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5 Intention-setting Ideas to Celebrate a World of Flavors
/in Newsletter/by LindaMarch is National Nutrition Month! As the weather begins to warm up, we begin to feel called outdoors more. The crocuses, daffodils, pansies, and violets begin to bloom inviting our sense of sight to enjoy the colors. As the fruit trees blossom, the sweet smells floating in the air remind us of the delicious bounty […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Honor Friendship
/in Newsletter/by LindaFebruary is International Friendship Month! Friends are our family of choice and this month we get to celebrate that family! Over the past two years, we have needed our friends more than ever, whether they speak, bark or purr. Such connections can warm our hearts and calm our minds. And the power of these connections […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Manifest Radical Self Acceptance as Your New Year Intention
/in Newsletter/by LindaPerhaps, with the advent of the pandemic, this is THE year that we stop setting New Year resolutions that set us up for failure and challenge our mental health and, instead, consider the only intention that will support lasting health, mind, body and spirit – self-acceptance. When we can truly accept ourselves, both our light and […]
Recovery from alcohol use disorder is a crooked road – can direct neurofeedback help ease the journey?
/in Neurofeedback/by LindaThe high levels of stress, loss and isolation due to the pandemic have been challenging to everyone’s mental health, but perhaps much more so for those of us that suffer from symptoms that accompany alcohol use disorder, specifically craving and consumption. With no end in sight for the continued spread of the virus, what options […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support Leaning In
/in Newsletter/by Linda‘Tis the Season! Although the great marketers of the world want us to believe this is the season of peace, December brings mixed emotions and feelings for most of us and this year continues in that same tradition. Due to the pandemic, we yearn for a deeper connection with our loved ones more than ever, yet reality […]
Can cultivating compassion improve the process of psychotherapy?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaPrior to becoming a therapist myself, I spent a significant amount of time on the couch as a client. I am forever grateful for the encouragement and compassion I received on those couches as the therapists supported my journey of growth. However, for all of the compassion they may have offered me, none of them […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Open Your Heart
/in Newsletter/by LindaThe Attitude of Gratitude: November is National Gratitude Month! I love the fact that November has been designated as National Gratitude Month, giving the practice of gratitude the attention it deserves! I have amped up my practice of gratitude this year as a way to keep my heart open. I could feel myself pulling back […]
Yoga for helping health professionals during a pandemic
/in Yoga/by LindaAs a helping health professional (HHP), I rely on my yoga practices to maintain mind-body health, work-life balance, and healthy boundaries with my clients. When colleagues share that they are challenged to maintain these things and ask me what I might do, my first response is all things YOGA. The responses I get range from […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support Mental Health
/in Newsletter/by LindaOctober is Depression and Mental Health Screening Month! One of the many silver linings of this pandemic has been an increased awareness around mental health. It has been a long-held belief of mine that if we spent more time, energy and money on supporting mental health, we would radically improve our health care system by […]
Can neurofeedback be a “Nudge” to a Stuck Nervous System Due to Early Life Stress?
/in Neurofeedback/by LindaGrowing up in a single-mother household created a lot of stress and fear that stayed with me even as an adult. Such a household dynamic brings a greater risk of poverty, which creates challenges in securing a safe place to live and putting food on the table on a consistent basis. Fear in childhood from […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Help Save Lives
/in Newsletter/by LindaSeptember is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is not an easy topic to talk about and yet that is exactly what is needed in order to reduce the growing rate of this tragedy. Conversations can make a difference when someone is thinking about suicide. Did you know that […]
Can focusing on emotions when talking with your therapist improve symptoms of Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaBinge-eating disorder, although not formally recognized until added to the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), is the most common eating disorder in the United States. Having experienced the suffering from this diagnosis myself in the past, I used to refer to it as an emotional […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support Your Overall Wellness
/in Newsletter/by LindaNational Wellness Month! August has most of us experiencing “the heat” of summer, which makes us humans a little edgier and more prone to irritability, even more so during a pandemic that just won’t go away! Heat, of all kinds, makes us uncomfortable. Physical heat has been shown to elevate levels of cortisol in our […]
Might Yoga Help Prevent Teacher Burnout?
/in Yoga/by LindaThe pandemic caught most of us off guard and added significant stress to our lives, asking us at times to think out of the box to come up with creative ways to do what we did in the past differently. In a flash, life went virtual! Teachers, in particular, who, as a profession rank high […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Celebrate Our Differences
/in Newsletter/by LindaJuly is Disability Pride Month! President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990. This law is one of those major milestones in our history as it prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. It is the official recognition that valuing and respecting each individual uniqueness is our collective strength. In order to continue […]
Can direct neurofeedback provide hope to those experiencing post-stroke fatigue?
/in Neurofeedback/by LindaAs a direct neurofeedback provider, I am continually amazed at the positive effects it has on people’s lives. I am in awe of the human body’s natural ability to heal itself, especially when it is supported naturally. I feel privileged to work directly in supporting the brain’s neuroplasticity and its innate ability to organize itself […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support LGBTQ+ Communities
/in Newsletter/by LindaJune is Pride Month! This month we all have an opportunity to reflect on and perhaps learn more about the challenges endured by our LGBTQ+ communities and show our support. To kick off this journey, perhaps start by reading the POTUS’ Proclamation on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month, 2021. According to the American Psychiatric Association‘s Mental Health […]
Can practicing self-compassion reduce shame?
/in Talk Therapy/by LindaI describe shame as that toxic, black mold that grows in dark, damp places that can make you sick when you don’t even know it is there. In order to get healthy, first we must become aware of the mold’s existence and then we need to invite air and light into the space, because mold […]
5 Intention-setting Ideas to Support Your Transition Back Out Into the World
/in Newsletter/by LindaAs Mother Earth is re-emerging from her cold winter slumber, I too am beginning to explore how to reenter the world during this season. I have found this process more challenging this year, due to so many unknowns. Yes, we have learned a lot about Covid-19 over the past year, and yet there is still […]
Can yoga influence the gene expression of your DNA?
/in Yoga/by LindaI believe so as I personally dove into all of the mind-body interventions yoga had to offer to prevent one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of mortality. Both of my parents were diagnosed with hypertension, with my mother getting the diagnosis in her 30s, and both […]