Psychology / Self-help

Listen to a Mindful Motherhood teleconference with Cassandra Vieten, PhD below. You can find the online course Mindful Motherhood, at the Institute…

Bright Light Therapy for Depression Some people dread the change of seasons. Shorter, darker days mean fatigue,…

Mental health is such an important topic in these times as culturally we face a worldwide epidemic of difficult human issues such as bullying, disempowerment…

Conquest Consciousness (Painting: The Landing of Columbus by Albert Bierstadt, 1893) In exploring consciousness, are we searching for truth or for wisdom? Are…

Being human and ordinary, we will often fail to love the whole, the dark, and the difficult parts. We will always try to avoid something. We will tremble. We…

The other day I was commenting to a friend how pleased I was that my recent series of acupuncture treatments had successfully dealt with an issue I was having.…

This poem by William Stafford has long been a trustworthy place to return if I feel lost or confused about how to move gently through the tumultuous challenges…

I stood at the doorway of my daughter’s bedroom one night as her father tucked her in and said goodnight. ‘Daddy, you’re my true love’, she said as she wrapped…

I’m going through the terrible two’s. Not my child, me. I am learning to say ‘no’, and say it with ease and dignity. Some kind of essential differentiation is…

Uncle Bob and I sat quietly together huddled over our coffees at the Sydney domestic airport awaiting his 7 a.m. flight. Not one to leave too little time for…