Healing Ground Therapy

10/07/2021

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08/19/2020

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Riding up in the elevator to the office this morning, a group of people are exchanging pleasantries and one woman is talking about looking at the bright side of things. She says “Did you hear about Mr…. He works upstairs. His daughter killed herself last week and he found her. If you think your ...

11/09/2016

This page is about healing. Today I'm talking about healing the fear, the pain of a nation that many of us are feeling after the election, both on a personal level and as a nation. I've heard many people asking the question "how do I move forward now?" I'm struggling with this and want to share my thoughts. I don't want to talk about winners and losers, only healing.
I'm afraid. For myself, my children, the future of this country. I see many people writing about letting go, about healing with love. Those are wise words but before this can happen we have to understand where the fear comes from. I've meditated on my feelings, allowed my body to guide me in asana practice and found no heart opening. Not yet. There's a lack of trust. Because I'm not only afraid of what the government may do, I'm afraid of what my neighbors may do, my fellow Americans. So before we can heal, we have to find a common ground, a way back to a basic human understanding that underneath all the differences we are all the same - human, flesh and blood, male or female, black, white, Muslim, Christian, all the same. Perhaps it's Pollyannish, utopian to want, to hope that this is possible but it's the only way to heal..

04/09/2015

Yes!
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/10/your-mind-body-are-not-separate/

01/05/2015

I am a worrier, by nurture. I grew up in a world where danger lurked around every corner, I was told. Even though most times these dangers never materialized, I was always on the lookout, always expecting the worst. Parents … Continue reading →

01/02/2015

Saw this infographic on Huffpost this morning. It's a perfect illustration of what we have been talking about.
See how your body is affected by anxiety:
http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/Anxiety.png

http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/Anxiety.png

12/30/2014

Mindfulness seems to be the new “in” word as new age becomes mainstream. We hear it all the time as people talk about the importance of living in the moment. But what is it and why do we want it? … Continue reading →

12/29/2014

This post might be a bit off topic. The mission of this blog overall is supposed to be to address mental health and mainstream and alternative treatment approaches. But for women reading this, what affects mental health more than how … Continue reading →

12/29/2014

I am a relatively healthy person. I try to exercise regularly, eat relatively healthy. I look at the world with the eyes of an able bodied individual and the problems that I face on a daily basis and negotiated from … Continue reading →

12/21/2014

So now that we have laid some groundwork in describing some of the conditions that commonly require treatment, I would like to begin talking about how to address these conditions. The traditional approaches in treating mental health issues have been … Continue reading →