Serious illness provides an opportunity for individuals to get in touch with the part of themselves that is not dependent upon social status, wealth or physical appearance. Dale Borglum, Ph.D., is director of the Living/Dying Center in Fairfax, California. He suggests that healing is most possibl...

The purpose of biofeedback is to train us in making internal distinctions which we can then achieve without need for cumbersome equipment. George Fuller-von Bozzay, Ph.D. is director of the Biofeedback Institute of San Francisco and author of several books. He eloquently describes the role of bio...

One can approach understanding the mind-body connection through many disciplines, such as dance, massage, biofeedback, martial arts, yoga, etc. Eleanor Criswell, Ed.D., psychologist and managing editor of Somatics, points out that this body of traditions suggests enormous, untapped possibilities ...

The human organism and the biosphere are part of one system, says Stanley Keleman, a leading pioneer of psychotherapy from a somatic perspective. In this profound interview he discusses the unity of spirit and soma (or body) in the life process.

Can the methods and ideas of native spiritual healers be incorporated into modern psychological and medical practice? Psychologist Stanley Kripper, Ph.D., tells of his experiences with native shamans and healers in the Americas and Asia. Dr. Krippner, director of the Center for Consciousness Stud...

Arnold Mindell, Ph.D., an innovative psychological theorist and therapist, discusses the unique methods he has developed for working with individuals in comatose states. Using the techniques of "process psychology" he is able to find channels into the minds of comatose individuals that allow him ...

Those of us whose childhoods have been painful often develop a heightened sensitivity and compassion for the pain of others. Wayne Muller is author of Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantages of a Painful Childhood. He suggests we can learn to let go of blaming others for our pain or even tr...

Business training techniques often focus mindlessly on "positive thinking," glossing over the need for executives to engage in soul-searching and self-renewal. John O'Neil, former president of the California School of Professional Psychology, discusses the unfortunate trend in business to treat "...

Dean Ornish, M.D., is founding director of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, clinical professor at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco and an attending physician at the California Pacific Medical Center. He is author of several books in...

Many businesses are beginning to appreciate the importance of optimal psychological and physical health within the workforce. Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph.D., suggests that workers are no longer viewed as replacable, but are being seen as a company's greatest asset.

Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph.D., is ...

The use of sound in healing is based on the principle that the entire universe is created of vibrations and can be influenced through vibrations. Jill Purce, author of The Mystic Spiral, discusses the role of sound in traditional cultures as a means of harmonizing and healing the human body and p...

ndividuals can learn to live fulfilling lives in the face of serious chronic illness. In this moving interview, Dr. Remen speaks eloquently about the loneliness and pain of illness as well as the opportunity for spiritual deepening which it affords.

Rachel Naomi Remen is author of The Human Pat...

In the past few decades a new profession has developed that combines the art of healing with the emotional pleasures of artistic creativity. Michael Samuels describes the dyadic relationship that occurs in a hospital setting between an artist and one who is suffering from an illness. Almost unive...

In the past few decades a new profession has developed that combines the art of healing with the emotional pleasures of artistic creativity. Michael Samuels describes the dyadic relationship that occurs in a hospital setting between an artist and one who is suffering from an illness. Almost unive...

There is a growing body of solid research in the field of psychic healing. Jerry Solfvin, a parapsychologist associated with John F. Kennedy University, describes various experiments showing positive healing results -- even when there was no healer present. Solfvin hypothesizes that positive expe...