Articles for Living

Yoga is Effective Treatment for Depression Yoga asanas or postures have been practiced for over 5,000 years. Yoga has continued to grow in popularity in the last 10-15 years it, particularly in the West, for many reasons. One compelling reason is that it has a...

Mental Health 101 Aside from being a psychotherapist, I also work conducting mental health assessments. At the end of the assessments, I identify an area or two that clients can begin work on to improve their mental health functioning. Most of us do a great job...

Mindfulness and Mental Health If you are depressed, you are living in the past.If you are anxious, you are living in the future.If you are at peace, you are living in the present.                                            ~Lao Tzu, 5th Century BCE Mindfulness is an...

Mindfulness Versus Multitasking The opposite of mindfulness is going on autopilot, paying loose attention to what task or thing you are presently doing. For example, the other day I noticed that I was doing a number of activities simultaneously: turning off the car...