I’ve been debating whether or not to include poetry here at the blog as another thread in the rich tapestry of psychological healing. After all, it’s another mirror to the self, in the same way Yoga and good therapy are mirrors to the inner dimensions of experience. While I see it as a valuable addition, [...]

Ever wanted to connect emotionally with a professional you can trust, in a way that fits conveniently into your lifestyle? The internet affords all of us opportunities to get practically anything we want and need delivered directly to our inbox or door. Whether it’s a bargain airline ticket, a hot new pair of shoes, business [...]

One of the best things you can do for yourself is to learn how to breathe through your belly. It’s a simple way of calming your nervous system and cultivating a deep sense of relaxation and inner peace. Your breath is always there with you. There’s nothing to buy, no place to get it from, [...]

Do you think it’s possible to move out of the conditions of mind called addict and trauma survivor? While each carry the burden of feeling trapped in a world of unending pain and suffering, each also holds the potential for relief and transformative change. The question is how willing are you to do what you can for [...]

Consider love. What is it anyway, and why isn’t there more of it in our life?  One of the potentially life changing effects of real healing work is it reconnects us to the love that is inside us and all around us all the time.  At this time of year when our media titilates us [...]

What does it mean to become peaceful?  What can we expect to encounter as we travel this inner terrain?  Here are 12 reflections to consider along this gentle path: It is a process inherent to the human experience. It unfolds at its own pace. It has a rhythm all its own.  If honored, it will [...]

I recently had the pleasure of attending a wonderful conference in Richmond, BC called “Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions, & Related Disorders”.  It covered a number of important topics in the area of psychological trauma and addictions.  For instance childhood trauma and substance abuse, the neurobiology of trauma, trauma and dissociation, trauma and its relationship [...]

This past August, I had the pleasure of attending a week long training at the Providence Renewal Centre in Edmonton, Alberta that offered a proven way of facilitating deep healing.  Yoga Nidra is an ancient meditative practice that takes the practitioner into forgotten places within, for the purposes of deep rest, renewal and healing.  Traditionally [...]

“Be careful with your thoughts,  for they become your words. Be careful with your words,  for they become your actions. Be careful with your actions,  for they become your habits. Be careful with your habits,  for they become your character. Be careful with your character,  for it becomes your destiny.” Anonymous So pay attention to [...]

As you orient yourself to a whole new year, and make important decisions that will shape its course, consider this: There is only one decision you need to make; either you are working at your Freedom, or you have accepted your Bondage. Robert Adams May 2010 bring you all you need to support you in [...]