Japanese Methods of Quiet Therapy: Self-Reflection, Mindfulness, Values and Meaning, Balance and Gratitude by Stephanie L. Shaefer, Ph.D., L.P.C. Japanese Methods of Quiet Therapy have been shown to have positive short-term and long-term benefits in Japan since the 1800’s. Can they be used effectively and ethically across cultures? Nature therapy, the soothing power of nature, forest therapy and walking, has been [...]
May you be filled with Loving Kindness. May you be surrounded by Loving Kindness. May you know the source from which all Loving Kindness comes. May you live with ease. May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you be safe, peaceful, and free from suffering. May you be strong and confident. WHY LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION? Especially [...]
“Can we reach empathy in time to avoid the collapse of civilization and save the earth?” (Rifkin, 2009, p. 1) Much misunderstanding, pain, blame, and even violence is caused by miscommunication throughout our communities and our world. [...]
A Self-Esteem Adventure and Healthy Self-Esteem In the State of Self-Esteem, in the Country of the Mind, in the Union of Self-Actualization, we embark on an adventure to build self-esteem and self-confidence. We go through the “Land of Think”, then the “Land of Feel”, and then the “Land of Do”. In the Land of Think, we learn that there is [...]
Happy February - the month of LOVE. What is the meaning of Love? Viktor Frankl in MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING (1984), proclaimed “…that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire [and]….the salvation of man is through love and in love,” and Teilhard de Chardin is quoted (2019): “Someday…we will master for God the energies [...]
