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Trippy Colorful Significantly Spiritual Experience- Without the Use of Drugs
Graduate student, Amy Gordon, describes a fascinating first experience with Holotropic Breathwork. ...
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Finding a Therapist
How to Find a Good Therapist Here are suggestions from the Academic Council of 91µÎµÎ on how to find a good therapist: Seek referrals from people you...
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Several Levels of Generosity
I value generosity on several levels: On the physical or material level, generosity could take the form of giving money, food, shelter, etc. On the emotional or heart level,...
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When I Lose My Discernment
Several times in the past, I've gotten excited about the latest spiritual practice I'm doing, and I've lost my sense of discernment about it. I start thinking "It's the best...
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How to Receive Challenging Feedback Gracefully
Let’s talk about how receiving feedback is related to states of mind—both your state of mind and the state of mind of the person delivering the feedback. When You Get...
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What is Empathic Presence?
When I started learning to empathize with others, at first, I found myself awkwardly guessing their feelings and needs (often, incorrectly). Gradually, I built my feelings and needs vocabulary, and...
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Life Without Scapegoating
In these turbulent times, there are many people promoting their personal vision for the future, and asking for our support in making their vision a reality. This article is about...
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When My World Fell Apart
(This piece is based on a journal entry of mine from January, 2009.) The last couple weeks have been very challenging for me. I've been feeling anxious, off-center, low on...
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Letting Go of Control
When we stop trying to control ourselves and others, what happens? Perhaps that depends on the extent to which we're resting in love. When we're resting in love, the distinction...
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I Am That, But You Are Not Me
There's a paradox: from one point of view, I am that. From another, you are not me. I believe it's important to remember both of these viewpoints. Remembering "I am...
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How I Prepare for Sleep
For me, the first step in having a great day is having a great sleep—and the first step in having a great sleep is preparing for sleep. I know I'm...
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Noticing What’s 91µÎµÎ to Be Born
I'm really liking a practice I've been doing: noticing what's about to be born. This works both alone and in conversation. Alone, this practice goes with reminding myself that I...
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How to Resolve Conflict by Naming Expectations
I find that naming expectations helps me avoid and resolve conflict. An unnamed expectation is an unconscious, unspoken, implicit "should" or "should not" hanging between myself and someone else. I'm...
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“Opportunity to Publish Consciousness- Centered Writing”
"Opportunity to Publish Consciousness- Centered Writing" for Evolving magazine. If you are interested in writing for Evolving Magazine - ÌýA Guide for Conscious Living, The writers guidelines are listed here: ...
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How to Make Difficult Experiences More Meaningful
I'm finding I can make difficult experiences more meaningful by using them to cultivate compassion. For instance, let's say I'm feeling lonely—needing more love and companionship in my life. Feeling...
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How to Stop Doing Things You Regret When You’re Angry
When I'm angry (that is, "triggered"), I'm often tempted to gain relief from my triggered state by protecting myself in some way—usually, by setting a boundary. The problem with this...
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The Moment When I Started Caring 91µÎµÎ Others
I had a life-changing moment in my early 30s. I'd just moved to a new city, I was lonely, and I was looking for people to hang out with. One...
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How to Solve Relationship Problems by Owning Your Part
Consider the idea that we co-create the dynamics of our relationships. This implies that when a problem is showing up in a relationship, each person in the relationship has helped...
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10 Tips to Thrive in Grad School at SWC
I make war with what comes in contact with a person's health or happiness, believing that God made everything good..." ~Phineas Parkhurst Quimby Grad school is a...
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How to Stop Rushing
Why do I rush? Often, it's because I'm trying to finish up something tedious I've been doing (so I can get to do something I actually want to be doing!)...
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Soul-Making at 91µÎµÎ
What do you get when you rock a holistic, integrative, soulful curriculum and approach to Art Therapy and Counseling, in an innovative and powerfully transformational dual degree program? You get...
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Destination Grad School
Santa Fe is awesome as a grad school destination and city. Check out a few of the honors awarded to "The City Different" below (read the entireÌý"Best of Santa Fe"...
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How to Transform Hostility into Compassion
When we view others with hostility, we're more likely to try to get our needs met at their expense. Transforming our hostility into compassion can shift our approach to conflict,...
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Mobile Metaphor Containment
by Deb Schroder If car designers only knew what art therapists truly need (not that we’re a big enough group to be listened to by the auto industry). We turn...