#Yoga Psychotherapy

[soulbodyhealer]

Soul Body Healer

Website: https://www.soulbodyhealer.com

Address: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Soul Body Healer, led by Effie Mitskopoulos in Barrie, Ontario, provides a comprehensive range of wellness services including psychotherapy, counseling, hypnotherapy, Reiki, and yoga. Focused on holistic healing, the practice addresses issues like anxiety, depression, and stress, incorporating mindfulness and meditation for overall well-being. Through individualized therapy, workshops, and healing practices, clients are guided towards self-awareness and personal growth.

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[caesarandthecity]

Anxiety and the Trauma of a Past That Never Leaves

Anxiety and I, we’ve known each other for a long time. Since childhood, it’s been with me, protecting me, or at least trying to. It didn’t just appear out of nowhere. It came from a place of pain, from beatings and abuse. My mother, who was supposed to be the one to care for me, was the one who hurt me the most. And that’s how anxiety came to be: as a shield, a way to always be prepared for the worst, because the worst always happened.

It taught me to anticipate scenarios. Every scream, every harsh look, every abrupt movement. Everything was a signal that something bad could happen, and anxiety kept me on alert. I used to think that maybe, one day, things would be different—that perhaps, just maybe, my mother wouldn’t beat me or put pepper in my mouth. But it always happened, and anxiety, my old shield, was there to warn me, to keep me vigilant.

Now, at 37, I still carry this anxiety with me. It’s so deeply rooted that sometimes I don’t even recognize it. It whispers in my ear that I’m wasting time, that something is about to happen, and it wakes me up in the middle of the night with that gut feeling that something is wrong. I’ve come to understand that these thoughts are born from anxiety, that they’re not truly me. But it’s hard to separate the two, it’s hard to look at these thoughts and not get tangled up in them. Anxiety has consumed me for so long that sometimes it’s hard to know who I am without it.

Even so, I keep fighting. I’ve been in therapy since 2018, I practice yoga to find some peace, and I try, day by day, to remember that I am not my thoughts. I am just the observer of them. But, honestly, it’s a long and complex journey. Even though anxiety has been my shield for so long, it’s time to learn how to live without it controlling me.

[lcedream]

Self-Remembering

Today I've recorded 7 reality checks so far using the Key of SOL. Subject: How I feel. How my body feels. Awareness to the body and to my thoughts. Object: What I'm doing. What I'm focused on. Where my awareness is placed at the current time. Location: Where am I. How I got here. Very quick recap of how and why I am in my present situation/place. Instead of reacting and creating further chains of reactions to the point that it's too late and there are arguments, regrets, and intrusive thoughts: I catch these thoughts and feelings that pop up into my head and observe. I'll ask why then breathe deeply into my belly while scanning my body. I'll also feel inclined to look at my surroundings; peoples faces, corners, ceilings, watch where I'm walking, the weather, the environment, the sky. It feels like I am tuning into my present time while simultaneously broadening my awareness. There are negative feelings that I'd like to look into. The side of my persona that I rarely look into, or that I hide. It is time to meditate and to explore on this.

[drpriya]

Psychiatric disorders encompass a wide range of conditions affecting mood, behavior, and cognition. Some common ones include depression, anxiety disorders (like generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and eating disorders (such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa).

There are many others, each with its own set of symptoms and treatment approaches.

Psychiatric disorders are typically diagnosed through a combination of clinical evaluation, psychological assessments, and sometimes laboratory tests to rule out medical conditions.

Diagnosis involves assessing symptoms, duration, and impact on daily functioning.

Treatment approaches vary depending on the specific disorder and individual needs but may include:

Psychotherapy: Talk therapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), or interpersonal therapy (IPT), to address thought patterns, behaviors, and emotions.

Medication: Psychiatric medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, and stimulants, prescribed based on symptoms and diagnosis.

Lifestyle changes: Including stress management techniques, regular exercise, healthy diet, and adequate sleep, which can support overall mental well-being.

