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- Embodied Dream Image Work in Groups - by Much creativity is contained in the unconscious. By freeing our dreams from the prison of our ego’s perspective, we realize more creative power through the healing faculty of imagination. Dutch Jungian Analyst, Robert Bosnak has developed "Embodied Dreaming," a technique for working with dreams ...
Views: 2647(3 votes) - 3 "Feel Great" Ways To Decrease Your Back Pain Today! - by Did you know that there are foods that can actually Make Your Back Pain Worse?
People who have back pain reported that they felt much better after they stopped eating the following foods:
* Anything containing caffeine including coffee, tea and sodas.
* Red meats
* Anything containing ...
Views: 2646 - What Are You Doing In Front Of Your Children? - by Kids mimic their parents, even if they don't understand what is going on. What are you doing in front of your children?
Do you want to be spontaneous in the act of making love, and does that mean in front of the kids? Regardless of the consequences?
And what are the consequences? This, ...
Views: 2645 - How to Be Happy All The Time, No Matter What - by Psycanics: The Physics of Spirit
HOW TO BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME NO MATTER WHAT
Law: The basic motivation of all human behavior is one´s own happiness. Happiness is a positive mental and emotional state almost all the time. People seek many things in life, but what they really seek is happiness. ...
Views: 2643 - Aromatherapy to Awaken Your Sexual Spirit - by What is the connection between sex and spirituality? Everything!
Humans are in fact sexual beings and sex represents our deepest underlying self, emotions, feelings and inner child. Experts explain that during the sexual act, people reveal the most about themselves because it is at this moment ...
Views: 2641 - Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out - by What would it take to make you happy? The fulfilling career, a big bank account, or the perfect mate? What if it didn’t take anything to make you happy? What if you could experience happiness from the inside out—no matter what’s going on in your life?
In Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being ...
Views: 2630(3 votes) - Chapter One: The Deadly Duo: Depression and Depression Fallout - by Love and depression speak different languages. Every man and woman in a relationship touched by depression comes face to face with this unpleasant truth. Although each believes that he or she is living through a unique situation, the behavior of both parties conforms to a predictable pattern. ...
Views: 2615(1 vote) - CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: RISKS AND RECOVERY - by Many children of alcoholics (COAs) leave the family they grew up in vowing “I will never become an alcoholic like my father/mother” Or, I will never marry an alcoholic.” Many do become alcoholic. Many do marry alcoholics. Very many suffer in adulthood from self-defeating patterns resulting from ...
Views: 2611 - NINE THINGS MORE IMPORTANT THAN CAPITAL - by When starting any enterprise or business, whether it is full-time or part-time, we all know the value of having plenty of capital (money). But I bet we both know or at least have heard of people who started with no capital who went on to make fortunes. How? You may ask.
Well, I believe there ...
Views: 2610(8 votes) - Teens and Sun Damage: How Safe Are You? - by You are young and out having fun with your life. You are not thinking about growing old or getting so called “old people’s” diseases like cancer. However, the harsh reality is that young people do get cancer. The American Academy of Dermatology sites that Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin ...
Views: 2609 - A Balanced Life - by According to psychologist Sidney Jourard, fully 85 percent of your happiness in life will come from your personal relationships. Your interactions and the time that you spend with the people you care about will be the major source of the pleasure, enjoyment and satisfaction that you derive ...
Views: 2608(1 vote) - The Brand Called You - by Branding is a term used as a marketing technique to identify a product, service or organization in a particular way. Companies use this strategy to create an image in the hearts and minds of customers relating to their product or service. As a result, the power of a brand is in its ability to ...
Views: 2604(1 vote) - Adjustment Disorder - by Frequently overlooked in evaluating children for a behavior problem is a common condition termed Adjustment Disorder. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). The essential feature is the development of clinically significant emotional or ...
Views: 2601 - Instant Rapport: The Key To Sales Success - by Did you ever meet someone with whom you just clicked? Someone who was so much like you that you practically knew what he was thinking? How comfortable did you feel with that person? Did you trust him? Chances are that you have very high rapport with that person.
Rapport means harmony between ...
Views: 2600(2 votes) - Calcium Sources, Inhibitors, and Requirements - by Food Calcium in Milligrams
Hijiki* 1,400
Wakame* 1,300
Kelp* 1,099
Kombu* 800
Brick cheese 682
Dried wheat grass .
or barley grass 514
Sardines 443
Agar-agar* 400
Nori* 260
Almonds 233
Amaranth grain 222
Hazelnuts 209
Parsley 203
Turnip greens 191
Brazil nuts 186
Sunflower seeds 174 ...
Views: 2599 - BULLY ADVICE FOR KIDS - by BULLIES CAN MAKE YOU FEEL:
SAD DEPRESSED ANGRY VENGEFUL SCARED CONFUSED
HOW A BULLY BECOMES A BULLY:
•He is angry.
•Someone might have bullied him in the past.
•He has a low self-esteem. He thinks controlling you will help him feel better about himself.
•He might have been exposed to a ...
