Once in a while you can get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right. ~ Robert Hunter, Scarlet Begonias, Grateful Dead Often, things are more (sometimes much more) than they seem at first glance. Embedded in ordinary...
Read moreWhat Makes Twelve-Step Programs Therapeutic?
There is a special synergy between psychological theory & twelve-step programs. Treatment providers regularly express the wish for an easily accessible and affordable community-based resource that can supplement professional treatment by...
Read moreExpectations Influence Outcome: Thinking can make it so.
There have been many studies of people treated with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions (which involves decreased black-white thinking, awareness of their fear, etc.) to decrease their chronic pain. People who undergo this type of...
Read moreThe Intriguing Health Benefits of Chi Kung
Recent studies reported by the Wall Street Journal are documenting substantial health benefits for practitioners of Chi Kung(Qigong). These ancient and gentle exercises have been practiced for centuries in China. Now their popularity in the West...
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