Nature Workshop @ Menla Retreat Center for Columbia TC SMBI June 16-18 The Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Teachers College holds a summer intensive program annually to begin the graduate psychology program. I deliver nature-based, ecospiritual sessions for new graduate psychology students, as part of the program at the Menla Retreat Center Part of Tibet […]
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“Rest is the New Busy: The Privilege of Doing Nothing, The Allure of Shabbatsana” From 2022 Rest and I have taken our relationship to the next level. My friends want to be happy for me, but my wild-eyed excitement is perhaps a bit unsettling. I found shabbatsana (it’s not quite what you think) and changed
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Retreat: Luxury or Necessity? We All Need a Reboot Luxury Retreating can be an indulgence when it’s something luxurious like going to a spa, being pampered, and eating sumptuously prepared food. That sounds delightful, doesn’t it? Necessity But “retreating” in a more basic sense of the word is also necessary for continued survival – for
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Animals Can Be Jerks. Romantic visions of the animal world were dashed this week, as news of very bad behavior landed. I am a big fan of monkeys generally, so it pained me to read that some boy capuchins can be huge jerks. Some of these guys are kidnapping howler monkey babies. Why should we care?
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Animal-Human Bond Course Columbia University Teachers College Spirituality Mind Body Institute I am excited and honored to return as instructor of the Spirituality and the Animal Human Bond course this year. In addition to looking at current research on animal assisted experiences and therapies, and animal welfare issues, we will explore the Enatured™ method, Shining
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