Tag Archives: counselling

A Course for life – Soulful living

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

For a better understanding of yourself and your relationship with others I can deeply recommend the Soulful Living Development Program. This 7 week program (20 hours total) teaches practical skills for living consciously and mindfully with self, others, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged Carl Gustav Jung, counselling, Melbourne, mindfulness, PD, Professional Development, Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy, recovery, Self Development, self-regulation, Soul Centred Psychotherapy, stress relief, training, Trauma | Leave a comment

stress RELIEVING techniques

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

STRESS is an ever present fact in our daily lives. The most basic tips for stress management refer to a balanced lifestyle with a wholesome diet (no processed foods), regular exercise and enough sleep. On top of that there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged counselling, diet, Holistic counselling, Mind body connection, mind-body, mindfulness, Nutrition, Psychotherapy, relaxation, stress, stress management, stress relief techniques, visualisation, Yoga | Leave a comment

STRESS & FORGIVENESS

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

In the conflict resolution course I am currently teaching, forgiveness features as an empowering strategy to deal with conflict and reduce emotional and physical distress. The following two quotes by Gautama Buddha highlight the negative effects of holding grudges: “Holding … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged conflict resolution, counselling, David Whyte, Forgiveness, Psychotherapy, stress, stress management, stress relief, therapy | Leave a comment

Life Changing Transformations to become “UN-stuck”:

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

In Conversation with Soul Centred Psychotherapist Anita Bentata… Anita Bentata is a Melbourne Psychotherapist and Health Coach who helps her clients recognise blocks and triggers so they can respond powerfully and effectively to obstructions/life events/limited beliefs and/or ‘bad’ habits. Her … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged counselling, Health coach, Holistic counselling, kombucha, Mind body connection, mind-body, mindbody, mindfulness, Psychotherapy, Salsa, SCP, Soul, Soul Centred Psychotherapy, stress, stress relief, stress relief techniques, Well-being, Wellness | Leave a comment

Poetry for the SOUL

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

As I shared in an earlier Blog, I like reading poems to clients as it allows them to explore intimate feelings that are buried in their subconscious and helps them identify how these feelings relate to their current life circumstances. … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged counselling, John Fox, mindfulness, poetry, poetry therapy, Psychotherapy | Leave a comment

STRESS & the seasons of LIFE

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

Are you in your mid-thirties or early forties and feeling some kind of a vague uneasiness or inner restlessness? I have definitely experienced phases like that but only made sense of it until recently when completing a coursera course on Emotional … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged counselling, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, period of transition, personal vision, Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy, restlessness, Seasons of life, Self-awareness, setting intentions, stress | 1 Comment

Creativity – Part I

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

Sparked on by my current coursera course “Creativity, Innovation, and Change” I felt inspired to write about creativity. I want to start off with debunking a basic myth: “EVERYONE is CREATIVE!” Yes, let that sink in for a moment. Creativity … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged change, counselling, coursera, creative, creativity, diversity, Fear, Holistic, innovation, Psychotherapy, stress, stress relief, Teresa Amabile | 2 Comments

STRESS RELIEF – A personal EXPERIENCE

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

Stress comes at you from all angles anytime, any day. It does not wait for you to be ready for it. If you are not balanced or grounded then the tiniest thing can make you feel fatigued, tense, fed up … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged anxiety, Ash Wednesday Fires, bi-lateral stimulation, body mind, counselling, Counsellor, Holistic counselling, immune system, meridian tapping, mind-body, mindfulness, overwhelm, Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy, somatisation, state dependent memory, stress, stress relief techniques, stuckness, tension | 2 Comments

Struggling as an introvert in an extrovert world?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

You are in good company – “Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi — all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged Carl Gustav Jung, counselling, extraversion, extrovert, Introversion, introvert, Myers Briggs, personality, Psychotherapy, Susan Cain, Typology | 3 Comments

STRESS and your GUT-BRAIN connection

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Mensch - Connecting Mind Body Breath

If you have followed my blog you might have noticed that I have recently started to post more about nutrition and food. The reason being that body and mind are connected and the link between behaviour, emotions, nutrition, digestion and … Continue reading →

Posted in Counselling & Stress Management | Tagged anti-inflammatory, anxiety, counselling, depression, enteric brain, fermented food, GAPS, gut brain, gut flora, gut-brain axis, gut-brain connection, Holistic counselling, irritable bowl syndrome, Nutrition, probiotic, Psychotherapy, stress, stress management, ulcer | Leave a comment