Summer Issue – July 2019
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THE THREAT RESPONSE CYCLE AS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON MINDFULNESS
Serge Prengel, LMHC, has been exploring creative approaches to mindfulness in therapy and in everyday life. He is in private practice in New York...
EMBODIED APPROACH TO HEALTH AND FITNESS: THRIVING MINDFULLY
As humans we are resilient creatures. This makes us great survivors, and it can also create a blind spot in our approach to our...
Moving Towards Freedom: Effecting Optimal Health Through Reichian Inspired Exercises
Do you secretly love/ hate to hear about odd things that people do in bed?
If so, this article might make your day! Sexy or...
Walking Meditation: Easy Steps to Mindfulness
Nguyen Anh-Huong & Thich Nhat Hanh
Some books are designed to be read, studied, discussed; some are written to be contemplated, information percolates, processes. And...
Salutogenesis and Well-Being
The term "salutogenesis" is derived from the Latin salus meaning "health" and the Greek génesis meaning "origin". It is an interpretative position of science...
Embodied Awareness – Balance
“Balance is a process of continuous integration.” Philip Shepard
(p. 431 in New Self, New World).
Built into our biology are mechanisms of mind which continuously...
ATHLETIC MENTAL PERFORMANCE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
By Alex Diaz, PhD
In the game of athletic success winning may hinge on an athlete’s mental attitude more so than skill. Matches are often...
Life Notes: The Yoga of Midlife
“Exhale completely, release all the air from your body. Now, notice the pause at the end of the exhale.”
My yoga teacher’s words invited me...