COMMUNICATION is CRUCIAL
Without adequate communication skills, we are asking for trouble. When there is mis-communication, we can experience endless frustrations in the form of wasted time, emotional pain due to thinking this was meant when this was not meant, loneliness, anger, … Read More
Hebb’s Law & Nervous System Organization
Hebb’s law is simple: cells that fire together, wire together. …Within the brain are some 100 billion neurons, each capable of synaptic connection with 60,000 to 100,000 other neurons- a tremendous organization of neuronal networks with an almost infinite potential. … Read More
ANGER IS A FRIEND
Most people think anger/ rage/frustration are negative feelings. Well, they might feel bad when we first experience them, but these feelings are all just energy. This means they can be transformed into positive action, positive experience. HOW? you might ask. … Read More
RECOVERING FROM TRAUMA
Trauma is often a tragedy, but it is does not have to be a life sentence. This is the teaching of Peter Levine from his book “In An Unspoken Voice”. Through using the body sensations/ feelings in SOMATIC EXPERIENCING TRAUMA … Read More
“BODYWORK, BODYWORK, BODYWORK”
As it is said in the real estate business regarding buying property: the most important element is location. “location, location, location”. So, in the second half of life, in order to keep the body fit, what is crucial is body … Read More
Observations, Non-Violent Communication
“The first component of non-violent communication entails the separation of observation from evaluation. We need to clearly observe what we are seeing, hearing, or touching that is effecting our sense of well-being, without mixing in any evaluation. Observations are an … Read More
Narcissitic Mothers, a Good Example
” When the queen in question happens to be your mother, it tends to up the ante. One client shared an incident where she and her mother were sitting in lawn chairs at an outdoor concert when her mom looked … Read More
“FEARLESSNESS does not mean that we do not have fear. FEARLESSNESS means we go forward anyway, even though there is fear.” (Chogyam, Trungpa)
“COMPASSION is not always sweet.” Gina Keegan, RCC., SEP.