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Indigenous American Psychology: NEW

A Cherokee Man Indigenous culture has been translated into “A New Psychology Based on Community, Equality, and Care of the Earth” by an award-winning, Amer-Indian psychologist, Arthur W. Blume, PhD. The book was published

Posted on August 10, 2023
Emma Bragdon
amer-indian, culture, indians, indigenous, mental health, mental illness, natives, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy

The Effects of Meditation on Mental Health

When an individual meditates, he/she comes into more contact with the Soul and Spirit. The delusion that one is a separate self, an ego, begins to dissolve. As more connection is forged with the Soul

Posted on December 22, 2013
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meditation, mental health, spiritual

What is Soul?

What is soul? In its essence, the Soul in each person is a reflection of the immortal Spirit. Just as a man does not die when his house crumbles away, the Soul does not die

Posted on November 30, 2013
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Who Talks to the Departed? One Out of 3 of Us!

(This is based on a Gallup survey from 2005. Note how many young people believe in spirits!) As we approach Halloween [2013], note that most American adults in the 21st Century say that they believe in life

Posted on November 20, 2013
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Reflections on Spiritual Healing #1

More and more people are turning to spiritual healing to find relief from their pain and suffering that conventional, biologically-based medicine can not provide. In his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, Paramahansa Yogananda, a self-realized

Posted on October 2, 2013
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healing, mental health, mental illness

What is Spirit?

The Bhagavad Gita (BG) is the book that Hindu spiritual masters consider the supreme source of scripture. It’s name means “Song of the Spirit”. It was written 2500 to 3000 years ago by enlightened masters.

Posted on September 11, 2013
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Shunryu Suzuki Roshi-Abbot of SF Zen Center

Mental Heath, Wellness, and Spirit

Why am I so passionate about integrative mental health and how did I get to be an expert? It’s very personal, but it’s also about all of us, and the conditions of life today. It’s

Posted on August 30, 2013
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healing, meditation, mental health, soul, spirit, wellness