This week I want to look at the mental aspect of wellness. We understand that there is a mind/body/spirit connection that produces our overall holistic wellness. There are specific mental qualities and functions that are very important to this flow. I want to focus on the power of our attitude in promoting self-healing. We have…

(Originally published April 6, 2014) This week I was reading in the current Journal of Transpersonal Psychology and found articles on paradigms of consciousness and building bridges between spirituality and psychology. These readings made me think about how important consciousness is to wellness. Most of us might think that consciousness is a topic for psychology,…

When I worked on the research for my Ph.D. dissertation, I interviewed seniors on how spirituality promoted wellness in their lives. One of the things that I found was that spiritual seniors held a strong belief in some type of higher being. They also maintained a strong practice in relating and interacting with that higher…

This week I would like to discuss an idea that has been with me for years. I think and feel that this notion is one of the root issues that impact our success in every aspect of our lives – essentially one of the greatest sources of wellness that we can experience. I began a…

This week I want to share something that I have learned about how gratitude contributes to the wellness experience. We know that there are many ways to view and understand the idea of “wellness”. I have tried to present my definitions and perspective on wellness throughout the pages of this site. Now I am adding…