Guest Blog: Kelly Brogan, MD
An Open Letter to the Spiritual Community About Psychiatry By Kelly Brogan, MD There’s life with the experience of mental illness and then there’s life as a mental patient. I’ve been told that both entail a
Our Fear of Psychic Phenomena
Spiritist Medical Congress I just returned from a fantastic conference: the 2nd International Spiritist Medical Congress, “The Dawn of a New Era in Medicine”, October 1-2, 2016, at George Washington University in Washington, DC. The roster
Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Failing?
Researchers have found that CBT is roughly half as effective in treating depression as it used to be. Everybody loves cognitive behavioral therapy It’s the no-nonsense, quick and relatively cheap approach to mental suffering – with
Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil
Spiritist psychiatric care is described below…and it’s leading us into new territory that might improve our own healthcare system! Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil “If the spirit is not acknowledged as existing and real,
How Meditation Helps Your Game
[vimeo id=”101977836″] Fortunately, it’s becoming increasingly more acceptable for a medical doctor or psychiatrist to teach about spirituality while he or she is active in private practice. Russell Razzaque, a psychiatrist based in London who
Human Flourishing
After 21 years of private practice, Dr. Elliot Dacher, a family practice MD, began an in-depth study of the principles and practices of consciousness and health. He pursued his study researching the subtle aspects of
Trading Truth-telling for Shame
Gayathri Ramprasad has just published a memoir, Shadows in the Sun, which uncovers her intimate story of growing up in India when it was shameful to admit mental disturbances of any kind–especially crippling anxiety and
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
Better Mental Health Care Treatment Needed
CBC News from Toronto, Canada reported in November 2012 that drugs given for mental illness are not as effective as we had assumed. CBC reported that even though there is greater awareness that one in
Worn Down by Anxiety or Depression? Trade-in for a New Vehicle, No Charge
Transformation: From unhappy multimillionaire to a man empowering others and being in bliss. Although James Lynn had been born into a family of poor cotton farmers, he had worked his way to the top through