:00.000-05:00

Is Yoga Science or Religion Part VII B Pranayama The Life Force: Some Practical Aspects by Dr. O. P. Sudrania

The Healing Power of Dolphins

2011-11-21T00:30:00.000-05:00

Humans have been swimming with dolphins for thousands of years and the dolphins healing and superior abilities have been documented. Here's an article by Jennifer Moore (the right column, and continues on next pages):PSI Chronicles - The healing power of dolphins

In the Presence of High Beings: What Dolphins Want You to Know (2005)
by Bobbie Sandoz-Merrill, Bobbie Sandoz

For ten years author Bobbie Sandoz-Merrill swam with a pod of wild dolphins off the shores of her Hawaiian home as well as with other dolphins and whales throughout the world. In the Presence of High Beings is about her many remarkable healing experiences with these extraordinary beings.

Source: books.google.com

Family Resilience Conference - May 2012

2011-11-19T00:30:00.000-05:00

May 16-19, 2012 - Family Resilience Conference hosted by the American Family Therapy Academy | American Family Therapy Academy

Kelley Harrell: Shamanism: Religion or Neurology?

2011-11-18T16:35:00.000-05:00

Kelley Harrell: Shamanism: Religion or Neurology?

The Depression Cure

2011-11-18T00:30:00.000-05:00

The Depression Cure (2010), by Stephen Ilardi

In the past decade, depression rates have skyrocketed, and one in four Americans will suffer from major depression at some point in their lives. Where have we gone wrong? Dr. Stephen Ilardi sheds light on our current predicament and reminds us that our bodies were never designed for the sleep-deprived, poorly nourished, frenzied pace of twenty-first century life. Inspired by the extraordinary resilience of aboriginal groups like the Kaluli of Papua New Guinea, Dr. Ilardi prescribes an easy-to-follow, clinically proven program that harks back to what our bodies were originally made for and what they continue to need. The Depression Cureprogram has already delivered dramatic results, helping even those who have failed to respond to traditional medications.

Source: google.books.com

How Mindfulness Can Overcome Greed

2011-11-16T09:41:00.000-05:00

If only 1% of the world population was greedy (not that this is a negligible percentage), things would be much better than they are. The truth is, the percentage of greed is a lot higher and of various forms and shapes. ALL this greed contributes to the global human suffering. More than half of the people I know would do anything to be part of the 1% (explicitly or non-explicitly). Anyway, it is still worth reading this article. How Mindfulness Can Overcome the Greed of the 1 Percent. At least, Rick Heller, the author of the article and the book with the same topic, is very generous to sell it for $0.99 on Amazon. You can see it here.

Mindful Movements With Thich Nhat Hanh

2011-11-16T00:30:00.000-05:00

Thich Nhat Hanh also published a book with the same title (Mindful Movements) in 2008. You can find it on Amazon.

Source: youtube.com

FACE IT!

2011-11-15T00:30:00.000-05:00

Source: Left: Woman painting wall; Right: Man painting wall; Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

Ken Wilber: Integral Theory and Beyond

2011-11-14T00:30:00.000-05:00

Here's an over 1 hr. discussion between George Leonard, Mike Murphy, Ken Wilber about Integral Transformative Practice.

Source: youtube.com

And below, you can browse a book co-authored by Ken Wilber, Terry Patten, Adam Leonard and Marco Morelli. Combining original exercises, vivid examples, cutting-edge theory, and illustrative graphics, Integral Life Practice is the ultimate handbook for realizing freedom and fullness in the 21st century. For more information, visit www.Integral-Life-Practice.com.

Source: books.google.com

Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth - Conference

2011-11-12T00:30:00.000-05:00

Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth: Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Education and Research

Meditation as stress buster for children

2011-11-11T08:19:00.000-05:00

Relax, kids: Meditation touted as stress buster for children - The Globe and Mail

Woman's stare reveals secret to hypnosis

2011-11-11T08:15:00.000-05:00

Woman's stare reveals secret to hypnosis - article

Shamanism With Don Agustin Rivas Vasquez

2011-11-11T00:30:00.000-05:00

A while ago, I posted information about Ayahuasca and Pablo Amaringo. Here's a video with one of the best known Amazonian living shamans: Don Agustin Rivas Vasquez. Jaya Bear wrote a book - Amazon Magic - about her experiences at Don Agustin's camp, in 2000. Unfortunately, I was not able to find a preview of this book on the net.

Source: youtube.com

Gurdjieff Movements

2011-11-10T00:30:00.000-05:00

Gurdjieff dance movements often reflect Gurdjieff's enneagram axes and they are based on Sufi philosophy and mysticism (among other traditions). In fact, Gurdjieff had a strong inclination for mysticism, occult, gnostic and esoteric practices; he was a composer, hypnotist, author, coreographer, and much more.

Source: youtube.com

I posted a book about Gurdjieff a while ago. You can find here.

