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Temper Your Thoughts I’ve used the Empty Vessel Process with many of my clients and have generally received good results with it. Like any experience of insight, the maximum benefit comes when it is applied properly in your life. What…

Sweet Three Feet The renown Gestalt therapist Fritz Perls claims neurosis is a difficulty in grasping the obvious. The psychologist-turned-guru Ram Dass, the former Richard Alpert, made famous the message “Be here now.” This suggests that what is important in…

Reflect on Your Beliefs A client asked me what I thought about reincarnation.  As the inscrutable psychiatrist, I, in turn, asked him what he thought about reincarnation.  He said he was not sure and that it certainly deserved more reflection. …

On Having No Head It’s only been two weeks since I have had no head, but I’ve sure noticed the change.  It all began after reading the book by D.E. Harding called On Having No Head. Having no head is…

Ancient Churnings Good memory is considered one of seven signs of good health in the practice of macrobiotics. Macrobiotics is a discipline that uses natural principles to achieve health and happiness primarily through the use of good nutrition.  It follows…

Responsibility is a Choice The issue of responsibility has been a focus for my work with a patient for the last four years.  Recently I heard she told someone that I could take my responsibility and do unsavory things with…

You’ve Got the Spark I visited the Westin Maui Hotel recently and was awestruck by its grandeur.  The art objects were lavishly impressive and I was especially drawn to the pairs of animals that abounded the hotel — bronze antelopes…

You are Great One of my clients has not shown up for an appointment for the last three weeks.  Whenever I call, all I get is his answering machine.  I think he won’t see me because he doesn’t feel good…

The Way You Are In past articles, I have examined some natural components that are inherent in who we are: peace, love, creativity, self-esteem, responsibility, and choice.  Now let’s look at how we came to be the way we are.…

Peacefully Yours I was recently interviewed to be part of a team to produce healthy vacations on Maui for mainlanders.  Part of the feedback I received about my work was that I was too “simplistic”.  On the one hand, this…