Zen Psychiatry
By Elana Miller, MD
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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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 …
Hello ladies and gentlemen.Today I'm going to do something I like to do from time to time here, but haven't done in a while.I'm going to get a little bit... motivational. I'm so pumped I …
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It seems to be trendy these days to say we're all overmedicated. People say we swallow a pill to try to escape any fleeting negative feeling, or that we throw them at our kids for any bad behavior. …
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I was born with a problem. Well, I suppose I'm not sure I was born with it, but it sure did manifest early on.My mom tells me a story of when I was only a few months old. I was sitting in my crib, …
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