An individual's upbringing has a strong impact on how they develop a sense of belonging. The document discusses concepts like isolation, gaining insight, acceptance, defensiveness for survival, equality, and references the novel Jane Eyre.
My family shows how both nature and nurture contribute to healthy development. Genetics and environment shape each family member in their own way. Overall, a balance of natural abilities and learned skills leads to well-adjusted individuals.
My family shows how both nature and nurture contribute to healthy development. Genetics and environment shape each family member in their own way. Overall, a balance of innate traits and learned experiences promotes well-being.
IfCon0.1: Longevity, Health, and Happiness - Chris LuVogtluvogt
The document discusses factors that can contribute to longevity and happiness. It suggests striving for a productive and socially rich life by engaging in physical activities you enjoy, maintaining mental focus, nurturing relationships, helping your community, and finding fulfillment in your work. Staying on healthy pathways physically, mentally, and socially through persistence and balance can lead to both longevity and happiness. It proposes measuring daily behaviors related to conscientiousness, social connection, and physical activity in order to maintain overall health and well-being.
This document provides positive steps for improving wellbeing and mental health. It recommends exercising regularly, spending time outdoors in green spaces, taking up hobbies, helping others in the community, eating healthy, connecting with family and friends, getting sufficient sleep, avoiding drugs and alcohol, seeing situations from a broader perspective, and accepting things that cannot be changed. Practicing these behaviors can help lift mood, reduce stress, improve physical health, increase confidence, and promote overall wellbeing.
An individual's upbringing has a strong impact on how they develop a sense of belonging. The document discusses concepts like isolation, gaining insight, acceptance, defensiveness for survival, equality, and references the novel Jane Eyre.
My family shows how both nature and nurture contribute to healthy development. Genetics and environment shape each family member in their own way. Overall, a balance of natural abilities and learned skills leads to well-adjusted individuals.
My family shows how both nature and nurture contribute to healthy development. Genetics and environment shape each family member in their own way. Overall, a balance of innate traits and learned experiences promotes well-being.
IfCon0.1: Longevity, Health, and Happiness - Chris LuVogtluvogt
The document discusses factors that can contribute to longevity and happiness. It suggests striving for a productive and socially rich life by engaging in physical activities you enjoy, maintaining mental focus, nurturing relationships, helping your community, and finding fulfillment in your work. Staying on healthy pathways physically, mentally, and socially through persistence and balance can lead to both longevity and happiness. It proposes measuring daily behaviors related to conscientiousness, social connection, and physical activity in order to maintain overall health and well-being.
This document provides positive steps for improving wellbeing and mental health. It recommends exercising regularly, spending time outdoors in green spaces, taking up hobbies, helping others in the community, eating healthy, connecting with family and friends, getting sufficient sleep, avoiding drugs and alcohol, seeing situations from a broader perspective, and accepting things that cannot be changed. Practicing these behaviors can help lift mood, reduce stress, improve physical health, increase confidence, and promote overall wellbeing.
Resilience - Building in Challenging TimesErica Edmands
This document summarizes a workshop on building resilience in challenging times. The workshop covered defining resilience, identifying stressors and responses, strategies for building resilience through the inner work, physiology, environment, and relationships. Participants engaged in world cafe conversations on supporting resilience in themselves, others, and their teams. They reflected on personal goals and commitments to enhance resilience through lifestyle changes. The workshop aimed to provide tools for handling life's challenges and building a resilient future through collaborative conversations.
In our day-to-day personal and inter-personal social life, Yoga has given us multitudes of tools, concepts, attitudes and techniques through which we can attain inner contentment leading to happiness and spiritual realization while simultaneously creating harmony in all relationships. All psycho-social qualities essential for healthy inter-personal relationships are cultivated when we live a life of Yoga that is in tune with the eternal Dharma.
This article appeared in the Annals of SBV 2014; 3 (1): 53-60.
Psychology is the study of human behaviour. It seeks to look at the motivational drives within an individual
and offer an explanation to the behaviour that is demonstrated
This document discusses the Buddhist concept of karma. It explains that karma refers to the chain of causes and effects that run through all lives, representing the link between past, present, and future. Actions like deeds, thoughts, and words create karma, either good or bad. Habitual patterns formed by karma influence a person's tendencies. However, through self-awareness and consistent Buddhist practice like chanting, one can change dominant life tendencies and accumulated karma from previous lives in order to alleviate suffering and create a better future.
