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Laughing is found to lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones, increase muscle flexion, and boost immune function by raising levels of infection-fighting T-cells, disease-fighting proteins called Gamma-interferon and B-cells, which produce disease-destroying antibodies. Laughter also triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, and produces a general sense of well-being.

Laughter is infectious. Hospitals around the country are incorporating formal and informal laughter therapy programs into their therapeutic regimens. In countries such as India, laughing clubs -- in which participants gather in the early morning for the sole purpose of laughing -- are becoming as popular as Rotary Clubs in the United States.

Humor is a universal language. It's a contagious emotion and a natural diversion. It brings other people in and breaks down barriers. Best of all it is free and has no known side reactions

Cancer researchers have found humor has helped many patients deal with their symptoms Read more

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Coaching

May 29th 2007 22:05

A coach's job is to focus, nudge, prod, push, challenge, cheer, support, encourage and motivate people so that they can claim the life they want to live.

"If we did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves." ó Thomas A. Edison

The International Coaching Federation defines coaching as an ongoing partnership that helps clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life.

In each meeting, the client chooses the focus of conversation, while the coach listens and contributes observations and questions. This interaction creates clarity and moves the client into action. Coaching accelerates the clients' progress by providing greater focus, revealing blind spots and creating awareness of choice. People hire a coach when they are starting a new business, making a career transition, re-evaluating their life choices, feel out of balance or simply feeling ready for a personal or professional breakthrough.

The key concept of personal coaching is the individual attention that the coach gives the client. Together they may focus on long or short-term goals or work to get through a particularly difficult life transition.

Many highly successful people hire a coach with the goal of gaining the extra edge that they need to attain success in a competitive world. They realize that they and their careers are worth the investment that will help them to be their best. As time goes by they often find that not only do their careers thrive with coaching, but their personal lives become better balanced, and they discover a deeper and more satisfying level of fulfillment.

Beyond the business world, people hire a coach if they want support to make change in their lives whether it be creating a healthier balance, increasing fulfillment in life, defining goals and values or just looking out at the horizon. Imagine the possibilities if you regularly stopped to focus on what you wanted in life, created a plan to get it and had the support and encouragement to do it.

There is often confusion between coaching, counseling, consulting and mentoring; it's important to understand the distinctions between these four unique approaches. Each approach is highly valuable and worthwhile. While they all may have some common threads each one addresses a different need.

How is coaching different than counseling or therapy?
Counseling, or therapy, often looks to the past in order to discover, heal and understand. Coaching, on the other hand, looks to the future in order to make a good life even better.

In coaching, the starting point is the client's desire for personal and professional success. Coaching focuses on forwarding all aspects of the client's life to extraordinary. Coaching is not about how you came to be who you are; it's about getting you from where you are now to a future that you want.

How is coaching different than consulting?
A consultant is an expert who dispenses advice and has answers. The consultant holds the agenda, imparts knowledge and offers suggestions to improve effectiveness and increase success.

Coaching sees the client as creative, capable, intelligent, and having answers within themselves or the resources to find them. Coaches act on the premise that the definitive expert regarding your life and work is you.

How is coaching different than mentoring?
A mentor often has many more years of experience than the person being supported. Mentoring is akin to role-modeling where the client see attributes, qualities or abilities in the mentor that he/she wishes to learn or emulate.

Coaching is a partnering of two equals which focuses on the unique and intrinsic qualities already within the client that may not be recognized or appreciated. The coach helps the client affirm and embrace their own true self.

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"Talk" Therapy

May 28th 2007 17:40

The following list contains 25 of the most common concerns voiced by clients who come to our counseling center for help. Sometimes, a client is struggling with a number of these problems that, taken together, have made life difficult. At other times, a client may have only one of these concerns, but the intensity and/or persistence of the problem has made it hard to function effectively.

As you read through these 25 signs, keep in mind that, at times, all of us will have experiences like those described in the items. Normally, these problems are relatively temporary, and we recover fairly quickly. But if you see yourself in a number of the items, or if even one problem is significant enough to really disrupt your life, it might be a good idea to call and make an appointment for personal or group counseling.

