Category Archives: Mind/Body

Tai Chi, Qiqong, prana, energy psychology, Reichian, bioenergetics, bodywork, Feldenkrais, etc.

#350 – The Role of Nutrition in Mental Health with Duane Law





Duane Law, L.Ac. is an accomplished acupuncturist, naturopath, speaker and author. He is among the earliest westerners licensed as acupuncturists in the U.S. He uses stories and rich visual imagery to show people how their bodies work and why things go wrong. He teaches simple, natural things anyone can do to regain health, stall aging [...]

#348 – Nutrition and Mental Health with Whole-Psychiatry Founder, Robert Hedaya, MD





Robert J. Hedaya, MD, DFAPA is the founder of the National Center for Whole Psychiatry in Chevy Chase , Maryland. Dr Hedaya believes that better mental and physical health can be achieved with less medication by correcting bodily systems and getting to the roots of ill health. Using traditional and integrative approaches, Dr Hedaya assesses [...]

#347 – Somatic Experiencing for Trauma Work with Suzie Gruber and Jerry Allen





Suzie Gruber, M.A., SEP., holds advanced degrees in chemistry & psychology She spent 15 years in biotechnology before returning to her first love helping people transform their lives. A Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in private practice in Sebastopol, CA, Suzie assists practitioner trainings while piloting an effort to apply SE to the child welfare setting. Jerry [...]

#341 – The Hidden Psychology of Pain with James Alexander,PhD





Transcript Australian psychologist, Dr. James Alexander is author of the 2012 book, The Hidden Psychology of Pain. By way of biographical statement, Dr. Alexander writes: I became a psychologist after the harrowing experience of being nearly killed in a car accident as an 18 year old, when my VW Kombi van was hit by a [...]

#340 – Brain Lateralization and Western Culture with Iain McGilchrist MD





Iain McGilchrist M.D. is a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and former Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director at the Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospital, London. He was a Research Fellow in neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. [...]

#336 – The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy with Louis Cozolino PhD





                Transcript Louis Cozolino, PhD is a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University and a therapist in private practice in Los Angeles. He is the author of five books The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy, The Social Neuroscience of Education, The Neuroscience of Human Relationships, The Healthy Aging Brain and [...]

#334 – The Fear Project with Jaimal Yogis





Transcript Jaimal Yogis is an author, journalist, and outdoors-man. His first book, a coming-of-age memoir called Saltwater Buddha, was praised by The Times of London, The Age, Publishers Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicle, and is currently being made into a film. Jaimal’s second book, The Fear Project, is a personal and journalistic investigation into our [...]

#333 – Developments in Energy Therapy with David Feinstein, PhD





David Feinstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has served on the faculties of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Antioch College, and the California School of Professional Psychology. Author or co-author of eight books and more than 80 professional articles, he has been a pioneer in the areas of energy psychology and energy [...]

#329 – The Emotional Foundation of Mind with Jaak Panksepp, PhD





Transcript Dr. Jaak Panksepp is Baily Endowed Professor of Animal Well-Being Science at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, and founder of the field of Affective Neuroscience. Along with many students and colleagues, he has published over 400 scientific articles, chapters and reviews devoted to elucidating the basic mechanisms of motivations and emotions [...]

#326 – An Overview of Body Psychotherapy with Michael Heller PhD





Michael C. Heller, Ph.D. is a USA and Swiss citizen, born in Paris. Dr. Heller is the author of the definitive 2012 book, Body Psychotherapy: History, Concepts, Methods. He is a psychologist who has studied, as a researcher and a clinician, the relation between mind and body. As a researcher, he has primarily studied the [...]