I’ve been providing psychotherapy services to patients at Full Circle for five years and I’m currently taking over the groups that Dr. Connie Basch started for people living with chronic pain. I also have an office in Arcata where I have a private practice. I have 20 years of experience counseling. My personal and professional [...]
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Melissa Bukosky-Boodjeh, M.S., CYT is a professional, senior Environmental Scientist. She began her practice of yoga in 1992 as a tool for recovering from illness. Inspired to share, she completed her first 200 hour Interdisciplinary Hatha yoga teacher training in 1999 from the Nosara Institute which combined Kripalu yoga with conditioning exercises synthesized from movement [...]
EMDR is a therapeutic technique designed for resolving issues and clearing blocks related to disturbing memories, trauma, abuse, anxiety, phobias, grief and loss, chronic pain and addictions. When a disturbing event occurs, it can get “locked” in the nervous system. One thought is that the right brain, the less analytical hemisphere, holds on to the [...]
Keeping the Blues at Bay A Holistic Approach to Maintaining a Positive Mood in Dark Times What is Depression? – A Spectrum Disorder Minor Depression, Major Depression, Recurrent Brief Depression, Dysthymia, Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood. These are fluid distinctions, and people often move from one subtype to another in their clinical course. Symptoms: Low [...]
Combination of herbs that: • Inhibits the COX-2 enzyme and reduces inflammation* • Promotes healthy joint function* • Promotes normal cell growth* • Contains organic herbal anti-aging constituents that inactivate free-radicals* Per the company; New Chapter has extensively researched the herbal pharmacopoeia and international medical databases and discovered that the following time-tested herbs, properly extracted [...]
Tagged cancer, inflammation, turmericNames: Vitex, Chasteberry, Monks’ pepper.Collection: The very dark berries should be picked when ripe, which is between October and November. They may be dried in sun or shade. Part Used: The fruit. Constituents: Iridoid glycosides which include aucbin and agnoside Flavonoids including casticin, isovitexin and orientin Essential oil. Actions: Uterine Tonic Indications: Chasteberry has the [...]
Tagged fertility, menstrual, vitex“The first day of the rest of your life.” Imagery: A Vision of Healing Check-in: Share items from your gratitude journal. Some ways in which you have changed since this group began. Some ways in which you’ve stayed stuck since this group began. What are some (2) areas you would like to focus on in [...]
Imagery: Using Healing Colors Check-in: 1. Gratitude. 2. Reactions to Sarno 3. Goals: a. A goal you’ve set for yourself b. One or some of your emotional hooks that get in the way of making changes c. Cognitive distortion(s) connected to these hooks d. Any obstacle you’ve encountered in achieving the goal e. Some of [...]
Relaxation: Mindfulness in Pain – naming sensations Check-in: Gratitude, Communication observations Sarno: The Tension Myositis Syndrome – another theory about the cause of some chronic pain Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Relapse Prevention(if time allows) Medication check Homework: Gratitude journal, Problem-Solving Exercises- work on one goal that you have been struggling with, and apply problem-solving strategies to [...]