A comprehensive look at one of the world's leading corporate training institutions. Innerwealth brings leading self awareness to corporate environments. Straight talking Aussie style
The document discusses the spiritual self and finding meaning in life. It describes the spiritual self as the higher, inner self that is influenced by spiritual deities. People often neglect developing their spiritual selves while focusing on physical and mental development. Having faith in a higher being allows people to face challenges with greater confidence. The document also discusses the four needs for finding meaning: purpose, values, efficacy, and self-worth. Finally, it outlines some guidelines for starting a spiritual journey, such as committing to small habits and choosing love.
Dealing with sexual vulnerability and sexual seduction finalTeddy Jones
How does a godly man especially a leader protect himself from sexual vulnerabality and seduction? This guide will help to raise some of the pertinent issues.
The document discusses grief and the grieving process, using Job from the Bible as an example. It introduces Kubler-Ross' five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. It analyzes how Job progressed through similar stages after experiencing tremendous losses, beginning with denial and shock, then depression, and ultimately finding acceptance. The document also shares the author's own experience with grief and coming to a point of acceptance after visiting a grave. Overall, it uses Job's story and Kubler-Ross' stages of grief to examine how people have historically processed loss and moved through the grieving process.
Bioethics - Religious & Spiritual Approaches -1jainbioethics
The document summarizes an upcoming conference on bioethics from an Eastern perspective, specifically looking at Jain traditions. The conference will take place on August 24-25, 2012 at Claremont Lincoln University, and will feature keynote speakers and presentations from scholars on various topics related to bioethics and how Jain philosophy addresses issues like the sanctity of life, birth control, abortion, euthanasia, and genetic engineering. Details are provided on registration, accommodations, and travel information for attending the conference.
This document discusses leadership challenges in anxious congregations. It notes that chronic anxiety can cause small groups to splinter off or a manipulative power group to form. Differentiation is described as the ability to think clearly, act on principle, define oneself, regulate reactions, and make responsible choices. Undifferentiated leaders focus on others' feelings rather than their own. The document provides strategies for leaders to address anxiety, including recognizing resistance as normal, exercising patience, and managing their own anxiety. It also discusses the importance of boundaries, defining the congregation's mission, and avoiding overfunctioning in pastoral care.
This newsletter provides information to caregivers on dealing with difficult behaviors in older adults. It discusses identifying patterns of behaviors, understanding triggers, and effective communication strategies. The main points are:
1) Caregivers should keep a log to track behaviors, circumstances, caregiver approaches, and outcomes to identify patterns and triggers.
2) Understanding the perspective of the older adult and the emotions underlying behaviors can help caregivers respond effectively. Physical needs, frustration with limitations, and stress may cause behaviors.
3) Strategies include modifying the environment, using simple communication, limiting choices, addressing physical and emotional needs, and making sure caregivers get respite to prevent stress and burnout. Flexible expectations and seeing behaviors
Historical Trauma And Recovery In Indian Countryriverasierra
This document discusses historical trauma experienced by indigenous peoples and its multigenerational impacts. It describes how trauma was inflicted through violence, cultural suppression, and economic destruction. This trauma transmitted socially and psychologically and manifested in issues like substance abuse, violence, and mental health problems. It explains how trauma affects the brain and is perpetuated across generations. The document outlines a process for communities to overcome trauma by understanding its roots and symptoms, reclaiming culture and skills, and rebuilding economically and spiritually.
The 2012 Claremont International Jain Conference ; Bioethics - Religious & Sp...JainStudiesAtClaremont
Register by July 15 for the lowest registration fee!
August 24th and 25th , 2012
Venue:
Claremont Lincoln University
Mudd Auditorium,
1325 N. College Avenue,
Claremont CA 91711
The document discusses wellbeing and provides tips to improve mental, physical, spiritual, and social wellbeing. It defines wellbeing as happiness, satisfaction, and quality relationships. Mental wellbeing involves coping skills, problem solving, and talking to others during stressful times. Physical wellbeing relies on daily exercise like dancing, walking, or yoga. Spiritual wellbeing involves religious activities, meditation, or volunteering. Social wellbeing requires nurturing relationships and getting involved in the community through activities and volunteering.
