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Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil

Posted on April 16, 2015 by admin 1 Comment

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, psychiatrists will only pay attention to effect. They will be impeded from divining the root causes and will never cure

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Anxiety, Depression, Diagnosis, Drugs, Health, Integrative Mental Health, Medication, Meditation, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Spiritual Healing, Spirituality healing, meditation, mental health, mental illness, schizophrenia, spiritual emergency, spirituality

Human Flourishing

Posted on December 18, 2014 by admin

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 integrative medicine for many years, even traveling to Asia to explore their wisdom traditions. Dr. Dacher now teaches the principles

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Anxiety, Depression, Health, Integrative Mental Health, Meditation, Mental Health, Spirituality, Spiritually Transformative Experiences meditation, mental health, mental illness, spirituality

Bipolar Disorder & Alternatives to Meds

Posted on July 11, 2014 by admin

One in five people who have bipolar disorder commit suicide. It can be a crippling illness characterized by unpredictable, extreme mood swings including profound depression and manic behaviors. Fortunately, there is research that points to the effectiveness of some micronutrients in stopping the symptoms of bipolar disorder. “Some people may inherit the need for

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Bipolar, Drugs, Medication, Micronutrients, Suicide alternatives to meds, bipolar, depression medication, mental health

ADHD Medications

Posted on June 6, 2014 by admin

Alarming news: one in five boys in the USA will be diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by the time he goes to high school (not quite as many girls). Ten thousand toddlers, age 2-3, are now being given ADHD drugs even though the safety of this has not been studied so prescribing

Posted in ADD, ADHD, Alternatives to Psych Meds, Children, Medication, Micronutrients ADHD, ADHD medications, alternatives to psych meds, mental health

4 Reasons for Integrative Psychiatry

Posted on February 13, 2014 by admin 6 Comments

Four Reasons for Integrative Psychiatry, aka Green Psychiatry Steven Goldsmith, a psychiatrist from Oregon is kindly allowing me to share the blogpost about why he turned away from the limitations of conventional psychiatry and turned towards a more expanded perspective on mental health care. Enjoy! Why Do I Practice Green Psychiatry? Why do I no

Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, Drugs, Integrative Mental Health, Medication, Mental Health, Psychiatry mental health, mental illness, pharmaceuticals, psychiatry

The Effects of Meditation on Mental Health

Posted on December 22, 2013 by admin

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 through meditation, the person feels increasingly more calm and at peace. This is one reason that meditation is so positive

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Meditation, Mental Health, Self-Realization, Soul, Spirit meditation, mental health, spiritual

Reflections on Spiritual Healing #1

Posted on October 2, 2013 by admin

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 master, explains that there are two main roots of all physical and mental diseases that are imperceptible to most people:

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Shunryu Suzuki Roshi-Abbot of SF Zen Center

Mental Heath, Wellness, and Spirit

Posted on August 30, 2013 by admin 1 Comment

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 the reason I feel stable and deeply happy—and may be the reason you can reach that place as well. Shunryu

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Meditation, Mental Health, Spirit healing, meditation, mental health, soul, spirit, wellness