Postpartum mood disorder generally refers to depression, feelings of sadness, and anxiety, restless sensations, that occur after giving birth due to hormonal challenges and imbalances, the result of too much or not enough estrogen or progesterone. In my experience with clients’ intrusive thoughts do occur, and they can be quite frightening for the mother. Particularly… Continue reading Postpartum Depression: Helping Women Cope
Remembering Irene Bryan, PhD and Core Energetics Senior Teacher and Practitioner
The Armored Heart Anger and hurt occur when we suffer heartbreak. In reaction, we armor the heart and contract our chest muscles, so that no-one can hurt us again. When your heart is armored, you dull your feelings. Since feelings add color to life, there is an internal deadness. No matter how successful you are… Continue reading The Armored Heart
Body analysis began in the late 1890s, starting with Freud, when he wrote about sexual problems that resulted from blocked sexual energy, which he called “libido.” He theorized that personality problems resulted when energy did not flow in the body. Unfortunately, he developed this theory during the Victorian era when it was not politically correct to discuss… Continue reading Freud’s Theory About the Body
Top of head, brain, forehead, and eyes: Represents Wisdom, Spirituality, and Perception Top Of The Head First explore the top of your head. Place your dominant hand (the hand you use to write or eat) palm down about two to three inches above your head. Experience the sensations in your palm or between your… Continue reading The Head
by Karyne B. Wilner, PsyD, based on the thoughts of John C. Pierrakos, MD 10/20/20 The human body displays a repetitive shape that looks something like a kidney bean. Imagine kidney beans fused together: kidney bean shaped heads, necks, chests, arms, hands, hips, legs, feet. People have fingers and thumbs shaped like kidney beans. This… Continue reading Energy and the Human Kidney Bean
Upcoming Webinar, August 25, 2020, Tuesday 7:30pm EST
Participants will learn the basic principles of body reading. They will gain deeper respect for the body and understand what the body communicates. As they focus on their own bodies without judgment, they will gain insights about present and past behavior, self-esteem, family of origin issues, and improving relationships.
Grounding represents the present moment, being in the here and now, and making real contact. You experience seeing and being seen; speaking, sharing and receiving the other; and touching and being touched. Grounding relates to trust; you feel safe. If you fall, someone is there to catch you.
Somatic and energy therapies give you tools to release emotions, remold your bodies, and establish new, life patterns. For those of you who want to change your lives so you don't repeat dead-end relationships or unsatisfying jobs, exploring holistic, mind-body techniques may be the correct path.
Stressful times affect everyone including the fetus inside you. Research shows that even prior to birth the fetus can suffer consequences from the stressful events and situations it experiences. Your baby in the womb is experiencing whatever you are experiencing. Because fetuses share their mothers' bloodstreams, what their mothers eat and drink affect them, emotions… Continue reading Message to Pregnant Women During Coronavirus Pandemic
