September 2006, Volume 6, No. 3
SCULPTURES IN SAND
MIRROR THE FLEETING NATURE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE
The "mermaid" is entitled "Luna" and was done by Carl Jara of Cleveland, Ohio, in 2004.
Editorial MusingsMind of Head and of Heart
Daniel J. Benor, MD
The materialistic perspective is that the mind resides in the brain. The wholistic perspective is that the brain is a TV receiver for spirit, and mind is what appears on the screen.
Mind also resides in the heart, where we intuitively know about our world and our relationships to it.
The mind of heart is compassionate and aware that we are all part of a vaster All.
ResearchSeed: Study into the Effectiveness of Energy on Deafness
Allan Sweeney, PhD
Allan Sweeney pioneers another exploration of the uses of spiritual healing, showing that it can be helpful to people who are deaf.
Living with Life ChallengesIndia: Is the Cup Half Empty or Half Full?
Kathryn Djouallah
Kathryn Djouallah, an elementary school teacher, shares her transformative experiences of visiting India – in words and lovely photos.
Variations on the Theme of HealingPsychoenergetics: Toward an integration of subtle energy work with the psychosynthesis perspective
Martha Crampton, PhD
Martha Crampton discusses subtle energies in the framework of Psychosynthesis. Crampton studied psychosynthesis with Roberto Assagioli in Florence, Italy and founded the Canadian Institute of Psychosynthesis in Montreal. This article presents a variety of clinical examples of bioenergy interventions that produced shifts in clients’ energy fields and chakras.
Finding the Courage to Heal
Steven E. Hodes, MD
Steven Hodes is a Board Certified Gastroenterologist. He has been integrating body-mind-spirit awareness into his practice, discussing these connections with patients. This has been transformative for his patients as well as for Dr. Hodes himself.
Helping Clients Get Off the Welfare System Using Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Kirsten Schulz, M.A.
Kirsten Schulz found that welfare clients in her mental health clinic were stuck in maladaptive, repetitive patterns of behaviors, due to traumas earlier in their lives. Using TFT, she was able to rehabilitate many of her clients to the point that they not only improved psychologically, but no longer needed welfare financial support.
Wholistic ApproachesInter-Ethnic Training with Psychodrama Methods
Peter Huncik, MD
Peter Huncik reports the outstanding successes of inter-ethnic psychodrama group work in reaching understanding, reconciliation and forgiveness – between people of diverse backgrounds who had previously been extremely antagonistic towards each other in Slovakia. His team has also worked with Hungarians, Poles, Romanians, Israelis and Palestininians.
The Disparaged Grief: Pet Loss and 20 years of 'fighting the good fight'
Larry Lachman, PsyD
Larry Lachman shares his grief over the loss of his pet dog and discusses the too-often neglected grief we have when our pets die. He provides a series of recommendations for how to deal with these issues.
Yoga Off the Mat
Edie Weinstein-Moser
In her lovely and lively way, Edie Moser shares more of her lessons in life about self-confidence and about relating to her mother.
EcologyWe've Been Living in a Dream World
Jean-Claude Koven
Jean-Claude Koven trenchantly comments on the human ecology of patterns and choices in our beliefs. He strongly advocates for personal choices in our pathways in life, rather than merely accepting the norms of our culture. He observes, “Most of humanity is stuck in someone else’s discarded chewing gum and has yet to break free.”
Poetry, Art and Humor are HealingPoetry: My Beard
Ric Masten
Ric Masten’s regular poetry column focuses on issues of loneliness, enjoying his beard, and a cat with more than nine lives.
Wholistic News ReviewsWholistic News Reviews: Traditional, Complementary, Alternative, and Psycho-Social Modalities of Treatment
Larry Lachman, PsyD
Blood pressure and insulin improved with transcendental meditation
After two failures, a third antidepressant showed to be mainly ineffective
Chronic insomnia better helped by cognitive behavioral therapy than imovane
Suicide risk and elevated omega-6/omega-3 ratios
Prostate cancer progression slowed by pomegranate juice
Book ReviewsDean Radin. Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality
Sally Rhine Feather and Michael Schmicker. The Gift: ESP- The Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People
Norman Shealy and Dawson Church. Soul Medicine: Awakening Your Inner Blueprint for Abundant Health and Energy
P. Curott. The Love Spell: An Erotic Memoir of Spiritual Awakening
Williamson, Vivien. Bach Remedies and Other Flower Essences
Kelly Bulkeley and Patricia Bulkley. Dreaming Beyond Death: A Guide to Pre-Death Dreams and Visions
Malcolm Gladwell. Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking
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