Exclusive Sound Tracks for Relaxation, Insom nia. hese are actually a very expensive set of highly technological sound science. The company went out of business, but I think not for lack of quality, but instead perhaps poor marketing. I don't actually know where they originated. They were passed on to me by other folks who found them helpful while healing from protracted psychiatric drug withdrawal syndromes.
This post introduces belly breathing and then also gives some tips for easy yoga relaxation. You can practice in the manner shown in the video but then belly breathing is really good anywhere, anytime and in most positions: standing, sitting or laying down. It's become second nature for me now and I don't have to think about... Continue Reading →
Why is it assumed that people need remain unaware of their physiological experience? This is exactly what meditation can attend to. It's called "mindfulness" for a reason. It's entirely possible to become aware of our bodies, minds and psyches. The fact that many of us are asleep does not mean we cannot wake up!
Part 1 and 2 here and part 3 here. Part 4 here. These were originally posted here. This is Keener's amazing story. I hope you will all start picking it up. There are several more installments some of which she is writing just for this blog in order to finish her story. She is completely... Continue Reading →
Interesting little history of how benzos became a hit in the United States in Newsweek ~~ America’s Long Love Affair with Anti-Anxiety Drugs:. It's really not a great article as far as I can tell but interesting nonetheless. It's an interview with Andrea Tone who wrote a book called The Age of Anxiety. The idea of the patient driven drugging thesis bugs me. If we’re not given real alternatives and have no idea that what is being given to us is hard-core addictive it just seems to be blaming the patient too much--especially since the author is writing about 50 years ago when we had no access to information other than that which we received from doctors…so please read this with a critical eye.
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