Psychology/Psychotherapy, Yoga Off the Mat

Δέσμευση: Δεσμά ή Ελευθερία;

April 4, 2021

Πριν την 2η καραντίνα είχαμε βρεθεί στο Synthesis για λίγη συζήτηση και τσαγάκι, και όσα είπαμε ήταν πολύ ενδιαφέροντα… Ένα θέμα που συζητήθηκε τότε και που μας απασχόλησε είναι η δέσμευση.  Στη yoga,...

Mindfulness, Psychology/Psychotherapy, Zen

Enlightment is Not Necessary! Staying Awake Is! (Ελληνικά παρακάτω)

March 30, 2021

"We need to stay awake, and this is a constant practice. Once we recognize the unhelpful and/or unhealthy parts of us, we need to keep them close, keep our eye...

Mindfulness, Psychology/Psychotherapy, Zen

Find Μe if Υou Can…

March 26, 2021

"ψάξε ψάξε δε θα τον βρεις δε θα τον βρεις δε θα τον βρεις τον εαυτό που αναζητείς"

Mindfulness, Psychology/Psychotherapy

You Don’t Help by Taking on their Problems.

March 21, 2021

How often have you found yourself drained from trying to support a friend? Do you tend to make your partner’s problems your own, thinking this will help? Does that help,...

Mindfulness, Psychology/Psychotherapy

Μindfulness is a Superpower (και στα Ελληνικά)!

March 15, 2021

Mindfulness is the ability to know what’s happening in your head at any given moment without getting carried away by it. (Look below for Greek) This is a short and...

Mindfulness, Psychology/Psychotherapy, Zen

Your Mind – The Plane of Possibility

March 1, 2021

Dan Siegel is one of the most fascinating minds in neurobiology and psychology today. In this talk (below), he makes the case for mWe – me and we – as...

Mindfulness, Psychology/Psychotherapy

“Δεν αντέχω άλλο”!

February 25, 2021

Αυτές τις μέρες ακούω στις συνεδρίες, στα μαθήματα και από συναδέλφους δύσκολα συναισθήματα, κούραση και απόγνωση.  Παρατηρώ και στον εαυτό μου ένα βάρος πια, με την απαγόρευση και την απόσταση...

Psychology/Psychotherapy

On Character, Self-Respect and Self-responsibility – Joan Didion

February 22, 2021

We are all so concerned with self-esteem and self-love these days, but coming across this article by Joan Didion reminds me that there is a deeper and perhaps more essential...

Mindfulness, Psychology/Psychotherapy

Seize your mind! Or it will seize your body.

February 17, 2021

There is ample evidence that when we imagine something happening to our body – especially if it concerns the senses – the body actually reacts. How awake are you to...

Mindfulness, Psychology/Psychotherapy, Yoga Off the Mat, Zen

As long as you live, shine!

October 15, 2020

“The Epitaph of Seikilos” is regarded by historians as the oldest surviving musical composition in human history. Inscribed in stone, its haunting lament over the passing of life reminds us...