Views: 2595(3 votes) - The Importance of Writing Clearly for Business - by Creating written documents reveals so much about you and your business skills. Your writing tells the reader about your educational background, pride in your work and business expertise. The emergence of the paperless office, e-mail, the internet and web pages only increases the power of the ...
Views: 2590 - Old-Time Physical CUlture - by Humour me for a moment and suppose you have just hit your thirty-fifth birthday. You’re not getting any younger, but who is? You struggle out of bed while trying to remember a time when getting up in the morning wasn’t such a struggle, or you may struggle to remember anything at all at that time ...
Views: 2574 - Self-Awareness through Breath - by Breathing is something we do more than 14,000 times every single day. Yet the breath is something we rarely devote any attention to, and breath is one of the most powerful ways to develop awareness of our physical dimension. Breathing provides a link between our physical dimension and ...
Views: 2574 - The Curse of Industry Norms - by Within your company right now, there are bound to be managers who are comparing the performance of their divisions or departments to industry norms. While they are meant to be helpful, norms are deadly if you intend to grow a highly profitable, thriving business. There are several reasons why ...
Views: 2572 - ***Held Hostage at Home! - by It was a lazy, rainy October Saturday morning in Texas. I had slept in ‘til 8:45. Sleeping in is a rare thing for me these days. Even on the days I can, I rarely choose to because I can hardly wait to get up and meet the day. Life is so full!
I slipped out of my pajamas and into my favorite ...
Views: 2571 - TRADITIONAL MEDICINES EXPOSED - by Turn on your TV, and you are bombarded by advertisements of some brand new medicine, some ‘scientific (?) breakthrough’ or some ‘cutting edge technology’ to treat existing complaints.
The advertisements promise quick relief and paint a very rosy picture of you AFTER you start taking them. ...
Views: 2571(1 vote) - Deep Listening: Somatic Bodywork and the Transmutation of Awareness - by "The changing of bodies into light, and light into bodies, is very comfortable to the course of Nature, which seems delighted with transmutations." - Isaac Newton
The Setting
After a very long day on a business trip to Santa Fe, I felt slightly disconnected, ready for something to ...
Views: 2570 - HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS - by BUILD YOUR OWN BUSINESS
The high road to becoming a self-made millionaire in America is starting and building your own business. But this is not as easy as it sounds. Most businesses started by inexperienced people fail. Probably the primary reason why people don't start businesses is because ...
Views: 2570(1 vote) - Improve Your Intuition - by You can make better decisions, you can IMPROVE YOUR INTUITION!
Intuition is a muscle that can be developed and strengthened according to the authors, experts and psychics that are members of the “Intuition Network.” World-wide professionals use their intuition for things as practical as stock ...
Views: 2562(1 vote) - The Monday Morning Test: Does Your Job Pass? - by Are you like thousands of other people who are seeking more meaningful and satisfying work?
I just got off the phone with a new client who is very dissatisfied with her work life. "Rhonda" sort of stumbled into a career in project management eight years ago and just never got out of it. Like ...
Views: 2562 - Living Deliberately - by Living deliberately requires courage and wisdom. These equate to power. Courage is the ability to perceive what is. Wisdom is the ability to foresee the consequences of an action. Combine them and you have power. Power is the ability to remain present, aware and to shape reality.
All beings ...
Views: 2560 - The UnConventional Millionaire - by Claude Introduction: I don't know about you, but I am really sick and tired of hearing the same old garbage about "How to achieve Success and financial freedom". If writing your goals down, repeating your positive affirmations, having a positive attitude when you had a lousy day is the Path to ...
Views: 2560 - Alfred Adler's Contributions to Hypnotherapy - by In 1972 and 1973, I went through four quarters of Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E.) at Waiter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. When I went there, I was a very outgoing person but inside, I felt inferior. When someone gave me a compliment, I would smile and say "Thank you," but ...
Views: 2556 - Seven Secrets in the Art of - Letting Go of Stuff? - by Bad or unhealthy habits are difficult to change, or let go of - so are unhealthy relationships. Many times we are not sure how to truly let go of certain elements in our lives. We must first realize what letting go really is. In the audio tape program “The Art Of Letting Go Of Stuff? (published ...
Views: 2552 - Stress & Memory - by Q: I have been under such physical and emotional stress lately, I even forgot my dad's birthday. Does stress effect memory...and if so, how?
A: Absolutely! One very simple way to understand this is if you visualize the total energy and capability of the human system as a pie. (This pie has ...
Views: 2551 - ESCAPE FROM 'SCARE CITY' - by Where do you live?
'Scare City'(scarcity) or 'Abundance Metropolis'?
In order to get there though, you are going to have to cross 'De Nile', better known as the river 'denial'.
But what must you deny?
You must deny anything that would stop you from attaining success. Yes, the success that ...
Views: 2547(1 vote) - Destroy Limiting Decisions - by Did you make a limiting decision as you were growing up? Maybe one that said you couldn’t do something that basically everyone else could do, but you decided you were too short, too tall, too rich, too poor, too fat, too skinny, too cute, too ugly, etc.
Well, you’ve grown up and you’ve ...
