In our last blog, we focused on how to get through the holidays while maintaining sobriety. The holidays, which are touted as such a wonderful time of year, often cause more stress and emotional upheaval than actual joy for many of us. I spoke with a Psych Choices therapist, Stephen Milburn, LPC, about why that might … More Managing Emotions: What DBT Can do for You
Just as computers left in sleep mode signal occasional blips of malfunction, so too, the consequences of living with divided attention carry hidden costs –spiraling anxiety, disrupted sleep, poor eating habits, emotional burnout. Just as turning off a computer can offer a vital reboot, so too, learning to quiet the mind –can afford an amazing respite from undue anxiety and despair. … More One View of Mindfulness
Nature has designed us to give and to receive compassion. No one deserves our compassion more than we do ourselves. Compassion and self-compassion can be pathways to relief of suffering. … More Self Compassion – One of Nature’s Gifts
Try a Meditation App for improved health in the new year. Meditation, or mindfulness practice, is well known to calm the mind, decrease the symptoms of stress, reduce anxiety, lift the spirits, and help with concentration and focus. … More For the new year, resolve to meditate
by Connie Opfell, LCSW Yoga is for everybody When they hear the word “yoga”, most people either think of a skinny Indian yogi sitting cross-legged in the lotus position for hours, or a svelte woman tying herself into a pretzel. Either way, they think “that’s not for me.” I’ve spent the last 15 years or … More Yoga – A Holistic Treatment Modality
You may ask yourself, if I didn’t already know how to breathe, I surely wouldn’t be alive to read this blog post, would I? But what many of us don’t think about is that the way we breathe can have profound effects on our levels of stress and anxiety. Short, shallow, rapid breathing may give … More How to Breathe
by Dave Tomlinson, LCSW A Buddhist meditation tradition called “Shamatha Meditation” is an approach emphasizing “conscious breathing.” The technique is simply to attend to each in and out-breath, knowing that one is breathing in or out, whether the inhalation is long or short, and letting yourself become aware of all the subtle qualities of the … More Learning to Meditate: Strategies from the Buddhist tradition
Are you suffering from worries, stress, racing thoughts? Do you struggle with irritable bowel syndrome, or pain that keeps you awake at night? The deep relaxation you can experience with meditation can even lower blood pressure, increase fertility, and boost the immune system. You may want to read this online article about the 7 benefits … More Meditation has Benefits for Physical and Mental Health