Shana Kale LMFT, Integrative Psychotherapy

The boys in the cave were taught Meditation by their Coach while they waited to be rescued. The Thai Coach was asked how could he help the kids stay alive insid...e the cave. He said when he was a Monk he used to practise Deep Meditation in the cave for months. So he knows how to keep everyone's mind calm and how to survive in the cave. OM Mani Padme Hung See more

More evidence on the healing and therapeutic properties of nature for stress reduction, increased sense of connection and belonging.

Study finds how exposure to nature increases concentration, memory, boosts immunity, and decreases symptoms of depression.

An interesting audio interview of Bessel Van Der Kolk, renowned professor and medical director in the study of trauma, on how traumatic memories are fragmented and become stored somatically in our bodies.

Let's talk about laziness. Many people call themselves lazy when they don't live up to their hopes for themselves. They don't have the energy. They want to tune out. Perhaps the experience of being aware, paying attention, or mindful actually means becoming aware of pain or suffering. This article by Pema Chodron, Buddhist teacher and author, discusses three different types of "laziness" and how if we connect to the pain of our laziness, we can feel connected to the suffering of others. "Instead of pulling back from the pain of laziness, we move closer. We lean into the wave. We swim into the wave."

A recent study on the effects of nature in a horticultural setting indicates improvements in confidence, self-esteem, and mood in elders.

Thanks for visiting my page. I invite you to read my latest blog post on sitting with uncomfortable emotions, as I compare the experience to my recent one of pregnancy and its discomforts. In my practice I offer a body-centered mindfulness approach, and am now working with fertility and infertility, pre and postnatal issues.