We often think of meditation as sitting in a particular posture, and breathing a certain way. It is not solely methodical. Meditation is a state of focusing called presence, and in presence our senses become solely involved with the thing, person, or animal of contact. Or, we may be solely present within the self or…
How to have an Intellectually Exciting but Emotionally Unsatisfying Conversatio I. The Problem Nowadays, it seems as if everyone is a Nazi, fascist or evil. Everywhere you look, people are labeling others as anti-American, racist, sexist, anti-Semitic, homophobic. People are accused of being killers or committing virtual genocide. It might feel emotionally satisfying to label…
By Glyndora Condon MS MFT LPC Meaning in life seems to provide nurturing according to studies that measured health and life behaviors (Health Psychology Review, Vol. 11, Nov. 4, 2017), and over 90 percent of Americans appear to believe that their lives are meaningful according to several reviews provided by the University of Virginia,…
Going Rogue! How Individual Teachers Can Improve their Students Behavior and Academics Without Any Support. Introduction Many teachers enter the teaching profession believing that they will fill eager young minds with skills and knowledge that will allow them to be successful in school and life. Sure, they expect a certain degree of misbehavior and missing…
For well over 25 years research has been done of the effectiveness of different types of therapy and counseling. This includes both theories of counseling (i.e. cognitive-behavioral, psycho-dynamic) and therapeutic modalities (i.e. individual, family). Research has consistently shown the effectiveness, broadly speaking, of behavioral, cognitive-behavior and psycho-dynamic theories of counseling, especially in the individual and…
Cognitive Therapy posits the idea that what people think impacts, directly or indirectly, what they feel and how they act. The major goal of cognitive therapies (CBT, REBT) is to identify cognitive distortions that cause or contribute to excessive negative emotions and maladaptive behaviors. It is, in essence, a psycho-educational approach that seeks to teach…