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Spiritual Astrologer on 2020 Crises

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

Govinda Miller: A Spiritual Astrologer Govinda has been a professional spiritual astrologer for 45 years. He has cultivated the way to pinpoint and articulate the current positive opportunities related to planetary transits. His readings are always an inspiration. You can hear a FREE brief conversation between Emma Bragdon and Govinda about how to take advantage

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Meditation, Spiritual Emergence 2020 transits, astrology, Govinda, Govinda Miller, IMHU, meditation, Pluto, spiritual astrology, transformation

My Grandmother’s Hands

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

My Grandmother’s Hands: a highly recommended book about community and healing from racism—as we all face the heart-wrenching news of reactivity and violence, and wonder how to turn the tide of racist prejudice. RECOMMENDED: Menakem’s FREE online course on Racialized Trauma “A fascinating, must-read, groundbreaking book that offers a novel approach to healing

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Mental Health black lives matter, healing racism, integrative mental health, racial prejudice, racism, Resmaa Menakem, somatic psychology

Dead Man Talking: Brazil’s Spiritists Redefine Religion

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Emma Bragdon 3 Comments

Integrative Mental Health University, IMHU.org, has a special interest in Spiritist Therapies. Check out the course we offer on this topic with 7 professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, and mediums who lead Spiritist Centers in the USA). Click HERE to find out more. We also offer a 30 minute documentary, Spiritism: Bridging Spirituality and Health. which takes

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Mediums, Spiritism allan kardec, channeled writing, Chico Xavier, integrative mental health, kardec, mediums, mediumship, nosso lar, psicografia, psychography, Spiritism, spiritist, spiritual healing

7 Tips To Manage Anxiety Naturally

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

We all need effective ways to manage anxiety. Facing a pandemic and conflicting views of how to manage life create some degree of worry for everyone. Of course, we need to turn to our favorite news source periodically to stay informed and alleviate uncertainty. We also need to limit time spent on news so

Posted in Anxiety, Integrative Mental Health anxiety, crisis management, manage anxiety, micronutients, nutirition, pandemic, resilience, yoga

Addressing Misconceptions about Mediums: “Well, actually…”

Posted on April 13, 2020 by admin

The mission of The Windbridge Research Center is to ease suffering around dying, death, and what comes next by performing rigorous scientific research and sharing the results and other customized content with practitioners, clinicians, scientists, and the general public. Research on Misconceptions about Mediums Julie Beishel, PhD is the Director of Research at Windbridge. (I was fortunate to spend

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Mediums best mediums, death, dying, integrative mental health, medical intuitive, mediums, research mediums, spiritual emergence, the afterlife

Since God Created The Pandemic

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Emma Bragdon 9 Comments

Since God Created the Pandemic… (and Everything Else) As we weather the storm of Covid-19 and face many unknowns we might pause to ask: “If God is in charge, and life is a classroom, then what are we supposed to learn from this pandemic which applies to life without a pandemic?” We would like to

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Meditation, Mental Health, Spirituality COVID-19, God, pandemic, prayer, spiritual

Slow Psychiatry: A New Form of Integrative Practice

Posted on January 27, 2020 by admin

Before Slow Psychiatry: Drug-centered and Needs-adapted Approaches A “drug-centered approach” acknowledges that we do not fully understand the causes of peoples’ troubles. We understand more about drug action although our knowledge is certainly incomplete on that subject as well. A “needs-adapted approach” provides a framework in which we can talk about these drugs, acknowledge

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health, Medication, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychiatry alternative mental health, complementary mental health, concept of mental illness, integrative mental health, psychiatric medication, psychiatry, SAMSHA, Sandra Steingard, slow psychiatry

Book Review: Our Woes are Not Signs of Mental Illness

Posted on January 13, 2020 by admin

Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes by Richard Hallam, PhD Rethinking Woes In this timely publication (2018), Richard Hallam – a British clinical psychologist – questions the main tenets of public mental health care in the UK and beyond. He argues that the field is stuck with a medical

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritual Healing, Spirituality concept of mental illness, integrative mental health, online courses mental health, psychiatry, psychology, spiritual healing, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology

Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy: A Book Review

Posted on December 29, 2019 by admin

Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy- T?taihono-Stories of Maori Healing and Psychiatry This book explores a living collaboration between a traditional Mãori healer in New Zealand and a clinical psychiatrist. Mãori healer, Wiremu NiaNia outlines the key concepts that are the foundation of his worldview and work. The main text recounts true stories of

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Integrative Mental Health, Mental Health, Spiritism, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritual Healing, Spirituality collaborative mental health, integrative mental health, Maori, psychiatry, Spiritism, spiritual healing, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology

Is Ayahuasca a Shortcut to Spiritual Awakening?

Posted on December 17, 2019 by admin

Ayahuasca: Is It a Viable Shortcut? Ayahuasca is a brew made from plants that grow in the rain forest. It has been used in ceremony by indigenous peoples in Central and South America to expand consciousness and connect strongly to the wisdom of the natural world. In the last few decades more North Americans and

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Drugs, Ibogaine, Integrative Mental Health, Plant Medicine, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spirituality alternative mental health, Ayahuasca, ibogaine, integrative mental health, Psychonaut, shamanism, Shamans, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology

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