Ha ha! "Ask the expert and then move on"...the way of the past. Too many of us who are victims of psychiatric medicine have learned that this did not work then nor does it work now. In spite of this guy seeming to respect the blind habit of trusting the experts, he speaks to some very fascinating issues of our time: information in the internet age.
We have been told over and over that the eight-hour sleep is ideal. But in many cases, our bodies have been telling us something else. Since our collective memory has been erased, anxiety about nighttime wakefulness has kept us up even longer, and our eight-hour sleep mandate may have made us more prone to stress. ... [click on link for the rest of the post]
What if, in following basic mediation instructions one was causing more harm than good? This question arises from the dialog between Buddhism and contemporary trauma theory. In a deceptive twist of evolutionary fate, sustained attention on the body can lead to a dissociative, or freeze response.
The poet and the mystic regard the imagery of a revelation as a fiction through which an insight into the depths of being—one’s own being and being generally — is conveyed anagogically. Sectarian theologians, on the other hand, hold hard to the literal readings of their narratives, and these hold traditions apart. The lives of... Continue Reading →
Most people with food intolerances have no idea they have them. The only reason I learned about my own is because the impetus to become healthy became so great I started doing lots of research about healing naturally. It's not worth becoming as ill as I did before finding out if they effect you at all. If you feel at all crappy in general it's worth finding out if what you're eating may be part of the problem.
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer.
It's not just calories in calories out. Obesity is very complex and includes some environmental factors we have very little control over. It seems some people like to believe that every fat person is just a glutton, but that is just not the case!
I’ve been drawn to the Goddess Kali archetype for many years. Kali is an archetype of transformation and renewal, following necessary cleansing destruction. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
...the power of epigenetics, which studies the factors that determine how much or whether some genes are expressed in your body.
And I missed its birthday! What a neglectful mama I am. The 5 year anniversary of the birth of this blog was two days ago. March 4th. It's the first time I've not remembered or written a post specifically for the day. I imagine this is because two years ago on February 9, I completed a... Continue Reading →
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