PERSPECTIVE LIVING MAGAZINE

Because life’s too short to see it from one perspective.

MindBody

‘Tapping’ for health of mind and body: Can something this simple really work?

All over the world, there are people practicing something they call “energy tapping.” They say the East-West approach helps them with mind and body health, stress, and trauma. More and more scientists and health experts are proving its effectiveness. And it is increasingly being used in healthcare settings, including psychiatry. But, tapping is still not mainstream. And that may have something to do with the simple fact that it is so easy to use. After all, “something that simple can’t really work” is still an old perspective for many of us.

Life from the perspective of a sensitive Rainforest Mind (RFM)

If humans are like ecosystems, some are like the rainforest, says psychotherapist and author Paula Prober. People with a Rainforest Mind (RFM) are highly complex, sensitive, and intuitive. They may be effervescent, intense, colourful, and they may be the most misunderstood. Here, Paula Prober paints us a picture: the world according to a rainforest mind.

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Help, I am over 50! Could positive ageing help us?

When we reach ‘middle age,’ we not only fear decline in our minds and bodies, we expect it. We wait until our knees hurt and our memories fail us. While some of these things actually happen because of our age, can some happen because we expect them to? Can we age better if we expect better? In other words: can positive ageing help us?

The magical world of Glimmers: An interview with Deb Dana (AUDIO)

During our busy day, we can focus on all the things that can go wrong. Or we can spot Glimmers. The term comes from trauma specialist Deb Dana and is used by people all over the world. In this audio interview she tells us how subtle, magical Glimmers are all around us. How little moments of goodness are personal to us and can help us see the world in a different light. And how our specially equipped nervous systems, minds, bodies and souls will all thank us for it. We will even feel better connected to others.

Is willpower really helping us? Perspectives are changing.

If only we had more willpower and self control to see things through. We would eat the right foods, exercise regularly, say no to alcohol, smoking and – god forbid – to drugs. Procrastination would never happen, and we would save money rather than spending it. We would be achieving all sorts of virtuous goals in life. We would be admirable. Right? Time to review an old perspective?

Surrendering: Dr. Kim D’Eramo on mind body healing, instead of fighting ill health

When it comes to poor health, we have to ‘fight it’. Sometimes this can help. But a growing number of health experts are taking a different approach. Here talks Dr. Kim D’Eramo with us about our own innate mind body healing. That there is power in surrender. And that by doing this, we can help our body’s own healing ability instead of hindering it.

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Something is growing: Two British integrative health pioneers about the best of two worlds

Should health be either about conventional or alternative ways of care? According to two British integrative health pioneers, we can have the best of both worlds. Healthcare appears to be changing, and new ideas are growing. This is their story.

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