Daily Mindfulness Practices
Our lives are filled with the rhythm of beginnings and endings. Evening follows morning, our hearts beat then rest, and our lungs fill and empty every single day. Any intention to bring greater awareness to our daily lives makes subtle changes that impact us beyond the time we spend in that practice (see the Benefits […]
Yogi’s Guide to Therapy
As those of you who practice yoga know, it is much more than exercise, it is a mind-body-spirit system, as well as a way of being in the world. I encourage anyone who enjoys yoga to delve into the resources below for a more comprehensive review of yogic philosophy. In the most condensed form possible, […]
Basics of Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a system designed to enhance self-awareness and self-regulation. Biofeedback uses physiological measurements such as skin temperature, respiration, heart rate, muscle tension, and skin conductance, which are recorded and then ‘fed back’ for interpretation and adjustment. In the case of neurofeedback, this measurement takes place for the electrical signals of the brain, as recordings […]
Acceptance as a Process
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has considerable overlaps with mindfulness, as it emphasizes “Active, nonjudgmental embracing of experience in the here and now.[1]” The initial focus is observing our thoughts, emotion and language, and there is a move toward transparency with the scope of our experience. It is quite common, if not universal, that we […]