Support groups: Peer support groups or group therapy sessions can provide a sense of community and understanding.

Hospitalization: In severe cases or during crises, hospitalization may be necessary for stabilization and safety.

Other interventions: Such as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), or complementary therapies like acupuncture or yoga, may be considered in specific cases.

Treatment plans are often individualized and may involve a combination of these approaches. Regular monitoring and adjustments to the treatment plan are important to ensure effectiveness and address any changes in symptoms or circumstances.

Get the best treatment for mental disorders at best hospitals like Jaslok Hospital Mumbai.

[0vercomingtrauma]

Hi all,

I’m running a virtual Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy Group for adults 18+ living in Colorado in May. We’ll be meeting Wednesdays for 10 weeks at 6:15pm MT starting May 1st. I’m accepting insurances (Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Medicaid) and self-pay clients. Please share with any other folks you think would benefit from somatic interventions through Yoga Therapy to (re)connect with their bodies in an encouraging way, centering autonomy, agency, and choice. If you or others have any questions or interest, please email me at OvercomingTrauma@proton.me

Thank you!

[haalchaall]

In today's chaotic world, Haal Chaal offers a sanctuary for those seeking tranquility. Through meditation classes in Noida, individuals can reconnect with their inner selves and alleviate stress under expert guidance. Meanwhile, psychotherapy services provide tools to navigate life's challenges, fostering personal growth and healing. Regardless of experience level, Haal Chaal caters to all, promoting mindfulness and resilience. In a world where peace is elusive, Haal Chaal invites you to embark on a journey of self-discovery, unlocking your potential and finding fulfillment amidst life's complexities.

[wealthofwellnessdubai]

Full Moon Meditation Session: Wealth Of Wellness

Looking for full moon meditation classes in Dubai? Contact Wealth of Wellness. We offer psychotherapy, yoga classes, weight loss program and more.

[harsh-thakur]

Holistic abode

Welcome to Holistic Abode, which is a one-stop avenue for various kinds of therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Empowerment Technique, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Theta Healing, Yoga Psychotherapy, and Regression Therapy. All the above-mentioned programs are fully equipped to cultivate a state where an individual can receive complete insight into one’s issues and empowers them to bring necessary transformation by releasing all that no longer serves.      

Thus these modalities create a conducive environment for holistic healing to occur. Apart from counseling and therapies Holistic Abode also offers training programs based on parenting and self-empowerment.

[livingwellnessblog]

Yoga-Based Counseling: Integrating Ancient Wisdom and Modern Psychology

Multiple studies advocate for the integration of yoga into psychotherapy. While yoga practices such as asanas, pranayama, and mind-body relaxation have already been incorporated into conventional counseling, there is a need for a structured application of

Yoga-Based Counseling: Integrating Ancient Wisdom and Modern Psychology Based on a research study: Conceptual framework for yoga-based counseling: A systematic review of literature Introduction: Yoga, renowned for its therapeutic benefits in physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, has gained recognition as a powerful tool for counseling. While the practical aspects of yoga such as asana,…

[theambitiouswoman]

Trauma is embedded within the body and ingrained in the brain. For lasting change, create strategies that address both the physical and mental aspects of trauma.

Physical Therapies:

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Leverages bodily sensations to navigate through trauma.

Yoga: Boosts bodily mindfulness and alleviates stress.

Somatic Experiencing: Helps discharge trauma-induced physical tension.

Tai Chi: Enhances equilibrium through deliberate movements.

Massage Therapy: Facilitates emotional liberation through easing muscle tightness.

Acupuncture: Activates the body's healing spots.

Craniosacral Therapy: Eases stress through soft manipulations of the skull and spine.

Breathwork: Employs breathing techniques for better physical and psychological well-being.

Dance Movement Therapy: Merges emotional expression with physical activity.

Mental Therapies:

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Bridges the gap between mental impacts and bodily reactions.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): Aids in memory processing through eye movements.

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy): Aims to transform harmful thought patterns.

IFS (Internal Family Systems): Promotes healing within different parts of the psyche.

NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming): Modifies behavior via language and thought patterns.

Neurofeedback: Boosts brain activity for better function.

MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy): Combines mindfulness practices with cognitive therapeutic techniques.

Psychodynamic Therapy: Investigates the influence of past experiences.

Narrative Therapy: Helps individuals reframe their life stories.

Please remember that I am not a therapist. Speaking to a professional will help you figure out what course of action is better for you.

[radical-revolution]

"If we look deeply into such ways of life as Buddhism and Taoism, Vedanta and Yoga, we do not find either philosophy or religion as these are understood in the West. We find something more nearly resembling psychotherapy.

This may seem surprising, for we [may] think of the latter as a form of science, somewhat practical and materialistic in attitude, and the former as extremely esoteric religions concerned with areas of the spirit almost entirely out of this world.

This is because the combination of our unfamiliarity with Eastern cultures and their sophistication gives them an aura of mystery into which we project fantasies of our own making.

Yet the basic aim of these ways of life is something of quite astonishing simplicity, beside which all the complications of reincarnation and psychic powers, of superhuman mahatmas, and of schools of occult technology, are a smoke screen in which the credulous inquirer can lose himself indefinitely.

The main resemblance between the Eastern way of life and Western psychotherapy is in the concern of both with bringing about changes of consciousness, changes in our ways of feeling our own existence and our relation to human society and the natural world.

The psychotherapist has, for the most part, been interested in changing the consciousness of peculiarly disturbed individuals. The disciplines of Buddhism and Taoism are, however, concerned with changing the consciousness of normal, socially adjusted people.

But it is increasingly apparent to psychotherapists that the normal state of consciousness in our culture is both the context and the breeding ground of mental disease. A complex of societies of vast material wealth bent on mutual destruction is anything but a condition of social [and psychological] health."

~Alan Watts,

Psychotherapy East & West, 1961

[cat-eye-nebula]

Tips & Tools for Releasing Stored Trauma in Your Body

🌻Somatic Experiencing: Developed by Dr. Peter Levine, Somatic Experiencing can release trauma locked in the body. This method is the result of a combination of stress physiology, psychology, neuroscience, medical biophysics and indigenous healing practices. (Videos on youtube)

🌻Mindfulness and Movements: going for a walk, bike ride, Boxing, Martial arts, yoga (or trauma-informed yoga), or dancing. People who get into martial arts or boxing are often those who were traumatized in the past. They’re carrying a lot of anger and fighting is a great release for them. Exercise helps your body burn off adrenaline, release endorphins, calm your nervous system, and relieve stress.

Release Trapped Emotions: 🍀How to release anger from the body - somatic healing tool 🍀Somatic Exercises for ANGER: Release Anger in Under 5 Minutes 🍀Youtube Playlist: Trauma Healing, Somatic Therapy, Self Havening, Nervous system regulation

🌻 Havening Technique is a somatosensory self-comforting therapy to change the brain to de-traumatize the memory and remove its negative effects from our psyche and body. It has a calming effect on the Amygdala and the Limbic system. 🌼Exercise: Havening Technique for Rapid Stress & Anxiety Relief 🌼Exercise: Self-Havening with nature ambience to let go of painful feelings 🌼Video: Using Havening Techniques to rapidly erase a traumatic memory (Certified Practitioner guides them through a healing session)

🌻Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy technique often used to treat anxiety and PTSD. It incorporates rhythmic eye movements while recalling traumatic experiences. This combo changes how the memory is stored in the brain and allow you to process the trauma fully.

🌻Sound & Vibrational Healing: Sound healing has become all the rage in the health and wellness world. It involves using the power of vibration – from tuning forks, singing bowls, or gongs – to relax the mind and body.

🌻Breathwork is an intentional method of breathing that helps your body relax by bypassing your conscious mind. Trauma can overstimulate the body’s sympathetic nervous system (aka your body’s ‘fight-or-flight’ response). Breathwork settles it down.

