http://owlspeakcounseling.com Quieting the Intellect to Hear the Wisdom Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:53:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is challenging to separate my training as a Transpersonal Psychotherapist and just refer to myself as a "Traditional Psychotherapist."  It's like asking a trained professional in any field to not view the world through their trained lenses.  In this sense, I will ALWAYS see my clients as a mind-body-spirit, ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/46 National Sleep Research Project -The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses. - It's impossible to tell if someone is really awake without close medical ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/30 The Precious Unconscious In the last article, we learned about brainwaves and brainwave states, as related to the hypnotherapy process. We talked about the conscious and subconscious mind in detail. But what about the unconscious mind, or the state of sleep? Paying the Price of Keeping Up With the Jones' In ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/29 Commonly Asked Question One of the most common questions I get regarding hypnotherapy is: Will I remember my session? The answer is a resounding "yes," but the question, itself, speaks to the seeming mystery and possible misunderstanding that accompanies the process of hypnotherapy. In this article, I would like to dispel ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/28 What is NLP? Neuro Linguistic Programming, or NLP, is the name given to a modern (developed from 1970s onwards) range of psychological techniques that enable you to achieve your personal development goals. They can be applied to all aspects of life, such as business, sports, sales, marketing, health etc, and apply ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/23 Get a New Groove and Change Old Habits Amy's Story Amy, an attractive and intelligent 32-year-old, had been in traditional talk therapy and had worked on many issues that had interfered in her life and in her relationships. She had a successful career, she was financially secure, she had lots of ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/22 Shaken AND Stirred Have you ever noticed that certain events seem to make you overreact? That you snap at seemingly simple annoyances? That particular circumstances or occurrences that seem insignificant to others cause you to go from 0-60 in .2 seconds? If you can relate to any of these questions, or ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/21 Notice that You Always Take the Same Role in Your Family's Drama? Shelly, a divorced mother of 4 young boys, says that her ex-husband is such a jerk. She says that because of him, her two older boys need to go to therapy; she angrily states that he controlled her ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/19 How to Get Better, Faster Desperately Seeking Some Relief Erica felt desperate. She had been struggling with bulimia for 15 years and reported feeling totally out of control. She was bingeing and purging at least five times a day. She had been in "traditional therapy" off and on over the past 10 ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/18 What is Transpersonal Psychotherapy? The succinct, nuts-and-bolts explanation of Transpersonal Psychotherapy is that it is counseling that includes traditional, egoic experiences of healing emotions, memories and cognitions, and also transcends beyond the ego experiences to include Self or Soul experiences of healing by including the collective unconscious, suble energy and ... http://owlspeakcounseling.com/archives/17