In 2002 I completed my 200-hour yoga teacher training at the Satchidananda Ashram in Buckingham, Virginia. I lived at the ashram a total of 30 days. It was hard being away from my children and going through drastic changes in my diet and daily routine but I loved everything about my experience. Although I had ...read more
Spiritual Abuse: when faith becomes a weapon
Spirituality & Mental Health What Freud saw as neuroses and Ellis claimed represented institutionalized irrationality, Jung and Allport viewed to be a source of meaning and stability in an uncertain world (Hackney & Sanders, 2003) - I'm talking about RELIGION. Psychological literature continues to be mixed on the issue decades later. And for good reason. As with everything, it ...read more