Supervision for Wounded Healers: Using NARM in CPECarolineCupp
This document provides an overview of the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) approach to supervision. NARM was developed by clinical psychologists to explore the impact of trauma on psychological development. The model integrates elements from psychodynamic orientations and recognizes how early life experiences shape core needs, capacities, and adaptive survival styles. When core needs are not met in childhood, survival styles develop to cope with pain and isolation. The goal of NARM supervision is to increase self-reflection, disidentify from shame-based perspectives, tolerate strong emotions, and build self-acceptance.
This document discusses concepts related to anxiety, differentiation, and healthy leadership in religious communities. It notes that chronically anxious church families may splinter off or submit to manipulative power groups. Leaders must recognize resistance as normal and let their own values guide decisions rather than emotional bonds. Differentiation involves thinking clearly, acting on principle, regulating reactions, and choosing responsibility. Healthy leaders tolerate pain to use anxious times creatively and manage their own anxiety rather than accommodating the weakest members. Boundaries must be enforced to prevent harm. The immune system analogy applies - leaders provide healthy struggle around mission and accountability.
Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence and Health Kristin Bodiford
This document discusses children and youth exposed to domestic violence and building a responsive system grounded in resilience. It covers the impact of exposure to domestic violence, an introduction to resilience, research on neuroplasticity and resilience, and building a responsive system through a resilience lens. The key points are that exposure to domestic violence can negatively impact children's health, behavior, and development, but resilience and responsive systems that focus on strengths, relationships, and skill-building can help mitigate risks and promote positive outcomes for children.
Resilience - Building in Challenging TimesErica Edmands
This document summarizes a workshop on building resilience in challenging times. The workshop covered defining resilience, identifying stressors and responses, strategies for building resilience through the inner work, physiology, environment, and relationships. Participants engaged in world cafe conversations on supporting resilience in themselves, others, and their teams. They reflected on personal goals and commitments to enhance resilience through lifestyle changes. The workshop aimed to provide tools for handling life's challenges and building a resilient future through collaborative conversations.
In our day-to-day personal and inter-personal social life, Yoga has given us multitudes of tools, concepts, attitudes and techniques through which we can attain inner contentment leading to happiness and spiritual realization while simultaneously creating harmony in all relationships. All psycho-social qualities essential for healthy inter-personal relationships are cultivated when we live a life of Yoga that is in tune with the eternal Dharma.
This article appeared in the Annals of SBV 2014; 3 (1): 53-60.
Psychology is the study of human behaviour. It seeks to look at the motivational drives within an individual
and offer an explanation to the behaviour that is demonstrated
This document discusses the Buddhist concept of karma. It explains that karma refers to the chain of causes and effects that run through all lives, representing the link between past, present, and future. Actions like deeds, thoughts, and words create karma, either good or bad. Habitual patterns formed by karma influence a person's tendencies. However, through self-awareness and consistent Buddhist practice like chanting, one can change dominant life tendencies and accumulated karma from previous lives in order to alleviate suffering and create a better future.
A comprehensive look at one of the world's leading corporate training institutions. Innerwealth brings leading self awareness to corporate environments. Straight talking Aussie style
The document discusses the spiritual self and finding meaning in life. It describes the spiritual self as the higher, inner self that is influenced by spiritual deities. People often neglect developing their spiritual selves while focusing on physical and mental development. Having faith in a higher being allows people to face challenges with greater confidence. The document also discusses the four needs for finding meaning: purpose, values, efficacy, and self-worth. Finally, it outlines some guidelines for starting a spiritual journey, such as committing to small habits and choosing love.
Dealing with sexual vulnerability and sexual seduction finalTeddy Jones
How does a godly man especially a leader protect himself from sexual vulnerabality and seduction? This guide will help to raise some of the pertinent issues.
The document discusses grief and the grieving process, using Job from the Bible as an example. It introduces Kubler-Ross' five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. It analyzes how Job progressed through similar stages after experiencing tremendous losses, beginning with denial and shock, then depression, and ultimately finding acceptance. The document also shares the author's own experience with grief and coming to a point of acceptance after visiting a grave. Overall, it uses Job's story and Kubler-Ross' stages of grief to examine how people have historically processed loss and moved through the grieving process.