25 Signs that counseling may be helpful to you

Difficulty adjusting to life in a new location

A dramatic falloff in academic performance

Lack of direction or feeling unsure about your chosen career

Feeling tired, fatigued, like everything takes a lot of effort

Recent change in your sleeping patterns (e.g., difficulty sleeping or sleeping all the time)

Feeling guilty or inadequate

Wishing you were dead, having suicidal thoughts

Having panic attacks or experiencing intense anxiety for no apparent reason

Use of alcohol or drugs is causing personal and/or academic problems for you

Having experienced sexual assault or harassment

Concern about sexuality issues (e.g., sexual performance, questions regarding sexual orientation)

Lack of assertiveness

Anxiety related to academic work (e.g., test-taking or public-speaking anxiety)

Concerns over whether or not you're in the right major

Difficulty concentrating (e.g., when trying to study) and making decisions

Loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed

Recent change in your eating patterns (e.g., loss of appetite or eating more than usual)

Wanting to avoid most people, even those you like

Unexplained crying

Bursts of anger or unusual irritability

Problems with weight control (e.g., overeating, bulimia, anorexia, excessive exercising)

Sexual abuse as a child or adolescent

Problems in your relationship with your parent(s)

Relationship breakup that has really disrupted your life

Difficulty coping with the death of someone important

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Retail Therapy

May 26th 2007 01:39

Paco Underhill in his book, Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping. Info about this book
Underhill is a unique researcher who, for almost 20 years, has used the tools of the anthropologist to study people in retail environments. "We use shopping as therapy, reward, bribery, pastime, as an excuse to get out of the house, as a way to troll for potential loved ones, as entertainment, as a form of education or even worship, as a way to kill time," he says. As Underhill's studies have made clear, shopping meets a variety of needs.

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Nutritional Therapy

May 25th 2007 01:02

You are what you eat, You are what you think".

Treating the whole person is the art of addressing the source vs. the symptoms of health issues. Holistic Nutrition is providing the body with the nutrients and lifestyle it needs to naturally heal itself. A solid foundation for optimal health and wellness means a balanced diet of protein, carbohydrates and fats on a daily basis along with exercise and proper sleep.

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Biofeedback

May 24th 2007 16:44

Biofeedback is a treatment technique in which people are trained to improve their health by using signals from their own bodies. Physical therapists use biofeedback to help stroke victims regain movement in paralyzed muscles. Psychologists use it to help tense and anxious clients learn to relax. Specialists in many different fields use biofeedback to help their patients cope with pain.

Chances are you have used biofeedback yourself. You've used it if you have ever taken your temperature or stepped on a scale. The thermometer tells you whether you're running a fever, the scale whether you've gained weight. Both devices "feed back" information about your body's condition. Armed with this information, you can take steps you've learned to improve the condition. When you're running a fever, you go to bed and drink plenty of fluids. When you've gained weight, you resolve to eat less and sometimes you do

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Relationshit

May 23rd 2007 22:36

MATURE CONTENT

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Play Therapy for Children

May 22nd 2007 04:47

When we, as adults, encounter a tough problem, we often think about it for a while, look at it from different angles, determine our options, and sometimes talk about it with someone we trust. When things go wrong for us, we might mentally review what happened and think about how we might handle the situation in the future. During play therapy, children do these same things using their imaginations. Play therapy provides the tools (toys and activities) and the atmosphere to help children express themselves, work on their problems, "try on" different solutions, and learn more effective coping methods.

You may have heard about play therapy in several different ways. Perhaps you simply came upon this website as you were exploring the internet. Perhaps you heard or read about it. Perhaps someone has suggested that your child receive play therapy. So what is it anyway

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Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

May 21st 2007 04:04

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP), also know as Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) is the professional field in which one or more equines (horses, ponies, donkeys, burros, or mules) are incorporated into activities that promote emotional growth

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Welcome to Hipnotherapy

May 20th 2007 04:56

Thought I would put out into the blogosphere new and interesting info regarding the world of psychotherapy as well as bring to light issues regarding mental health. I hope that Hipnotherapy fits the bill!

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