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Mindfulness training in elementary schools
Elisha Goldstein posted the following video on his Mindfulness and Psychotherapy blog. It’s very heartening for me to see this type of mindfulness training being offered to children at such a young age. Mindful Schools, a community outreach program of … Continue reading
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Tagged elisha goldstein, Jon Kabat-Zinn, MBSR, mindful schools, mindfulness, Park Day School
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Understanding addiction
It seems reasonable to assume that if you want to know about a given topic, a good place to start is by checking out what the leading experts in the field have to say about it. For instance, if you … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, integral health, Integral Psychology, NIDA, stanton peele
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Orgasm Inc.
It’s starting to become fashionable to call out the pharmaceutical industry for its corrupting influence on both the practice of health care and on the general public’s conception of what it means to be healthy. I, for one, think this … Continue reading
Psychiatry’s sorry state
I just finished reading HEAD CASE: Can psychiatry be a science?, an excellent article by Louis Menand in the The New Yorker. The article makes clear what I’ve already come to realize over the last twenty years studying and working … Continue reading
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Integrating An Ounce Of Prevention (CBS News)
[November 5, 2009] Dr. Jon LaPook investigated Duke Integrative Medicine’s non-traditional approach to preventing health issues before they happen. Duke believes this is the future of healthcare. Watch CBS News Videos Online
Mindfulness & Psychotherapy ~ Shinzen Young
Shinzen Young talks about the historical cross-fertilization between early Buddhism and other cultures, and goes on to share how now in the west, neuroscience, physics, contemplative traditions and psychotherapy are being cross-fertilized with mindfulness practice. He goes on to share … Continue reading
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Integrative Medicine: Dr. Tracy Gaudet on NPR’s “The People’s Pharmacy”
In case you missed it, Dr. Tracy Gaudet was the guest on yesterday’s installment of The People’s Pharmacy on NPR. Dr. Gaudet is the Executive Director of Duke Integrative Medicine, and she was the inspirational leader of the Integrative Health … Continue reading
“Integral?”
Question: What does “Integral” mean? What’s the difference between integral, integrative, holistic, mind/body, wellness, etc.? My answer: As I use the term, “integral” refers to any approach that brings together multiple perspectives in an effort to address the multiple dimensions … Continue reading
Integrative Health Coaching Training at DUKE: Module Four
It’s hard to believe, but Sunday my training came to an end and my friends and I were sent out into the world, certificates in hand, as Integrative Health Coaches. This last four-day module flew by, but fortunately we had … Continue reading
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