Articles On Healing:
here is an article on 5 traits that are present in individuals who are doing their healing work
Here is an article on setting healthy boundaries with romantic partners
Movement Resources:
here is the official site for The Feldenkrais Method where you can get more information about the benefits and applications of the method.
The https://feldenkrais.com/
Sheri Cohen is a Feldenkrais Practitioner. She offers weekly on-line Awareness Through Movement lessons for a fee with a pay what you can option.
David Zemach-Bersin at Feldenkrais Access is one of Dr Feldenkrais’ first American students. He offers a variety of free and for-fee online classes.
Other resources include: Feldenkrais Practitioners in Portland, OR and Find a Practitioner to search for local practitioners.
Reiki Articles:
Meditation Research/Resources:
Some benefits of meditation: article by psychologytoday
Meditation and mindfulness practice to reduce anxiety: article psychology today
8 Mantras to Stop Your Mind From Spinning Out of Control: article psychologytoday
Interesting Research:
How Trauma Gets Stuck in the Body: A video with Peter Levine explaining how trauma gets stuck in the body
The Future of Healing: Shifting from Trauma Informed Care to Healing Center Engagement: A healing centered approach is holistic involving culture, spirituality, civic action and collective healing.
The Power Threat Meaning Framework: Towards the identification of patterns in emotional distress, unusual experiences and troubled or troubling behavior, as an alternative to functional psychiatric diagnosis. A research article by the British Psychological Society
Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia: This report describes a psychological approach to experiences that are commonly thought of as psychosis, or sometimes schizophrenia. It complements parallel reports on the experiences commonly thought of as bipolar disorder and depression.
Other Resources:
A lot of clients ask questions about the concept of the law of attraction or manifesting desires based on thinking positively. There are a lot of self help books and coaches that claim this is possible. However it is more about making choices that reflect desires. This is an interesting article that explores this topic.
NBC Story on Hearing Voices: Hearing Voices Others Can’t: How A Growing Movement Fights Mental Health
Affects of Childhood Trauma TEDTalk
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