The Dance of The Vagus Nerve: Feeling Safe, Love, Compassion, versus Fear
Dr. Stephen Porges's work in polyvagal theory led to a deeper understanding of the autonomic nervous system and particularly the vagus nerve. I refer to it as the "dance of the vagus nerve" with rhythms of feeling safe, love, compassion and fear, which I will discuss later in the post.
Practices of Pouring Love on the Brain: Meditation, Mindfulness and Mysticism.
In our current world of the pandemic, are practices of pouring love on the brain good for us? What exactly is love? Very hard to define in a sentence as there are many kinds of love: love of family, animals, friendships, romantic partners, toxic love, crazy love, obsessive love, love
The Radical Act of Self-Compassion in the Pandemic: Breath By Breath
As a psychotherapist, I have found that many people seem to have an easier time forgiving others or being compassionate to others rather than themselves. People can be their worst inner critics. In the pandemic, many people are facing suffering and setbacks. So the discussion of self-compassion in this pandemic
Pets: “Fur Loves” Are Essential Workers Who Bring Love in the Pandemic.
During this pandemic, political turmoil, economic, and housing crises, beloved pets can be an oasis of comfort and joy. .The National Institute of Health (NIH)discusses the numerous mental and physical health benefits of having pets. Research suggests that having pets are linked with people having lower blood pressure, less stress
Possible Pathways of Healing Emotional Wounds
Many people experience emotional wounds, pain and hurt by another person's words or actions. I hope and pray 2021 is a year for people to explore pathways to heal emotional wounds. Research by Naomi Eisenberger from University of California, Los Angeles found that that social pain from social rejection is
Message of Peace Pilgrim, an American Saint, who lived through 1918 pandemic.
Peace Pilgrim, an American Saint and Mystic. Her message is of one inner peace, world peace, love and faith. I recently received the Friends of Peace Pilgrim Newsletter (number 66, Summer 2020) where they featured an article, "Peace Pilgrim's Advice for Troubled Times'' as we are living in an era