Wisdom please! A dear friend's grandson, just 15, is having terrible mood low & highs. Diagnosed as bipolar. He is kapha build and the lows are so dark and painful....
Matt S. replied:
I wonder if any of Pete Walkers writings may help. He writes a lot about 'Emotional Flashbacks' i.e. overwhelming emotions engulfing certain people and then the unhelpful responses that may be used; substances/ self harming/ staying in bed all day etc. He gives advice on how to manage these flashbacks. I hope it's helpful x www.pete-walker.com
Molijana D. replied:
julia if you can get him to start drinking distilled water...it will help no end it is marvelous for balancing cleansing mental physically and spiritually check our andrew norton webber on you tube or go to his site www.aquariusthewaterbearer.com OneLovEon <3
After years on medication, following years of mental abuse through childhood and my first marriage, when I was very young, I have discovered other ways of dealing with the depression that ate away at me, and that I allowed, un-knowingly, to continue doing so. It is definitely harder as a teenager, and I suspect even more so as a male, to be open to, or mature enough to be open to, these ideas. I read Eckhart Tolle, not The Power of Now, but his second book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Earth-Create-Better-Life/dp/0141039418/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358033398&sr=1-1
Emily P. replied:
Hi, some great responses up here... a friend of mine with bipolar liked some of the writings on here https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bipolar-Today/316113938414234?ref=ts&fref=ts
Rebekah K. replied:
There is a nutritionist who specialises in mental health at the Dolphin Clinic in Brighton.
Genie B. replied:
Nigel Huddleston probably has a web site? he works with teenagers and knows loads!
Gabrielle G. replied:
Omega 3, 6 & 9 are recommended for bi-polar, happy to chat further about my experience of living with it? I also now work with horses to help people www.shineforlife.co.uk gx
Nigel H. replied:
Hi Julia, if you want to pass on my contact details I am willing to have chat with his Mother.07916148002. www.synthesislearning.com
John T. replied:
Gut and Phychology Syndrome by Dr Natasha Campble - McBride MD
Dear Ones,
I am looking for a practitioner/healer to work with Bella who is 10 years old. She is experiencing trauma around her leg , post cancer and post surgery, and...
Jo J. replied:
Emma Roberts is a wonderful 5 rhythms teacher and movement therapist... I don't know if she does one to one but she immediately sprung to mind as someone who would be able to work with Bella in an intuitive, releasing and fun way.... xx
Sjnad R. replied:
Me and Amy Star are Improv / Singing / Art healing lightworkers . I am a forest school teacher plus work with intensive interaction through Us in a Bus and Amy is an Art therapist working with young people with different learning difficulties as a PA with the FED ; these are our Joy of Being Jobs . I think we could help, Maybe give me a call 07816835571 x:)
Juliet M. replied:
I know a brilliant homeopath who's based in Bexhill. He's called Grahame Martin 01424 736721. lots of love x
Millie B. replied:
Sounds like a combination of understanding her fears and traumas through counselling and body work to support the physical trauma could be effective. You can check out my website for counselling for children if you feel.it's appropriate. I'm also a dancer and yoga teacher and use body work in the counselling where appropriate. I see clients in.Brighton and Lewes. wishing her well Www.childcounsellingbrighton.co.uk
Julie G. replied:
I'm a yoga teacher, I work with adults and children. Pm me if interested. juliegreenyoga@gmail.com. / www.juliegreenyoga.com x
Hello, can anyone recommend therapists (particularly a magical reiki person , eft, acupuncture, cranio sacral) that work specifically with people with cancer,...