Informative videos & Experts on Attachment style healing: 🌼Dr Kim Sage, licensed psychologist  🌼Dr. Nicole LePera (theholisticpsychologist) 🌼Briana MacWilliam 🌼Candace van Dell 🌼Heidi Priebe 

Other informative Videos on Trauma: 🌻Small traumas in a "normal" family and attachment: Gabor Maté - The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture 🌻Uncovering Triggers and Pattern for Healing: Dr Gabor Maté  🌻Understanding trapped emotions in the body and footage of how wild animals release trauma

Article: How Trauma Is Stored in the Body (+ How to Release It)

Article: 20 self-care practices for complex trauma survivors

[gabatelepsychiatry-blog]

Postpartum Depression Symptoms

Postpartum Depression is the onset of a depressed mood and its associated symptoms within the first year of childbirth, lasting more than two weeks with or without treatment.

It is vital to seek help and treatment for postpartum depression. Failure to do so may result in long-term negative consequences for both the mother and the baby.

What are the Symptoms of Postpartum Depression?

Since postpartum depression arises during a time in a mother's life when society expects her to be happy about the arrival of her new baby, it can be very isolating for mothers.

Postpartum depression symptoms can manifest in a variety of ways. It may affect one's emotions, perception, ideas, and bodily experiences. Postpartum depression can cause hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia in severe cases.

Symptoms of postpartum depression are usually classified as follows:

Physical Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Fatigue

Headache

Back pain

Muscle ache

Joint pain

GI upset

Abdominal pain

Low sex drive

Cognitive Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Inattention

Impaired executive functioning

Impaired problem solving

Impaired neuroplasticity

Memory loss

Slow reaction time

Mood Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Bad mood

Low motivation

Loss of ambition

Loss of enjoyment in activities

Loss of will to live

Sleep disturbance

Loss of appetite

Psychotic Symptoms of Postpartum Depression

Hallucinations

Delusions

Loss of touch with reality

Paranoia

When psychotic symptoms occur together with postpartum depression, this is known as 'Postpartum Psychosis'. It is critical to seek immediate support if such a situation arises.

Thought Distortions with Depression

Negative thoughts about oneself

Negative thoughts about others

Pessimistic thoughts about the future

Excessive guilt about the past

Low confidence in abilities

Low self-worth

Angry thoughts

Nihilistic thoughts

Suicidal thoughts

Existential angst

How can untreated Postpartum Depression Symptoms impact your Career?

Mothers experiencing postpartum depression may experience problems with:

Energy levels

Motivation levels

Attention

Concentration

Irritability

Engagement with colleagues

Reasoning and problem-solving abilities

Frustration tolerance

Productivity

They may require help to complete tasks, meet deadlines, or take excessive time off work. They may find themselves in conflict with colleagues and supervisors with whom they previously worked well.

Similarly, colleagues and supervisors may be perplexed, frustrated, and unsure of how to address the issue of change in a beloved colleague and friend. After all, nobody wants to be a "workplace bully" or impolite to a new mother.

Working mothers who suffer from PPD are also more likely to be passed over for promotion or even fired from their current jobs.

What is the Treatment for Postpartum Depression?

Finally, treatment for postpartum depression must address the underlying cause.

Check for medical causes of postpartum depression, including anemia, thyroid disease, Sheehan's syndrome, nutritional deficiencies, and polycystic ovarian syndrome

Establish sleep hygiene and work with a partner to schedule catch-up sleep times

Educate both the mother and the partner

Document workplace accommodations

Consider what assistance is required so the mother can continue working if desired or needs to take time off

Use available resources, such as childcare, and, if possible, contact family members, including grandparents

Nutritional supplementation, if necessary

Counseling on breastfeeding and other issues

Psychotherapy

Individual Psychotherapy

Medications if symptoms persist and interfere with social and occupational functioning

Alternative treatments include meditation, yoga, acupuncture, and exercise

Why is it important to get Treatment for Postpartum Depression?

