Futurehealth - Futurehealth Newsletter of June 19, 2010

By Siegfried Othmer, Ph.D.
Who Owns Self-Regulation?

We are moving into an age where people are taking responsibility for their own well-being, and that by now includes the domain of most psychopharmacological agents. It will most certainly also include the self-regulation technologies.

By Rob Kall
Richard Soutar Neurofeedback, Transformation, AVS Entrainment, EEG Database, PTSD, Bio Psycho Social Mapping

a master trainer, developer, practitioner with a touch of shaman in him talks about his work

By Raymond Andrews
Developmental Neurodiversity Association
One man's experiences as neurodivergent leading him to get involved in the Neurodiversity Movement by starting a nonprofit to help others like himself.

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
More Indian Than Thou

More Indian Than Thou is a current artefact of blood quantum discussion. It disenfranchises many, and seems to contain some of the same political aspects as our oppressors. This article addresses the question of Indian identity. Can a person be an Indian without being enrolled in a tribe. Can a person claim Native American heritage without tribal enrollment and endorsement? What are the politics of "Indianness"?

By Rick Hanson PH.D.
The Self-Transforming Brain; Excerpt from Buddha's Brain; The practical neuroscience of happiness, love and wisdom

What flows through your mind sculpts your brain. Thus, you can use your mind to change your brain for the better--which will benefit your whole being, and every other person whose life you touch.

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Community Revisited
Each of us is a neuron in a social brain. We need connectedness to each other to regulate our moods. I propose that the current explosion in the rates of diagnosis of anxiety disorders, depression, and bipolar disorder is relted to our lack of connectedness. We no longer have other people to regulate our moods and emotions. Alternatives to isolation are available and desirable but require us to relinguish some freedom.

By Rob Kall
Lynn Johnson, Anger and Positive Psychology

a wide ranging conversation loaded with practical tips on coping with anger and making happiness happen.

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Reflections on the American Psychiaatric Association's annual meeting
This past week we attended the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in New Orleans, Louisiana. The high point was the amazing food that New Orleans offers. Besides that, we dialogue about the myths that psychiatry has created that now need to be changed. These myths include the idea that a perfect pill exists to make people feel "normal" and that a pill exists that can change unpleasant affect in happiness

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Who's in Charge Anyway?
To what degree do we control our lives? Advocates of The Secret claim we have complete power to create whatever we wish. A more realistic world view is that of the Lakota who believe we are thrown into a universe of vast forces and influences over which we have no control. Within that context, we do what we can. I believe we need a philosophy that recognizes our embeddedness in a world that we didn't create and our capacit

By Richard A. Sherman PhD
Why do you need training to effectively incorporate psychophysiological assessments and biofeedback-based interventions
Everyone planning to include psychophysiological assessments and biofeedback interventions in his or her practice needs, at the very least, to take a basic course in biofeedback. A good course will help you understand the relationships between the feedback display, the physiology being recorded, and the disorder being assessed and then treated.

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Modern Day Shamanism
Summary: The word "shamanism" has become very popular. But what does it mean and why do traditional North American deplore this word. Traditional healers are accountable to their communities. Others in the anonymous society must face regulation and must prove that they are more beneficial than harmful. The word shaman is no doubt here to stay, but there is an advantage to resisting it in that it brings to attention the di

By Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac., PhD
The 5 Myths of Acupuncture: Do you Know them?
Does acupuncture hurt? Do I need to continue treatment forever? Is ther physiological change in the body?

By Rob Kall
Rick Hanson; Co-author; Buddha's Brain;The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, love and wisdom

a great interview with the co-author of a very extraordinary, must read book.