Ayla-Marie O. replied:
In Brighton I'd try Emma Wells of Smart Nutrition she was a lecturer for cnm and then I worked for her so I know she's good, 15 years experience and caring xx
Mary M. replied:
Colette Joan Nolan Hi my name is Mary L Murphy I run the Human Touch a local community project delivering affordable therapies. We are very fortunate to have a magical reiki practitioner who lives in Brighton she also volunteers for a breast cancer charity in Brighton. Her name is Eshana Lekien, for more news about her give me a call on 07796518667 /& check out her details on our website wwwthehumantouchshoreham.com
Lisa Steel is one of the top naturopaths in the country and can test all of those things for you
Isabel B. replied:
www.isabellarosetta.co.uk
Lucas A. replied:
Haskel Adamson (my brother) is a medical herbalist with many cancer patients and considerable experience. He's also based in Lewes.
Lucas A. replied:
Hanna Evans is a multi disciplinary acupuncturist and nutritionalist (plus a host of other specialisms) and is highly recommended. She lives in Lewes but works mostly in London.
Hey peeps, I am in search of a therapist/councillor who'd be able to advice me on how to deal with a depressed person correctly, How to offer her a support without being...
Ive found this to be good x http://heatherplett.com/2015/03/hold-space/
Benita S. replied:
Thanks Carol . Yes I'd be happy to help if I can Barbora. You can Pm me or call after 12 if you like? 07990 642381 I have references and have personal experience of dealing with depression(of 15 years), which I have overcome. Carol and I are running a Free wellbeing group tomorrow at 9.30 am. Details at Time for You page on FB.
Can anyone please recommend a really good bodyworker/therapist who massages deeply, not just the muscular layer, but can also help to bring on an energy/chi release from...
Anna-Marie S. replied:
Aum Bubu Moon is an amazing bodyworker as well as working energetically. A true shamanic healer xxx
Genie Y. replied:
Russell Maher
Mary M. replied:
Gabi Beeny she works for my project The Human Touch and does home visits outside of the project She does deep tissue massage and Myofascial release More details about her and The Human Touch on our website at www.thehumantouchshoreham.com
Sarah P. replied:
Magnus Agugu?
Aum M. replied:
www.quantAum.me check out the QuantAum Touch section and I will do up to 50% discount to all first timers coming from this post
De'an M. replied:
is this the kind of thing you're looking for?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svWpJgFDUCI
A friend of mine is looking for a councillor/therapist in the Lewes area - any recommendations? She can't afford more than £30 p/h unfortunately and it needs to be in...
Nosniktaw E. replied:
She won't find anything under £30 looking for a standard counsellor. Try here: http://www.lowcostcounsellinglewes.co.uk/contact
If she looks on www.counselling-directory.org.uk and explores therapists within her area, look at their fee structure - many of us charge a low income fee. And - even if it's not stated, ask on the phone - most therapists want to be easily accessible to all, you just have to let us know what you are able to afford. I would offer myself as an option, however I currently don't have any evening spaces.
Karen D. replied:
Some counsellors offer low-waged rates, it's worth shopping around on the 'phone to see who will be flexible, and have a chat before you commit to a session. Sara Lambert is a counsellor in Lewes.
Hi All....Im trying to help myself and my wellbeing at the moment. And upon chatting to a friend they suggested 'Meditation'....to calm my mind as I have a lot of...
