How Does Scent Affect Emotions?
Guest blog by Sheri Leasure, LCSW Have you ever considered the power of your nose? Your sense of smell works like a specialized chemical detector in your nose. When you breathe in, tiny particles from the air (which come from food, flowers, smoke, or anything that has a scent) enter your nose. But how […]
Why Does Therapy Progress Feel Slow Sometimes?
Guest blog by Rebecca Muir, LSW Just because you have a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year, this doesn’t mean your progress is lost. Challenges, slips, backsliding into old behaviors, or a resurgence of unwanted symptoms do not nullify therapeutic progress. It just doesn’t work that way. Thinking all progress is […]
Suffered A Loss? Here’s Why You Should Consider Yoga For Grief Relief
Guest blog by Marina Lisjonok, MSW, E-CYT, RRT Grief is an experience that hits us all multiple times throughout our lives. Yet the grief experience is different for everyone. It affects us both emotionally and physically. This is why you should consider yoga for grief relief. My Personal Experience with Yoga for Grief Relief When […]
The Richness of Silence
This was originally posted in July, 2016 by Marina Lisjonok MSW, E-CYT, RRT. She still draws on this experience today. Since I got back from my 3-month silent meditation retreat in Nepal, I have been asked (more times than I can count) “So how was it?” I’ve found that’s a question that’s really hard to answer briefly! […]
Remember to Breathe: How to Weave Mindful Breathing into Times of Distress
guest blog by Katie Jost If you are reading this right now, it can be assumed you are breathing! According to James Nestor, the author of the 2020 New York Times bestseller book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, you will likely take around 670 million breaths in your lifetime. However, the quality […]