Newer Antipsychotics May Cause Sudden Cardiac Death
CNN Health reports on new research showing that the atypical antipsychotics (i.e. Risperdal, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Geodon, Abilify and Clozaril) may cause sudden cardiac death. Research shows that these...
View ArticleShake Up in the Psychiatric Field
"The psychiatric field is about to experience an earthquake that will shake its intellectual foundations." This statement was made by British psychologist Oliver James in a recent article by The...
View ArticleCan You Medicate Meditation?
The use of anti-depressants by those involved in meditation practice is a very hot topic. Students often ask me things like, “If I take Prozac, isn’t that as good as giving up? Aren’t I admitting that...
View ArticleLessons from the Bodhisattva: Feel Your Pain and Awaken to Healing
Although not always highlighted in the West, prayer and devotion are a living stream in Buddhism. The earnest wishes expressed in the practices of lovingkindness and compassion—May I be happy, May You...
View ArticleThe Radical Transformation From Self-judgment to Compassion
We were three days into a weeklong meditation retreat when one of my students, Daniel, came in to see me for his first interview. He plopped down in the chair across from me, and immediately pronounced...
View ArticleLift Yourself Up with a Gesture of Kindness
The next time you find yourself in a bad mood, take a moment to pause and ask yourself, “What is my attitude toward myself right now? Am I relating to myself with judgment … or with mindfulness,...
View ArticleAbsolute Cooperation with the Inevitable
The modern-day mystic and Jesuit priest Anthony de Mello once said: “Enlightenment is absolute cooperation with the inevitable.” This statement struck a deep chord within me. It seems to me that what...
View ArticleLessons from kayaking: Finding a Way to Be With Fear
Most of us spend a lot of our lives tensed up in fear, or pushing against fear. The fear might be fear of: Something going wrong Not being good enough Not being loved Losing something or someone we...
View ArticleGift to the Soul: The Space of Presence
Photo Credit: Kalliope Kokolis For many of us this is a season when it feels that we are going faster and faster. Everything’s racing, through school semesters, wrapping up work commitments, entering...
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