Spiritual principles to guide us through the holiday season, and every day
The holiday season is considered a spiritual time of year yet many people feel lost and distressed during these months.Lake House Health & Learning Center will host Markus Kasunich at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, to discuss “Practical Application of Spiritual Principles -- Making The Universal Laws Work in Everyday Life.” He will share information about his lif

Energizing ideas as the days get darker and winter is coming
Yes, you can become more energetic without caffeine and sugar. As the days grow shorter, our bodies may feel sluggish. It may feel difficult to wake up in the dark mornings, for instance, or you may feel tired after added responsibilities of holiday preparation.Here are ideas that you may wish to try:1. Yoga and especially the classic yogic breathing activi

How various professions use role play, sometimes by other names
Sometimes people think they know a lot about role play. Sometimes people question the value of role play. However, role play -- a relative of improvised theatre which has its roots in the method known as psychodrama -- is everywhere. Not everybody who does role play has received actual training in the technique, and thereby is the problem. But there are groups that value and use role play in their work and standardize its use.You'll find mentions of role play in various disciplines, although it sometimes goes by other names in its documentation.There is a group called the Association o

Expressing the experience of mental illness -- and empowering people who suffer
The Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation offers a spectacular program to address the stigma about mental illness with the help of people who have suffered mental illness. The program, known as Photovoice, puts cameras in the hands of individuals and asks them to produce statements of pictures and words that communicate their experience. This empowering tool enables people at the grassroots level wi

Facebook, change and other little life lessons
Change isn't easy. It especially isn't easy if you're a Facebook devotee and your Facebook page is suddenly showing up with new tabs and links and other strange stuff that clutters up the screen.Problems with change are not a new concept for me. I'm a psychotherapist meeting with people daily who want to have a different kind of life than the life they have. They come in