Yoga Retreat Centre - Space Available

2011-11-09T03:35:00.000-05:00

Tom Axtell just announced that his retreat centre has space available for winter. The centre, located in Quebec, has a wonderful location and is quite affordable.

The Ô Lotus at the Lake Retreat Centre includes a spacious New England Cape style cottage with four bedrooms and a smaller Scandinavian style cedar log cabin with one bedroom and the sauna upstairs. The wooden buildings were constructed with entirely non-toxic materials, and embody a delightful combination of ecology, comfort and charm.

Visit his website at http://www.yogaretreatquebec.com/cottages.html

Dervish Yoga and Sufi-Chi Yoga

2011-11-09T00:30:00.000-05:00

Dervish Yoga is an art of movement based on the science of movements taught for centuries in secluded Dervish brotherhoods. For improved health, longevity, inner calm, relaxation, concentration, and personal development. Details at http://www.dervish-yoga.com.

Source: youtube.com

Also, you can download a 16-page document about sufi-chi yoga with illustrations of postures and other explanations. Click here.

Yoga For Men

2011-11-08T00:30:00.000-05:00

Yoga for Men: Postures for Healthy, Stress-Free Living (2003)
By Thomas Claire

Here is a comprehensive introduction to yoga geared to men of all ages and backgrounds-whether they're athletic or sedentary, young or old, or devotees of yoga who seek new information to enhance their existing practices or neophytes just starting out on their yoga journeys. The information is presented in simple, how-to form so that you can perform a basic, yet complete, yoga session on your own. It provides an overview of all the major styles of yoga so that you can custom tailor a practice to suit your needs. In addition, Yoga for Men includes information specific to men-yoga and male health concerns, yoga for all phases of a man's life, how yoga can enhance performance for athletic activities (and your sex life!), and how yoga can be enjoyed with a partner. Yoga for Men provides today's man with a prescription for a lifestyle that unites body, mind, and spirit.

Source: books.google.com

And here's an interview with Ganga White, one of the most respected Yoga Teachers in North America.

Source: youtube.com

EFT For Insomnia With Ruth Stern

2011-11-07T00:30:00.000-05:00

Her new EFT-based DVD is called 4 Simple Steps for Blissful Sleep and it is a result of Ruth Stern's own experiences with insomnia. Watch her in the video below.

For more information on how you can improve your life with EFT please visit http://www.taptotransform.com.
Source: youtube.com

Erotic Capital by Catherine Hakim

2011-11-06T17:34:00.001-05:00

We can look at Dr. Hakim's book and erotic capital theory from any angle we want, because it will mean the same thing. Erotic capital means misogyny-based female hegemony and "erotic" power both in the boardroom and in the bedroom. Now, we know it's true. Sad, too.

Read book excerpt: Erotic Capital by Catherine Hakim

Source photos: Left: photobucket.com; Right: butterfunk.com

2012 Body Soul & Spirit Expo

2011-11-05T00:30:00.000-04:00

This event will take place in Toronto, in February 2012. More at Body Soul & Spirit Expo Information

Body Talk Therapy

2011-11-04T00:30:00.000-04:00

Dr John Veltheim, the president and founder of the BodyTalk System, talks about how and why this consciousness based health care system sets itself apart from other modalities and why it is so effective. At the end of the video, you can access more parts of the Dr. Veltheim's lecture.

Source: youtube.com

Gut-directed hypnosis helps IBS patients

2011-11-03T10:21:00.000-04:00

PressTV - Gut-directed hypnosis helps IBS patients

Yoga Workout With Bethenny Frankel

2011-11-03T00:30:00.000-04:00

This past summer, Bethenny Frankel released a Yoga Workout DVD. Here's a clip from her new release.

Source: youtube.com

Joao de Deus - The Miracle Man

2011-11-02T00:30:00.000-04:00

A fomer farmer, Joao de Deus has become known as the Miracle Man, despite the controversy created by his claims and the criticism from many doctors. People from all over the world travel to Brasil to see him. More in the video below...At the end of the video, you can go to the next parts of the documentary.

Source: youtube.com

Persian Mystical Dance and Rumi Poems

2011-11-01T00:30:00.000-04:00

I have rarely seen a dancer in such a deep trance while performing in public. Miriam Peretz fascinates and amazes the audience with her grace and subtle mystic messages. Music, Poetry and Dance for all cultures, religions, races and paths/orientations.

Source: youtube.com

Below, I posted a book by one of the greatest poets humanity has ever had: Rumi.

Source: books.google.com

Also, listen to Songs of Rumi by Sasan Nakhshab (free to download). Enjoy!

