1. A total respect for history
March 23, 2010


Under this cover, he starts to scour the estate: Babou's bedroom, Leonardo's workshop, the grounds, and dovecot, leaving no stone unturned. In the course of his investigations, he encounters a wide array of intriguing characters: Babou herself, Saturnin, a suspicious looking guardian, and the King of France himself. To accomplish his mission, he has to solve a series of enigmas devised by the great master himself if Da Vinci's inventions are to function again. On the trail of the genius, Valdo is no more aware of the secrets he is about to unveil as of the cheap wow golddanger lurking in... (read more)

Author: amelie wang | Article Views: 292

2. Online Mindfulness Meditation Psychotherapy for Eating Disorders
March 22, 2010


Eating disorders revolve around compulsive reactive impulses. At the core of these impulses there are core emotions of emptiness and abandonment that yearn for our attention. Mindfulness Therapy teaches us how to listen to these inner feelings with complete presence of mind and heart and this more than anything else facilitates inner healing and allows us to break free of the grip of our patterns of habitual reactivity. Eating disorders including bulimia and anorexia have a complex origin and an equally complex effect on psychology and behavior. Although complex, the core driving force ... (read more)

Author: Peter Strong | Article Views: 239

3. Healing Depression with Mindfulness: Boulder Center for Mindfulness Psychotherapy
March 22, 2010


Depression and anxiety thrive on habitual negative thinking and beliefs. Changing these patterns is not a matter of will power, but of developing an objective and mindful relationship with the core emotions that empower negative thoughts and beliefs. Mindfulness gives us the tools to cultivate this quality of inner relationship, and this lays the groundwork for significant change and transformation. In short, mindfulness restores plasticity at the emotional and perceptual levels and this is central to the healing process. Mindfulness is the art of listening to our inner feelings, and to c... (read more)

Author: Peter Strong | Article Views: 179

4. New Book: The Path of Mindfulness Meditation. Mindfulness Psychotherapy for Healing Depression, Anx
March 22, 2010


Mindfulness is that quality of conscious awareness of whatever arises in our present experience in which there is an attitude of engaged-presence. You can purchase a copy of Dr Strong’s book ‘The Path of Mindfulness Meditation’ at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca and Amazon.co.uk In my last article ‘The Healing Power of Mindfulness Meditation’, I introduced the concept of engaged-presence, something that is central to our understanding of mindfulness and the transformational effects of mindfulness meditation on emotional reactivity and trauma. Engaged-presence describes the attitude in which w... (read more)

Author: Peter Strong | Article Views: 211

5. New Book: The Healing Power of Mindfulness Meditation
March 22, 2010


Mindfulness is that quality of conscious awareness of whatever arises in our present experience in which there is an attitude of engaged-presence. You can purchase a copy of Dr Strong’s book ‘The Path of Mindfulness Meditation’ at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca and Amazon.co.uk Mindfulness is both very simple and very profound, and to really benefit from its remarkable powers you have to approach the subject with a complete openness of mind and heart – but, of course, that is what mindfulness, or sati in the Pali Sanskrit dialect in which the Buddha’s teachings were first recorded over 2000... (read more)

Author: Peter Strong | Article Views: 208

6. Online Mindfulness Psychotherapy and Counseling for Agoraphobia
March 22, 2010


Agoraphobics and those with social anxiety and shyness issues are often searching for more self-help tools and strategies to help them better manage their anxiety. Often, they are highly motivated to overcome their anxiety, but are afraid of venturing out of their safe zone. Online counselling and therapy provides a convenient and effective solution. Most of the clients that I work with in the office or online through Skype are highly motivated to make changes in their lives and want to overcome the root cause of their anxiety or depression. They want to get better, but don’t know how to ... (read more)

