After years of being a psychiatrist and dealing with depression and other mental health issues, this is what I’ve learned: When someone is depressed, there are things you should say and things you shouldn’t say.

You should say these 5 positive things:

1) “I see that you’re having a hard time.” People feel better when they’re understood and not judged or…

Being highly intuitive isn’t for the select few. All of us can be taught to develop our intuition. Learning to work with the energy around us and our intuition will help us achieve the clarity in life we seek and to realize we are down our right path. There are certain protocols one needs to follow and feel comfortable when we connect with our intuition. All it takes is practice and willingness.



If we are not firing up our intuition or psychic senses, then we are probably not…

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Why do New Year’s Resolutions fail? They take too long. In our hyper times, we’re constantly in flux, and slowing down for anything is to admit defeat—or die. But what if you could both keep up with your busy life and slow down so it all makes sense?

You can, and the holidays are a good time to start. That means skipping one big New Year’s resolution in favor of a monthly mind, body, spirit task that will fine-tune your holistic life by year’s end.

The following are suggestions…

Being a yoga instructor can be a rewarding experience for both you and your students. Doing everything that you can to become the best teacher possible will help you develop a steadier clientele and gain more trust and respect from your students. Here are a few tips for becoming a better yoga instructor.

Personalize Each Student’s…

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The restless minds find the voice, the ecstasy that we so desire as the chaos breaks so powerfully in the dancing stillness. The silence that gives us back the forgotten tunes of an ancient song, the song of life and this universe. Often, caught in the net of enmeshment of materialism, we chase a the race of madness, mad after the earthly riches, whereas there is an unmined richness in the ecstatic…

Abstract: As 2020 approaches we all scurry to welcome the New Year carrying with us the baggage of our past. What if instead we hugged our past goodbye and tried something different to find peace in our lives? Witnessing, or Sakshibhav Meditation, works with believers and nonbelievers alike. The daily practice of this meditation has empowered many from around the world to step back from an external event, a thought attack from inside, any physical ailment, or…

The Light We Shine

By Judi Lynch

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Verily, there are incredible and kind-hearted people in the world whose purpose in life is to bring light to others for the good of humanity! When we reflect on their amazing acts of heroism and bravery beyond the ordinary, we witness people helping others without thought of reward. Instinctively they do the right thing in times of trouble and chaos…

Dying is never a subject we want to discuss but, it is important for us to ease any fears for those ready to transition. As a family member, watching the deterioration and not being able to find the right words to bring comfort, it can be even more daunting. There are things we can do to ease any fears our loved one may have and to make the transition a little easier.

Dying with…

We have been conditioned to live our lives in a state of fear, being dictated on how to live, what to eat, what to do what not to do, how to look, how to feel, what we can and cannot do and that if we dare to…

Meditation is defined as the process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts, and many people reap major benefits from the practice. The popularity of meditation continues to increase as more and more people notice its physical and mental benefits. Check out these four life-changing health benefits of meditation.

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There are many tools to help us shift our vibrational frequency to a happy state of being. The tools that each person resonates with are unique to their own preferences. These tools help us move our focus into our heart space, which is the first step to initiate a harmonic mind-heart coherence. It’s important to understand that our heart-mind coherence is not always happy or positive. For example, if we are angry or in grief our heart space feels sad, constricted and…

The art of meditation can put your body and mind into a calmer, healthier state, and you can greatly enhance your life by meditating daily. There are also some modifications that you can make to your setting that will help you reap the full benefits of each session. Incorporating these four things into your daily meditation sessions can help you move…

Giving off a positive vibe can make everyone gravitate to you. No one wants to be around a downer or a buzzkill, after all. If you want to feel like sunlight to the people who are in your life, you can give off an energy that’s unparalleled. Be someone who puts smiles on others’ faces day in and day out. Remember, a sunny and bright outlook can be an…

Compassion Fatigue is huge in the animal welfare and veterinary communities. Signs can be depression, anger, anxiety, sadness, and more.

People who work in shelters and rescues often say it’s the hardest job they ever had. But they stay there because the animals need them. They are passionate about their work, but there’s only so much help they can offer as an individual. And the heartbreak that they experience becomes what is known as Compassion Fatigue.

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By Deborah Lubetkin, Psy.D.

We’ve all felt it. A nervous twitch on our first day of work. A racing pulse just before we take the test or meet our blind date or any other new event we may be unfamiliar with with. Anger at the person who cut in line at the store or cut us off on the highway. Sadness at not getting the promotion we want or missing the party or blowing the race we trained so hard far. Having some degree of anxiety or depression or anger in our…

In the early 1950s, as the newly developed hydrogen bomb cast its mushroom-shaped shadow of megadeath over the world, an aged Indian monk gave his young assistant a mission: create world peace and enlightenment by restoring the ancient global Vedic civilization. The young man was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and he accepted the responsibility wholeheartedly, fully aware of what an enormous job it…

            There is nothing more painful than to want a baby and to be told you can’t have one. There are or course, very rare circumstances in which there is a genetic or immune malfunction that may need doctor intervention; however, most infertility diagnoses are “unexplained”. If you fall into the “unexplained” category, I’m here to tell you that you can have a baby, without doctor intervention, naturally, on your terms. Whether it’s your age or your partner’s sperm…

If you are coping with troubling thoughts each day, then begin using yoga methodologies to quiet your mind. Yoga is one of the oldest forms of exercise, but it is also used for improving the condition of the mind. Here is how yoga can help you to feel calmer.

Centering the Mind

Centering the mind is necessary to quiet the mind, and…

A minimalistic way of life is only a part of sustainable living, and if you are opting for an eco-friendly life, then you have to embrace minimalism with all its perks. Luckily, there are more than you can imagine. A minimalistic way of life brings us closer to our most essential values and teaches us how to be more satisfied with what we have and enjoy life as it is. This doesn’t mean that you have to give up on improving your life, but merely learn how to…