Bioethics - Religious & Spiritual Approaches -1jainbioethics
The document summarizes an upcoming conference on bioethics from an Eastern perspective, specifically looking at Jain traditions. The conference will take place on August 24-25, 2012 at Claremont Lincoln University, and will feature keynote speakers and presentations from scholars on various topics related to bioethics and how Jain philosophy addresses issues like the sanctity of life, birth control, abortion, euthanasia, and genetic engineering. Details are provided on registration, accommodations, and travel information for attending the conference.
This document discusses leadership challenges in anxious congregations. It notes that chronic anxiety can cause small groups to splinter off or a manipulative power group to form. Differentiation is described as the ability to think clearly, act on principle, define oneself, regulate reactions, and make responsible choices. Undifferentiated leaders focus on others' feelings rather than their own. The document provides strategies for leaders to address anxiety, including recognizing resistance as normal, exercising patience, and managing their own anxiety. It also discusses the importance of boundaries, defining the congregation's mission, and avoiding overfunctioning in pastoral care.
This newsletter provides information to caregivers on dealing with difficult behaviors in older adults. It discusses identifying patterns of behaviors, understanding triggers, and effective communication strategies. The main points are:
1) Caregivers should keep a log to track behaviors, circumstances, caregiver approaches, and outcomes to identify patterns and triggers.
2) Understanding the perspective of the older adult and the emotions underlying behaviors can help caregivers respond effectively. Physical needs, frustration with limitations, and stress may cause behaviors.
3) Strategies include modifying the environment, using simple communication, limiting choices, addressing physical and emotional needs, and making sure caregivers get respite to prevent stress and burnout. Flexible expectations and seeing behaviors
Historical Trauma And Recovery In Indian Countryriverasierra
This document discusses historical trauma experienced by indigenous peoples and its multigenerational impacts. It describes how trauma was inflicted through violence, cultural suppression, and economic destruction. This trauma transmitted socially and psychologically and manifested in issues like substance abuse, violence, and mental health problems. It explains how trauma affects the brain and is perpetuated across generations. The document outlines a process for communities to overcome trauma by understanding its roots and symptoms, reclaiming culture and skills, and rebuilding economically and spiritually.
The 2012 Claremont International Jain Conference ; Bioethics - Religious & Sp...JainStudiesAtClaremont
Register by July 15 for the lowest registration fee!
August 24th and 25th , 2012
Venue:
Claremont Lincoln University
Mudd Auditorium,
1325 N. College Avenue,
Claremont CA 91711
The document discusses wellbeing and provides tips to improve mental, physical, spiritual, and social wellbeing. It defines wellbeing as happiness, satisfaction, and quality relationships. Mental wellbeing involves coping skills, problem solving, and talking to others during stressful times. Physical wellbeing relies on daily exercise like dancing, walking, or yoga. Spiritual wellbeing involves religious activities, meditation, or volunteering. Social wellbeing requires nurturing relationships and getting involved in the community through activities and volunteering.
Supervision for Wounded Healers: Using NARM in CPECarolineCupp
This document provides an overview of the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) approach to supervision. NARM was developed by clinical psychologists to explore the impact of trauma on psychological development. The model integrates elements from psychodynamic orientations and recognizes how early life experiences shape core needs, capacities, and adaptive survival styles. When core needs are not met in childhood, survival styles develop to cope with pain and isolation. The goal of NARM supervision is to increase self-reflection, disidentify from shame-based perspectives, tolerate strong emotions, and build self-acceptance.
This document discusses concepts related to anxiety, differentiation, and healthy leadership in religious communities. It notes that chronically anxious church families may splinter off or submit to manipulative power groups. Leaders must recognize resistance as normal and let their own values guide decisions rather than emotional bonds. Differentiation involves thinking clearly, acting on principle, regulating reactions, and choosing responsibility. Healthy leaders tolerate pain to use anxious times creatively and manage their own anxiety rather than accommodating the weakest members. Boundaries must be enforced to prevent harm. The immune system analogy applies - leaders provide healthy struggle around mission and accountability.
Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence and Health Kristin Bodiford
This document discusses children and youth exposed to domestic violence and building a responsive system grounded in resilience. It covers the impact of exposure to domestic violence, an introduction to resilience, research on neuroplasticity and resilience, and building a responsive system through a resilience lens. The key points are that exposure to domestic violence can negatively impact children's health, behavior, and development, but resilience and responsive systems that focus on strengths, relationships, and skill-building can help mitigate risks and promote positive outcomes for children.
Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence and Health
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