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Strawberry, Fennel and Arugula Salad
Variety isn’t just the spice of life; it’s the one thing that will keep you from falling into a food rut.
Letters The New York Times Chose Not to Print: #2
Here as elsewhere it is the already vulnerable population--the poor and unemployed, children, pregnant women, and those previously displaced by Katrina—who will be most affected.…
The Doctor Inside the Patient: Mind-Body Medicine in Ecuador
This was my first mission trip. I had been told that our main service would be touching and loving our patients since our medication supply…
So Easy It’s Crazy: Sunshine Tomato Soup
A testament to simplicity, and the exceptional results that can occur when you use superb quality ingredients.
Self Care Reminders from the Third Grade
We practice soft belly breathing, which slows down and relaxes the body and the mind. We draw. We infuse a piece of paper with shapes,…
Letters The New York Times Chose Not to Print: Occasional Postings
In his poignant piece on escalating post-deployment military suicides (NYT, April 15), Nicholas Kristof writes that “we refurbish tanks after time in combat, but don’t…
Aging & Consciousness: A Dramatic Transformation
You just have to discover the beauty and love in life. There is no sunshine, without shade. And no shade without sunshine. Everything is gray…
Mind, Mood & Food: A Beautiful Blend
The seminar at Kripalu brings together relevant material taught by engaging faculty in a setting where what was being taught could be practiced.
Nourish Means….
Food As Medicine Executive Chef Rebecca Katz, MS, just shared this lovely video, "Nourish means...." from the folks at NourishLife.org.
Hot off the Presses: Research & Reports
In a survey of 29 U.S. integrative medicine centers, 75 percent reported success using integrative practices to treat chronic pain and more than half reported…
Finding the Light in the Darkness
Yesterday, I had an incredibly powerful yoga class. I spent the entire class practically wtih my eyes closed. It wasn't intentional at first but then…
Backyard Abundance
Since planting my garden, I think my grocery bill has been cut in half!...It is hard for me to justify leaving the house for meals…
Plain & Simple: Brown Rice
I'm often asked how to make a good pot of brown rice-- neither hard nor mushy, but just chewy enough. Classic brown rice. That's easy.
Launching Today: Freedom from Depression Audiobook
With Freedom from Depression, Dr. James S. Gordon reveals a new and empowering approach for dealing with this misunderstood condition—a way out of the darkness…
Problem Solving: Healthy Meeting Food
For a recent staff meeting at the Center, I came up with the following menu...
Mind-Body Bookshelf: Enjoy Every Sandwich
"In many other cultures, death is looked upon as a natural event and peaceful deaths are looked upon as celebrations of the person's life, not…
Day 5: Images of Our Time Together
Often without words, old and young, farmers as well as physicians, create a climate of acceptance in which everyone seems to feel safe.
Amazing Graces: Days Two, Three and Four
Discussing trauma in a supportive group environment helps those stricken with grief find joy
In Jacmel: The Missing Twin
...in the background for everyone in this coastal city, and all the surrounding communities, as well as in Port-au-Prince, is the tide of losses that…
Amazing Graces: Days Two, Three, and Four
...in the background for everyone in this coastal city, and all the surrounding communities, as well as in Port-au-Prince, is the tide of losses that…
Amazing Graces: Days Two and Three
One of the remarkable things about our trainings is how often people who at first seem utterly closed down—walled off with indifference and suspicion, sunken…
Day 1 of the Training- Jacmel, Haiti
120 trainees and 40 international faculty, interns, interpreters and staff come together in Haiti's Soeurs Salesiennes School to learn techniques for addressing trauma.
Arriving in Jacmel
At the community center in Jacmel, faculty, Haitian interns, and seasoned trainees come together to plan a future program
In Haiti
Trainees in Jacmel, Haiti will learn the science and practice of self-care, in a supportive small-group setting led by Dr. Gordon and Center faculty.
Report from the Field: Mind-Body with the Lakota at Pine Ridge
“I am in awe of the experience that taught me that a people can be wounded, yet open; display grace amidst pain and humor alongside…
Happy Valentine’s Day
And my heart keeps opening, on the phone to friends and colleagues, on the screen of emails. “Happy Valentine’s Day,”...The anxiety of choice or appropriateness…
A New Way to Think of Lovingkindness
He suggests treating yourself as you would a dear friend or loved one. Speak gently, with respect, use thoughts that are nurturing, not destructive.
Mind-Body Bookshelf: Learning to Breathe
She made a decision to spend a year seeing if meditation and other mind-body techniques could help her heal, and the results are riveting.
The Magic of Presence
And then the magic happened, like it does every time-- a magic that comes from people being fully present for themselves and each other. Those…
