Gut Bacteria to the Rescue In addition to contributing to the health of the digestive tract, the gut organisms are responsible for regulating the immune system and the central nervous system and facilitating overall well-being. Gut microorganisms produce several neurotransmitters, such as gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), acetylcholine, and serotonin, as […]
How Sensations Become Intuition The vagus nerve communicates gut signals to the brain by first connecting to the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) in the brainstem at the base of the brain. From here, information is relayed to 1) the amygdala, which registers fear and panic; 2) the hypothalamus, which regulates
She was with me that day for her third consultation. The first time, she had been referred by her family physician. It had become clear that she needed a different approach. She had already contacted me twice on her own initiative to work on what was bothering her. Photo credit
Eva Dalak’s expertise in international relations, politics, diplomacy, and law took her from legal and diplomatic work to institutional conflicts to training peace workers in international war zones. Losing her eyesight unleashed her divine feminine and the twin insights that ‘there’s no conflict where we’re not emotionally involved,’ and, ‘peace
Emotional Suppression and Gut Feelings Many of us learned to suppress our emotions in childhood, pushing down feelings of sadness, anger, fear, disgust, hurt, and even joy. When expressing emotions meant punishment, ridicule, being sent alone to our room, or being made wrong, it became adaptive to shut them down
You’ve finally unearthed the childhood memory that explains your present-day addictions. Or you’ve just returned from a rebirthing holotropic session or transformational psychedelic journey. Maybe you’re leaving a retreat feeling like you’ve rediscovered your long-lost authenticity. In that glow, the mind tends to whisper, “Yes. This is it. Real change
“One of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our time,” Vimalasara is an award-winning author of 11 books, the new First Aid Kit for the Mind course, and a leading African Descent voice in the field of mindfulness approaches for addiction. Jordan is an international speaker, a Polarity
“One of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our time,” Vimalasara is an award-winning author of 11 books, the new First Aid Kit for the Mind Course,and a leading African Descent Voice in the field of Mindfulness Approaches for Addiction. Jordan is an International Speaker, a Polarity Integration
Shame is an intelligent signal of the body—a protector that rises to preserve belonging and safety.When met with empathetic abiding presence, it softens, transforming from contraction into connection through the simple act of staying.In that presence, the body remembers safety, and what once felt like distance becomes a pathway to
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Dr. Stan Tatkin, clinician, author, and researcher, was an assistant clinical professor at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine, and is the developer of ‘A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy®’ (PACT) and co-founder of the PACT Institute. Integrating Relational Life Therapy, Positive Psychology, Compassionate Inquiry® and Neuroscience, Leila’s approach to
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