ALL

2011-10-31T00:33:00.000-04:00

In truth, people have
very little tolerance and courage.
Rumi

Source: Top: Burmese Family; Middle: Corpses; Bottom: Dead Bodies; Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

Art Therapy and Political Violence

2011-10-31T00:31:00.000-04:00

Art Therapy and Political Violence (2005) By Debra Kalmanowitz, Bobby Lloyd

The impact of political violence, war, civil war and acts of terrorism on the individuals involved can be extensive. Art therapy can provide an effective means of expressing the resulting experiences of fear, loss, separation, instability and disruption. Art Therapy and Political Violence brings together contributions from all over the world and from diverse theoretical backgrounds. With contributions from Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Israel and South Africa, the book includes numerous clinical examples to vividly illustrate the main issues affecting art therapy. The practical issues involved are also discussed, including subjects such as the importance of working with both the internal and external worlds of the individual and sensitivity to cultural issues. Art therapists, psychotherapists and other mental health professionals, particularly those working in the context of political violence or in countries of refuge, will find the experiences recounted in Art Therapy and Political Violence thought-provoking and will welcome the wealth of practical information provided.

Source: google.books.com

Mind's Eye: Experts Use Magnetic Scanner To See Videos 'Playing' Inside People's Brains

2011-10-28T11:10:00.000-04:00

Soon, any radar will read our thoughts!!! Mind's eye: Experts use magnetic scanner to see videos 'playing' inside people's brains | Mail Online

Spiral of Sound Crystal Choir

2011-10-28T00:30:00.000-04:00

Source: youtube.com

NO MORE

2011-10-27T00:30:00.001-04:00

Source: Left to right: Empty toothpase tube; Empty fridge; Flat tire: Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

Meditation Prayer Love and Healing With Reza Shadman

2011-10-26T13:07:00.000-04:00

Listen to internet radio with multiplearts on Blog Talk Radio

Meditation Prayer Love and Healing With Reza Shadman 10/26 by multiplearts | Blog Talk Radio

Yoga For Chronic Back Pain

2011-10-26T09:06:00.000-04:00

video platform video management video solutions video player

Source: abcnews.com

Yoga Power and Yoga Strength with Karen Voight

2011-10-26T00:30:00.000-04:00

A veteran fitness instruction, Karen Voight demonstrates yoga poses for strength and endurance. At the end of the video, you can watch the other parts (eight, in total).

Source: youtube.com

The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh

2011-10-25T08:43:00.000-04:00

Your True Home: The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh: 365 Days of Practical, Powerful Teachings from the Beloved Zen Teacher (2011)

Source: books.google.com

About Neoshamans and Neoshamanism with Kelley Harrell

2011-10-25T00:30:00.000-04:00

Here's an article about neoshamanism and below you can read some of the contents of Kelley Harrell's book.

Amazon.com: Gift of the Dreamtime: Awakening to the Divinity of Trauma (9781892718501): S. Kelley Harrell: Books

INCINERATE

2011-10-24T00:30:00.000-04:00

Source: Top to bottom: Credit cards; Bills; Incinerator; Sequencing and arrangement: L. Voia

The Most Relaxing Song Ever?

2011-10-22T00:01:00.000-04:00

You can listen to Marconi Union's "Weightless" below...

Band creates the 'most relaxing tune ever' - Telegraph

Source: youtube.com

Have a most relaxing weekend!

Facing Terminal Illness And Accepting Death: Lee Lipsenthal - In Memoriam

2011-10-21T00:30:00.001-04:00

Enjoy, Enjoy Every Sandwich Book (due to be released on Nov. 8, 2011)
Details about the book at http://radomhouse.com

As medical director of the famed Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Lee Lipsenthal helped thousands of patients struggling with disease to overcome their fears of pain and death and to embrace a more joyful way of living. This is his story.

Enjoy Every Sandwich by Lee Lipsenthal, M.D. -- Excerpt

Marilyn Schlitz, PhD and Lee Lipsenthal, MD: Meditation, Yoga and Consciousness

In this first segment, Lee Lipsenthal talks with IONS President Marilyn Mandala Schlitz about changes in allopathic health care and the wider acceptance of meditation, yoga and consciousness in healing practices. They discuss research indicating patient's increased willingness to follow doctor's instructions when the patient feels the physician is really present with them.
Source: youtube.com

Lee Lipsenthal passed away on September 20th, 2011. He was 54 years old.

Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski - A Documentary

2011-10-20T00:30:00.000-04:00

A groundbreaking documentary about an unconventional doctor, credited with saving many, many lives: Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski.

Disclaimer: This documentary film is not directly affiliated with Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski MD, PhD, The Burzynski Clinic, or the Burzynski Research Institute, Inc. This film and this web site is not intended to replace professional medical advice.

Source: youtube.com

Teachers, children mistake candy for medicine in study

2011-10-19T16:07:00.000-04:00

One in four children and one in five teachers!? Are we to believe that so many children and teachers over-medicate thinking they are having candy? Also, teachers seem to be only slightly smarter/more knowledgeable than the children when it comes to meds.
Teachers, children mistake candy for medicine in study

Shamanism: Religion next door to medicine

2011-10-19T13:37:00.000-04:00

Good article! I wish we learned more about shamanism in Eurasia. Shamanism: Religion next door to medicine - English pravda.ru