At the heart of this site is a love for both Yoga and psychotherapy.   When used by a skilled practitioner each will facilitate psychological healing in the participant.  Increasingly, research is showing that these two modalities are effective healing pathways for individuals recovering from psychological trauma and addiction.   When it comes to healing, these two practices have one pivotal thing in common.  When effectively employed, each will bring the participant face to [...]

It begins with a promise.  A promise so appealing you could set your intuition aside in favor of it.  The promiser sounds so sincere that you persuade yourself to take a chance on them, to trust them, yet again.  But eventhough they sound sincere, the promiser turns out not to be so, and betrays your trust by not following through on the original [...]

Is there a connection between the foods we put into our bodies and how we feel emotionally? Consider this: have you ever eaten a piece of your favorite cake and then wanted to take a nap? Had a cup of your favorite coffee and then felt your energy plummet a half hour or so later? [...]

Right now I’m on Day 27 of a juice feast. That is taking into my body nothing but nutrient dense nutrition in the forms of fresh fruit and vegetable juices and a variety of complementary supplements like E3Live and Hemp Oil. I embarked on the feast because I felt my health and my life had [...]

Yogi Awtar writes clearly about how the mind plays the role of director in stage production called our lives.  It’s worth considering these ideas if you’re interested in living your life with intention and purpose.  ‘Our minds make no judgment about the content of what we think, what we feel, or what we say.  Our mind is [...]

Here is an excerpt from the wonderful book titled ‘Practical Yoga Psychology’ by Dr. Rishi Vivekananda, who articulates the role of Yoga in the development of the personality, and the common ground that both yoga and depth psychology share.  That is to say “Depth psychology has shown that there is a form of psychic determinism which controls all [...]

When I first saw the quote below, I instantly fell in love with it.  I fell in love with it because it captured so well one reason for allowing ourselves to grow and expand spiritually.  The quote reads like this:   ”The highest achievement in human consciousness is the extent to which you believe in your own being . . [...]

Since writing the post titled ‘Deception’ in July, I left behind the toxic work environment I mentioned there for a healthier one.   The new organization has a clear no harassment policy which it adheres to, and the people I work with are level headed and dedicated to their work.   Since leaving the deception (and the bullying) behind, I really do feel better for having done so.   No more [...]

I’ve come to the conclusion that I work with a wolf in sheeps clothing.  Someone who presents themself as a helpless victim and then acts in a predatory fashion to get what they want.  Unfortunately what they have wanted is my good work.  But it has been the emotional manipulations, the not speaking to me for a [...]

How recently have you taken a moment to be still?  To experience the peacefullness within you?  To experience the peacefullnes within you in order to re-charge your energy system and bring more focus and clarity to your life?  It really does work.  Try it.  Find a comfortable position for your body sitting in your chair.  Close your [...]