Views: 2538 - Joy and Depression - by Welcome! Moving to Joy and Harmony is a free e-zine that explores holistic solutions to the problems people face in their lives. It is intended to be complimentary to the services of your medical health professional. If this newsletter is informative and helpful, please forward it individually ...
Views: 2534 - Ten Life and Love Enhancing Attitudes and Behaviors - by Since 1975 I have sat on my office couch talking with clients in person and on the telephone about their lives and relationships. Most of my clients are contributors to society, hold jobs, raise families, and generally want to do
the right thing. Yet, over and over again I see the same kind of ...
Views: 2516 - THE 10 BIGGEST TRAPS TO AVOID WHEN YOU SPEAK: DULL TO DYNAMIC - by Whenever you open your mouth, whether your audience is one person or a thousand, you usually want to get a specific message across. Maybe you want your opinions heard at meetings, or you're giving a formal talk. Or perhaps you're in a position to advise your sales team or CEO on an important ...
Views: 2512(2 votes) - What Can You Count On When You Don't Know What To Do? - by Mark called me up about four months ago and said he was in trouble. 48 years old and in his field of work for four and a half years, he was not happy and not achieving the success he desired.
His specific profession is not important because when it comes right down to it, even when you work ...
Views: 2504 - Come Home: A Message of Repentance and Hope - by There is an old song that is in the pubic domain. It is titled, “Softly and Tenderly”. The words are as follows:
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
Calling for you and for me
He’s waiting and watching
Watching for you and for me
Why should we tarry
When Jesus is pleading
Pleading for you ...
Views: 2502 - The Discovery Of Purpose - by What is purpose? Purpose is the reason why you are here on this earth. Your purpose is what helps you to move on in life, no matter what storms or problems come your way.
The toughest thing to do for a lot of people, particularly the youth, is finding their purpose and knowing what it is. ...
Views: 2489 - The Ten Most Dangerous Mistakes YOU Probably Make With Women—And What To Do About It… - by Here Are The Top TenReasons Why Men Fail With Women—And How To Make Sure YOU Avoid Every One OfThese Deadly Common Mistakes...By David DeAngeloMISTAKE#1: Being
Too Much Of A “Nice Guy” Haveyou ever noticed that the really attractive women never seem to be ...
Views: 2484 - DEFINING NEUROTECHNOLOGY - by When we speak of neurotechnology, we refer to those devices and techniques capable of producing changes in the electrical activity of the user's brain. When these occur, we may experience deep, stress-relieving relaxation, increased receptivity to information (with the ability to process and ...
Views: 2481 - Unlucky in Love? - by Unlucky in Love?
Learn the five golden rules to building a happy relationship
We recently asked our Mars Venus telephone coaches to name the top relationship struggle they hear from female callers. The number one response was dating relationships that have failed because the man pulled away, ...
Views: 2481(1 vote) - Let Your Appearance Speak for You, not Against You! - by This article is NOT about "Dress for Success." That's old hat, and you want to hear something new. Mark Twain said: "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society." However, I want to talk about something your clothing CANNOT conceal. I'm talking about your health. ...
Views: 2475 - The Power - by I had a friend ask me a question not to long ago that really led me to do some thinking. "How do you manage to stay so positive all the time?" You never seem to have "bad" days she said.
Truthfully the thing is physically I have plenty bad days. I’m convinced more than my fair share of them. ...
Views: 2473 - For LifeWriters: Using Your LifeLine to Create Your Life Story - by Your LifeLine
When you first begin writing your life story, one of the most important things you can do is to create a LifeLine-a listing, or calendar, of the most important things that have happened to you in your life.
What is a LifeLine?
Very simply, your LifeLine is a chronological listing ...
Views: 2471 - On Writing about Fear - by “These are days full of loss and pain, of suffering and sorrow. But they are not days of waste.” These are the words of the Reverend Leslie D. Weatherhead (The Will of God), spoken in 1944 in the midst of World War II, but they could not be more relevant today, as we go about our daily lives in ...
Views: 2465 - The Seven Areas of a Balanced Life - by I want to change for the better. I want you to change for the better. You and I are both on the path of greater awareness of our life’s purpose. We are changing for the better. I want to change and grow, but at the same time I want to feel balanced. When I am balanced I am balanced in work and ...
Views: 2465 - Healthy Treatments' Tips for Indigestion - by When the muscles in the stomach receives too much food and liquid passing through the esophagus, these muscles react to empty the intestinal tract to prevent a build up of food and liquid going back into the esophagus describes a process commonly referred to as INDIGESTION.
Usually eating fresh ...
Views: 2460(1 vote) - SELF-KNOWLEDGE, THE KEY TO PREPARING FOR COMPETITION - by Self-knowledge has always been the key to preparing for competition. Knowledge of your attributes, abilities, interests, strengths, weaknesses, and traits is essential to riding the front end of the wave of change into the new century. To fully assess your own talents, realize that studies ...
Views: 2449(2 votes) - Reach your goals automatically with positive habits - by Did you know that habits are incredibly powerful tools for personal growth and success?
Think about the habits you have now and how they affect virtually every aspect of your life. Your weight and health are determined by your eating habits. Your relationships with people are determined by your ...
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