By Luca Bosurgi DHyp, LCCH, MBSCH
The Man Who Revolutionizes Psychoanalytical Therapy - interview with Luca Bosurgi
Luca Bosurgi, a defining voice in the emerging field of mind-spirit therapy, transforms psychoanalysis to spritual evolution. He has developed an original mind coaching technique: The CognitiveOS Hypnosis. For the first time he has agreed to talk about the power of the CognitiveOS Hypnosis and why it's the next step in psychoanalytical therapy. - By Nadien Aurel

By Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac., PhD
Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner speaks out on National Health Reform: TCM advocates "health" care--not "sick'
Improved patient care depends on holistic measures that resolve health problems and improve patient care. Today, chronic diseases- heart and liver disease, arthritis, stress, fatigue and anxiety are common place ailments. They should not be. With the Health Reform Act, more people will have health care, and that is a good thing. But who is advocating the "health" in "healthcare?" TCM does! 7 reasons to use it for you and your

Textbook of Neurofeedback, EEG Biofeedback, qEEG and Brain Self Regulation
e-book by Rob Kall and Joe Kamiya with 26 chapters

By Vijayaraghavan Padmanabhan
Everything is a play of Consciousness
When we understand that everything in a day's life is a play of consciousness then we can ourselves play with our consciousness

By Rick Hanson PH.D.
Be Glad
Your brain naturally looks for, reacts to, stores, and recalls bad news - both "out there," in your environment, and "in here," inside your own head.

By Vijayaraghavan Padmanabhan
The Philosophy of Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine
Mind-body-spirit medicine allows the unknown to be tackled by the body's built-in mechanisms. Thus the therapeutic potential of mind-body-spirit medicine is unlimited, while the purely biomedical approach confines itself to limits set by the logical mind.

By Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac., PhD
A Western and Eastern View of PMS Treatment
Western medicine accepts PMS as a "normal" occurrence. Its time to bridge the gap between Western and Eastern medicine in the interest of improving patient care. This article describes how tradtional Chinese medicine addresses premenstrual syndrome.

By Ash Rehn
What is Sex Addiction? Questions from a Narrative Psychotherapy Perspective
This article examines the problems with the idea of Sex Addiction, and the possibilities for revealing more helpful and relevant understandings of problems that come from using the techniques of Narrative Therapy.

By Judith Acosta
The Vibration That Heals: From Verbal First Aid to the Power of Pure Music
The research is being conducted and the evidence is growing rapidly. Sound--not only moves us emotionally, but affects us at a profound, preconscious, cellular level.

By Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac., PhD
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Treatment Gynecology Related Problems: Bridging the Medical Gap!
Traditional Chinese medicine includes acupuncture and the use of Chinese herbs formulated specifically or your condition.

By Sajeela Ramsey
When the Board Comes Knocking Competitors May be Flocking
What to do if a licensed competitor unfairly targets an unlicensed provider.

By Ash Rehn
Using Life Metaphors in Gay Counselling & Psychotherapy

Metaphors provide a way for clients and therapists to work in partnership in counselling and psychotherapy. This article examines the use of metaphors in gay counselling to assist clients to come to their own interpretations and start finding answers and solutions to problems about relationships, friendship and trust.

Latest Articles

By Dr. Clare Albright
Will Neurofeedback Help with Migraines?
Will neurofeedback help with migraines?

By Kathie Albertson
What health treatment system treats multiple symptoms simultaneously?

Acupuncture and herbal medicine holds secrets to returning you to your optimum vitality. Do you want to feel dramatically physically and emotionally better? Then Acupuncture and herbal medicine is for you. Here's 4 Reasons Why:

By Lewis Mehl-Madrona
Coyote Healing Excerpt from Chapter 4, The Medicine Wheel
This is an excerpt from my book, Coyote Healing: Miracles from Native America. It's about the medicine wheel.

By Kathie Albertson
3 Reasons why leisure time and leisure mind balance your health!
Leisure time and leisure mind a must for balanced health. 3 reasons why!

Best News Links from the Web

Under pressure: What big games do to players and how they cope - Ball Don't Lie
Bruno Demichelis, has made headway into the use of psychophysiology, biofeedback & neurofeedback in professional sports. Through his company MindRoom Sports Science Inc., Demichelis has had major success in Europe, working first with Italian soccer powerhouse A.C. Milan before bringing his methods to the English Premier League as the director of sport science for Chelsea F.C. Thus far, no North American sports franchise has