Vanessa N. replied:
I'm not sure there's anything regular at Zu...if I knew I'd be going...have you tried the Boddisatva Meditation Centre or the Brighton Buddhist Centre, both in Brighton..there are others in Brighton too..I recommend going on a retreat if you can. I did last year, for a week at Boddisatva, and it was amazing. Tomorrow I leave Lewes for Hereford where I'm doing a ten day Vipassana retreat at Dhamma Dipa...I also read Eckhart Tolle..Create a New Life...which did alot for my mental state and I'd recommend that book 100%...get it from the library or Amazon...Good luck. xx
Learning hasn't made me any happier, at ease, or more comfortable in my skin, or at least I've been no better off for learning any techniques, disciplines, interventions, body postures, breath control, metaphysics, psychoanalytical models, affirmations, mantras etc.. But when I started having direct insights into the mechanics of everything that I'd ever experienced or will experience, in this life or any other... I found huge relief.. far less anxiety.. far less sadness.. because these feelings didn't mean the same from my new point of view, from my shifted vantage point. I'm just sharing my experience of going directly to the centre of the metaphorical 'wheel of life', where it doesn't matter how fast the wheel spins, one is always still. We have little control of the world outside of us, so there is no point trying to find permanent wellbeing there. It has to come from inside, but when we look there we see turmoil, so some use drugs and alcohol to change the negative thoughts and feelings into positive ones, but that is a road to ruin unless one is very strong. We can learn techniques for temporarily inducing more relaxed states of mind but again, this can never be permanent. We can indulge positive points of view, and replace negative ones, but it takes so much of our energy to keep positive all the time. We can try changing the underlying and erroneous beliefs (programs) which create the illusory thoughts that feel so painful, but even with the best techniques like Reference Point Therapy, it's a never ending process, sapping our zest for life. The only way to find complete mental and emotional stability is to shift our awareness to a higher vantage point. That doesn't mean we don't get triggered or feel irritated or bored, we just recover so much quicker, and have much greater empathy and compassion for everyone else. The Three Principles teachings offer the opportunity to make that shift, for some people in an instant, for some over more time. There's also the Balanced View training which I highly recommend, similar but very different. A little less accessible in my opinion, but that is just a point of view. Anyway, I hope my sharing has helped in some way.:0)
Naa T. replied:
Hi the following guided meditation helped me get back into it all..the idea is to read all the info below the recording and the listen to it ,,,all the instructions are underneath...after listening to it a few times you are supposed to try and remember the formula and do it without the recording (I found it was a completly different experience once I stopped listening to it)..also you could possibly print off the info and then re-record it in your own voice which might feel better...http://soundcloud.com/mrcsuperfreq/guided-meditation-technique
Not like me to over-share(!!!!) But I am looking for a Brighton-based counsellor/psychotherapist/CBT-type to help with my brain badgers, there seems to be absolutely...
Scott O. replied:
Lelani Mitchell might be able to help.
Kirrily T. replied:
Lucia Swanepoel - 07986723724. She works in EMDR and CBT. She is excellent. Have a look for her on google. Brighton based.
Leilani C. replied:
Thanks Scott James O'Brian, yes I have lots of contacts ( shows how long I have been around!! Oh dear I must be old ) Trotsky T Trotsky I am away at the moment but email me on leilani@thelinkcentre.co.uk and I will get back to you next week
Zu-sters ~ I am seeking your advice on something personal. I am looking for a family therapist ideally in London who has a deep understanding of how alcoholism can...
Liz S. replied:
Hi Charlotte, my teacher Chris Williams is a therapist and family systems worker who specialises in alchoholism and substance abuse. Chris Williams <chris@bradwill.wanadoo.co.uk07905 623330
Liz S. replied:
Chris Williams is based in London - Clapham I think, he works both as a therapist and a family constellator. I can't recommend him highly enough
Looking for a massage (therapist) in Lewes: Ideally a technique that can both loosen tight muscles and press spine back into place...any suggestions? Thanks x
Carmen D. replied:
Have you tried Jin Shin Jyutsu? It is not a massage but it feels like one, internally. Check this www.jsjinc.net Happy to treat you in Lewes or Brighton. My treatment room is in Brighton, near Seven Dials, but I will be happy to come to yours.
Julie G. replied:
Charlotte Every - does a seriously good massage. Make sure leave the rest of the day free after she's been at ya !
Gail D. replied:
Lily Rose Sequoia is an amazing sports massage therapist:)
Hi all, does anyone know of a CBT therapist who works with children?
Andy L. replied:
http://www.childcounsellingbrighton.co.uk/
Shelley H. replied:
Try Dr Farrah Collins. You will find her website if you google her. Has years of experience working in a school setting with young people. Private practice is in Hove.