What strikes a chord when you hear the word “hypnotherapy”? A swinging watch, magic control of your mind? probably psychedelic induced spirals? It is actually a kind of brain-body mediation which employs the use of hypnosis to induce a condition of centred focus and increased salience while treating a clinical or mental disorder or…
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is giving your all to be in the “now” and living in the moment. It’s your awareness of reality especially at the present time and contradicts daydreaming or delusion, or illusions. It’s a state wherein there’s no thinking, reflecting, judging, or solving, but by just experiencing the things that are present…
What is ADHD/ADD? All of us know children who cannot stay still, who never listen, who do not follow directions no matter how precisely you introduce them, or who spit out unsuitable statements at inappropriate periods. At times, these kids can be labeled as troublemakers, or judged for being undisciplined or lazy. But, they might…
One thing which defines the teenage years for most parents is a difficult time with discipline as well as boundaries. Teenagers want to assert their independence, and it could oftentimes be conflict with those rules you have established for your family. Handling these conflicts positively will be crucial and will set a great example for…
There’s a lot of disagreement amongst professionals in regard to the effects of technology and teenager’s development and growth. A few regard technology as enhancing development of the intellect. Other people are concerned that technology might impair and over-stimulate functioning of the brain. An issue many researchers have not considered is that they’ve researched the…
Dementia is a disorder in which major deterioration in several cognitive functions from the patient’s previous intellectual level occur. The Australian government announced dementia as a health priority in 2005 with about 250,000 Australians suffering from this disease, and expectations of the patient count in Australia to rise to over 730,000 by 2050. The likelihood…