Untreated postpartum depression symptoms can disrupt both your personal and professional lives. Consequences for babies include disruption of attachment and bonding, anxiety, failure to thrive, feeding difficulties, developmental delay, long-term relationship difficulties, cognitive impairment, failure to meet milestones, and difficulty with social or occupational functioning.

Effects of Postpartum Depression on Health

Significant drop in energy and motivation levels

Feelings of restlessness

Disrupted sleep cycles

Insufficient or excessive sleep

Chronic stomach issues, headaches, or body pain

Poor self-care

Help for Postpartum Depression

It is critical to seek treatment for postpartum depression. Untreated depression can have long-term consequences for academic performance, careers, relationships, and physical health.

Call +1(833)312-4222 for Postpartum Depression help. For more information, visit https://gabapsychiatrist.com/postpartum-depression-treatment/

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[storkmuffin]

Insomnia update. I've had insomnia, of the I Can Fall Asleep But I Can't Stay Asleep variety for oh, a year and a half? It's hell and I feel like it's detroying my mind. I'm in a halfway brain fog a lot of the time from tiredness, and I just power through it all because I'm Korean = perfectionist. These are the things I've tried that haven't made any difference to waking up at some hideous hour after 4-5 hrs of sleep when I need 8 hrs:

Abstaining: I cut out coffee, and then all caffeine, then most alcohol, then all alcohol.

Blue light limitation: Charge my phone in the other room at night, wear blue-light blocking glasses after sunset, turn down lights after sunset, and so on.

Bed accoutrements: black out eye mask, weighted black out eye mask, weighted blankets, aromatherapy sprays, tape that seals your lips shut to encourage deep breathing

Baths: foot baths, half-baths, saunas.

Exercise & motion: Worked out really hard, yoga, walked around outside in the sun for a minimum number of steps etc.

Bright light therapy: Loaned one of the Olly superbright lights that reset your circadian rhythm or whatever from the mental health clinic.

Meditation apps, hypnosis recordings, chanting the rosary before bed

Napping at lunch alternating with never napping.

Medically, I've had a barrage of blood tests (3 hormone tests to see if this is a hormone imbalance situation, which it isn't, and 2 thyroid tests for same, which it isn't). All my blood work and medical exam results are healthy and fine.

Next step, according to my doctor is to psychotherapy / sleep clinic who are likely to prescribe me antidepressants (which, given that I'm not depressed might just be a Woman Please Shut Up about Your Unsolvable Problem prescription) and slow-release sleeping pills (which will definitely create dependance). Holding off on doing this because these don't seem like solutions.

My mother the pharmacist suggested that I take a liver-function heightening supplement (ursodeoxycholic acid), so I started that today.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Christopher F. Rufo

Published: Apr 17, 2024

Katherine Maher has a golden résumé, with stints and affiliations at UNICEF, the Atlantic Council, the World Economic Forum, the State Department, Stanford University, and the Council on Foreign Relations. She was chief executive officer and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation. And, as of last month, she is CEO of National Public Radio.

Mere weeks into this new role, Maher has stepped into controversy. Long-time NPR senior editor Uri Berliner published a scathing indictment of the self-professed “public” media service’s ideological capture. Rather than address the substance of these criticisms—which will ring true to anyone who has listened to NPR over the past decade—Maher punished Berliner with a five-day unpaid suspension. (Berliner announced his resignation from NPR earlier today.)

But Maher has another problem: her archive of 29,400 tweets.

I have spent the past few days exploring Maher’s prolific history on social media, which she seems to have used as a private diary, narrating her every thought, emotion, meeting, and political opinion in real-time. This archive is a collection of her statements, but at a deeper level, it provides a window into the soul of a uniquely American archetype: the affluent, white, female liberal—many of whom now sit atop our elite institutions.

What you notice first about Maher’s public speech are the buzzwords and phrases: “structural privilege,” “epistemic emergency,” “transit justice,” “non-binary people,” “late-stage capitalism,” “cis white mobility privilege,” “the politics of representation,” “folx.” She supported Black Lives Matter from its earliest days. She compares driving cars with smoking cigarettes. She is very concerned about “toxic masculinity.”

