by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 9, 2024 | Resources and Recommendations
What is Meditation? Meditation, a practice with ancient roots, has gained significant attention in the field of brain-based medicine for its powerful effects on brain health and function. A growing body of scientific evidence has demonstrated that regular meditation...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Aug 9, 2024 | Resources and Recommendations, Trauma Treatment in Alabama
What is Meditation? Meditation has gained widespread popularity in recent years as a powerful tool for promoting mental health, reducing stress, and enhancing overall well-being. This beginner’s guide explores the numerous benefits of meditation and provides...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Apr 6, 2024 | Phenomenology and Existential Psychology, Philosophy
Who was Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu, the legendary Chinese philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching, and Carl Jung, the influential Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology, may have lived centuries apart, but their ideas share remarkable similarities. Both...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Dec 3, 2023 | Jungian Concepts
Meditation to Integrate the Shadow Welcome today we’ll embark on a meditation journey to integrate aspects of our shadow – those extreme emotional reactions, feelings of shame, and overwhelming sensations that we often repress and run away from in life....
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Oct 19, 2023 | Anthropology and Evo Psych, Jungian Concepts
Crystals are not shaped like the Buddha’s face When I was in a bachelors psychology class at Sewanee I had to listen to a student, who was a enthusiast of psilocybin mushrooms, go on a rant to the professor about how there were “magic crystals” in...
