Zen Psychiatry
By Elana Miller, MD
"Where there is a love of humanity, there is a love for the art of medicine" –Hippocrates, the father of western medicine When I was in middle school, I went to Lake Tahoe with my best friend on a …
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One of the goals of my writing here is to share information about natural and herbal treatments for common psychiatric problems.I use traditional psychiatric medications all the time, and believe …
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A while ago my meditation teacher told me the story of an older man who was struggling with anger issues.He had a teenage daughter (a difficult age for a young woman—just ask my parents) who, you …
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"A dream not understood is like a letter from God that is not opened." –The Talmud About a year ago, I had a bizarre dream.I was in a large white space, like something in between a hospital and …
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On the first evening of my recent 7-day silent meditation retreat, I had a strange dream.I was in my house, and it had flooded. As I walked through the rooms I waded in several feet of water. …
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"You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day—unless you're too busy; then you should sit for an hour" – Zen saying At this moment I'm in Woodacre, California—a small town in Marin County, north …