On every topic, Maher adopts the fashionable language of left-wing academic theory and uses it as social currency, even when her efforts veer into self-parody. She never explains, never provides new interpretation—she just repeats the phrases, in search of affirmation and, when the time is right, a promotion.

Maher understands the game: America’s elite institutions reward loyalty to the narrative. Those who repeat the words move up; those who don’t move out.

Next, you notice the partisanship. Maher was “excited” about Elizabeth Warren in 2012. She “just [couldn’t] wait to vote” for Hillary in 2016. She once had a dream about “sampling and comparing nuts and baklava on roadside stands” with Kamala Harris. She worked to “get out the vote” in Arizona for Joe Biden but slightly resented being called a “Biden supporter”; for her, it was simply a matter of being a “supporter of human rights, dignity, and justice.”

Donald Trump, on the other hand, is a “deranged racist sociopath.”

If you read Maher’s tweets closely, you also get glimpses of the human being. She spent much of her time in airports, taxis, meetings, and conferences. She expressed anger over the fact that most first-class flyers were white men, then noted that she went straight “to the back of the bus.” In her thirties, unmarried and without children, she felt the need to explain that “the planet is literally burning” and that she could not, in good conscience, “bring a child into a warming world.”

Behind the frenetic activity and the moral posturing, you wonder. Maher once posted her daily routine, which involved yoga, iced coffee, back-to-back meetings, and Zoom-based psychotherapy. She resented being served maternity advertisements on Instagram, she said. She was not “currently in the market for a baby” and would not be “tending her ovaries” according to the dictates of American capitalism. 

Americans, even CEOs, are entitled to their opinions and to their own life decisions, of course. But the personal and psychological elements that suffuse Maher’s public persona seem to lead to political conclusions that are, certainly, worthy of public criticism.

The most troubling of these conclusions is her support for radically narrowing the range of acceptable opinions. In 2020, she argued that the New York Times should not have published Senator Tom Cotton’s op-ed, “Send in the Troops,” during the George Floyd riots. In 2021, she celebrated the banishment of then-president Donald Trump from social media, writing: “Must be satisfying to deplatform fascists. Even more satisfying? Not platforming them in the first place.”

As CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, Maher made censorship a critical part of her policy, under the guise of fighting “disinformation.” In a speech to the Atlantic Council, an organization with extensive ties to U.S. intelligence services, she explained that she “took a very active approach to disinformation,” coordinated censorship “through conversations with government,” and suppressed dissenting opinions related to the pandemic and the 2020 election.

In that same speech, Maher said that, in relation to the fight against disinformation, the “the number one challenge here that we see is, of course, the First Amendment in the United States.” These speech protections, Maher continued, make it “a little bit tricky” to suppress “bad information” and “the influence peddlers who have made a real market economy around it.”

Maher’s general policy at Wikipedia, she tweeted, was to support efforts to “eliminate racist, misogynist, transphobic, and other forms of discriminatory content”—which, under current left-wing definitions, could include almost anything to the right of Joe Biden.

The new CEO of NPR, then, is a left-wing ideologue who supports wide-scale censorship and considers the First Amendment an impediment to her campaign to sanitize the world of wrong opinions.

Maher is no aberration. She is part of a rising cohort of affluent, left-wing, female managers who dominate the departments of university administration, human resources, and DEI. They are the matriarchs of the American Longhouse: they value safety over liberty, censorship over debate, and relativism over truth.

Each social gambit is designed for smothering the institution in ideology. Maher says that she knows “that hysteric white woman voice.” She has “done it.” And while she might not be proud of it—she is aware that she has “a big fat privilege pass”—she is willing to do what it takes to move the dictates of conventional left-wing opinion into a position of domination.

It didn’t begin at NPR, and it won’t end there.

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The First Amendment being viewed as an impediment to what she wants to do, is not a good look for the CEO of a publicly (i.e. government, i.e. taxpayer) funded broadcaster.