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My Therapist Is A Joystick
- By Misc Author
- Published 11/12/2008
- Mental health & fitness , Stress
By Olga Kharif [BusinessWeek] -- Beneficial games, for everything from phobias to ADD, are starting to catch on. A computer game called The Journey to Wild Divine, combining elements of Buddhism, Christianity, and Kabbalah, teaches players to relax and relieve stress.
Using Biofeedback at Home
- By Misc Author
- Published 11/12/2008
- Mental health & fitness , Stress
By
Laura Johannes, The Wall Street Journal --
For
the really Type A personality, here's a chance to measure how well
you are relaxing. Makers of home biofeedback devices that monitor your
heart rhythms say the devices teach you to combat emotional stress.
Creative people in Hollywood
- By Dennis Palumbo
- Published 09/18/2008
- Mental health & fitness , Self concept / self esteem
And so
creative people tend to make the
audience, a studio, their agent into a parent figure that they have to
constantly appease or impress to maintain the connection, the emotional
tie... You kind of do and you don’t [have to have a really big ego]... A friend of mine said, talking about writers, they’re egomaniacs with low
self-esteem.Mind enhancement devices and drugs
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 09/4/2008
- Mental health & fitness , Stress
A flickering candle, the sound of surf, beating drums, psychotropic
plants - those can all be seen as early “devices” for altering mental
states and consciousness. Now, there is a wide range of much more
sophisticated devices, software and smart drugs designed to enhance
awareness and cognitive abilities, which may or may not work.
Cognitive enhancement drugs
- By Misc Author
- Published 09/2/2008
- Awareness - thinking , Mental health & fitness
Foundations of Paraliminal Technology
- By Learning Strategies
- Published 08/20/2008
- Mental health & fitness , Change, growth, coaching
Paraliminal learning sessions are audio CDs. Each one presents creative
new ideas to help individuals overcome internal obstacles and achieve
personal and professional goals. "Para" is the Latin prefix meaning "beyond". "Liminal" refers to the
"limen" or "threshold" of conscious awareness. The term literally
means, "beyond the threshold of conscious awareness". Supporting technologies include Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and
Teaching Methods, Whole Brain Learning, Imagery, Suggestion, Relaxation
and Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
Does Happy and Healthy Precede Wealthy?
- By Positive Psychology News Daily
- Published 07/27/2008
- Mental health & fitness , Achievement / Vocation
How often have you heard someone boast that they had worked 70 hours last week? Were you impressed and envious or did you think the speaker was either exaggerating or inefficient? Why do some take pride in proving that their work is more effortful, difficult, or even painful than that of others? In too many cases, this need to feel indispensable comes at the expense of one’s health and happiness.The Four Insider Keys to Accelerated Learning Success
- By Misc Author
- Published 07/24/2008
- Mental health & fitness
By Peter Julian, the Official Guide to Accelerated Learning at SelfGrowth.com -- When you read the words “accelerated learning,” what comes to mind? A
bespectacled “brainiac”? A teenager receiving a Ph.D.? The fact is you
don’t have to be a prodigy to experience the benefits of rapid learning. The purpose of this brief article is to give you a “quick and dirty”
look at the subject of accelerated learning; what it is, the keys to
making it work, and its exciting promise for the future.
Memory Training Shown to Turn Up Brainpower
- By Misc Author
- Published 05/14/2008
- Mental health & fitness
A new study has found that it may be possible to train people to be
more intelligent, increasing the brainpower they had at birth.
Learning to befriend our demons
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 01/4/2008
- Mental health & fitness
"My therapist gives me
permission to accept that I'm human."
Actor Claire Danes also explained, "I
finally realized after years of therapy.. that you can encourage
yourself to move further in a nurturing way." Taking care to "encourage yourself to move further" is, of course,
something that people typically choose to manage on their own, but a
counselor or therapist can help us do it more fully and effectively.