Author: Peter Strong | Article Views: 233

7. Are You Religious Bigot? Take the Quiz!
March 10, 2010


This quiz is for fun, and although some of the questions will make you stop and think, please don't be offended by any of them if they hit too close to home. Oh, and be ready to laugh at yourself a little. In this three part quiz, check the answers that most closely correspond with how you feel, and be honest with yourself. It's good to occasionally see where we really are regarding our religious behavior. Keep track of your answers and at the end of the quiz there will be a scorecard. Will you fall into the category of "You are a full fledged Bigot!" Or maybe; "Extremely open minded... (read more)

Author: anagarika eddie rock | Article Views: 597

8. Home Inspection in Tampa, Florida for Beating Hurricane Disasters
March 14, 2010


Situated on the west coast of Florida, Tampa, a Gulf Coast city remains extremely prone to hurricanes and thunderstorms. The city well-known for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dale Mabry Highway, Ybor City and Cigars has been witnessing the barrage of hurricanes since 1992, when first Hurricane Andrew hit Florida. Assurance of complete building protection against wind hurricane damage is a requisite necessity in such places. Different inspection agencies in the state thus remain focused to carry out thorough inspection of building in all construction disciplines and offer plan review. The certifie... (read more)

Author: Phill Jaques | Article Views: 179

9. Publicize your brand with promotional clothing
March 09, 2010


Try as much as you want, but you won't be able to get your eyes off a t-shirt embossed with the logo and message of a company, especially if you are traveling in a train or bus. Promotional clothing is one of the finest ways to get your logo and message out on the streets, visible to a wide spectrum of people. Below are some tips you should consider while endorsing your product via promotional clothing. · Wide visibility When you cross someone with something printed on his t-shirt, can you really keep your eyes from reading what's written on the t-shirt? Well, I don't think so. An artistical... (read more)

Author: jessica thomson | Article Views: 229

10. Promotional Clothing- Impress with the Dress
March 09, 2010


Earlier, companies would turn to electronic or print media for corporate promotions but today the more tangible items like promotional t-shirts or caps are fast replacing the former. These are imprinted with the organization’s logo and contact details, sometimes even displaying a socially relevant message to attract the viewer’s attention. Promotional clothing is a unique way of promoting a brand because it advertises the company name both intentionally and otherwise. It is ideally suited for giving away at trade fairs and conferences or seminars and especially conducive when new products a... (read more)

Author: jessica thomson | Article Views: 214

11. Easy Lucid Dream Techniques: Could It Be Any Easier?
March 05, 2010


Easy lucid dream techniques are something that many people wish they could find. The truth is sometimes they will realize that they are lucid during a dream and they get so excited that they wake up and don't even remember it. If you don't know what a lucid dream is, it is simply being conscious of the fact that you are dreaming and having control of what happens in the dream. If you know you are dreaming then that is a lucid dream. So, how can you have a lucid dream? Here are a few of the easy lucid dream techniques that UI have learned over the years. First off you will need to learn wh... (read more)

Author: Peter Dougan | Article Views: 236

12. The Religious Versus Seekers of Truth
February 27, 2010


Humanity has always looked to the transcendent, a human trait pursued in many ways. And who can really say which way is right or wrong regarding an inherent desire to transcend this earthly life when our time is up. The religious insist that they are right, and spiritual seekers say likewise. So in order to solve this spiritual conundrum, I came up with thirty distinguishing features (and counting) of both groups, so that you may make a judgment. Please do not infer that these features are all right or all wrong, they are only different ways to approach a most interesting subject. And... (read more)

Author: anagarika eddie rock | Article Views: 486

13. What Represents Truth to You?
February 27, 2010


Truth is not what we believe truth to be. Whatever we see, whatever we hear, whatever we think, whatever we believe is not truth. Truth manifests beyond that. We might say that our religion is truth, but our religions are no more than a set of beliefs, and beliefs can never be truth, only conventional wisdom based on something that we read or heard, or our own past experience. Belief can never be truth, just as reading about something and repeating it can never capture the experience, and even religious experiences always seems to follow our heritage and culture; our conditioning. Those are no... (read more)

Author: anagarika eddie rock | Article Views: 436