This I really want to try. From Wikipedia: Laughter Yoga (Hasya Yoga) is a physically oriented technique that uses a blend of playful, empowering and otherwise "tension-releasing" simple laughter exercises. With gentle yoga-breathing and -stretching exercises, rhythmic clapping and chanting of Ho Ho Ha Ha Ha in unison a simulated laughter turns into real laughter.... Continue Reading →
Talking to someone convinced mental distress is all biological
Talking to someone convinced it's all biological By Ron Unger Many people are still convinced that the “scientific” understanding is that if a person is diagnosed with a “mental illness” such as “schizophrenia” then this means they have a genetically determined brain dysfunction that has nothing to do with what happened to the person. Of... Continue Reading →
The Red Book Dialogues: Alice Walker
Alice Walker is known for her fierce, poetic writing and her politically charged ideas. She opened up to a Jungian analyst in front of a live audience at the Rubin Museum of Art, one of our partners in the Talk to Me series. Walker and the Jungian analyst, Harry Fogarty took part in "The Red... Continue Reading →
Will Hall on ‘Mental Diversity’ in Portland Mental Health Examiner
From the Portland Mental Health Examiner: Will Hall’s past was a nightmare of forced hospitalizations, mind-numbing drugs, and nights wandering the streets. Today, Hall is a controversial reminder that recovery is possible. Hall lives and works in Portland. He manages his schizoaffective disorder with a combination of natural methods, including diet, yoga and acupuncture, plus... Continue Reading →
Visiting Pema Chodron
I'm reading a book by a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Pema Chodron which is really wonderful. I don't think she's written anything that isn't wonderful. The book I'm currently reading is called, The Places that Scare You. Here is a collection of quotes from her: • The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable... Continue Reading →
Valium vs. Klonopin in benzo withdrawal
This paper is good for general information, but that is all it is. People vary widely when it comes to individual experience. Some people benefit from crossing-over while others most certainly do not. Valium (Diazepam) vs. Klonopin (Clonazepam) in Benzodiazepine Withdrawal by Dr. Reg Peart Victims of Tranquilizers About 20 different drugs, including diazepam, clonazepam,... Continue Reading →
Take a survey to let NAMI know what you think of their pharma funding
You can take a 10 minute survey and tell NAMI what you think about them. It's looking specifically at the issue around it's being funded heavily by pharma. Have at them. Hat tip: Furious Seasons
Private life of a cat
The private life of cats. There is no sound and it’s a 22 minute video but well worth the time. https://youtu.be/_6e1O_NtK24 Private Life of a Cat is an intimate observation of two cats- originally created by Alexander Hammid, in 1947 (on 16mm B/W film, as a silent movie). It stars a male cat (the white... Continue Reading →
My quote for the day
It is equally coercive to tell someone who feels they need relief through medication, and cannot currently fathom or access other means of relief, that they cannot take meds as it is to force meds on one who does not want them. As soon as the option of choice is removed so is self-determination. We... Continue Reading →
US Kids Represent Psychiatric Drug Goldmine — Evelyn Pringle
By Evelyn Pringle Permission to reprint from Evelyn Pringle Prescriptions for psychiatric drugs increased 50 percent with children in the US, and 73 percent among adults, from 1996 to 2006, according to a study in the May/June 2009 issue of the journal Health Affairs. Another study in the same issue of Health Affairs found spending... Continue Reading →
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