by Carlos Durana | Mar 11, 2020 | Counseling / Therapy, Depression/anxiety & Other Mental Health Problems, Mindfulness / Meditation
It’s perfectly normal to feel anxious, especially when stressful life changes occur. However, some people may become overwhelmed with anxiety and it begins to interfere with their personal lives. These people may be struggling with an anxiety disorder. Many studies...
by Carlos Durana | Feb 11, 2020 | Counseling / Therapy, Depression/anxiety & Other Mental Health Problems, Mindfulness / Meditation
Depression is a mental illness that impacts mind, body, and spirit, and can cause patients to feel like their lives and minds are out of their control. But physical ailments such as pain, exhaustion, and muscle fatigue are also common in patients battling depression....
by Carlos Durana | Jun 23, 2016 | Mindfulness / Meditation, News, Prevention / Nutrition / Mental Health
Developing the virtues of stillness and tranquility is essential for recovery and restoring our strength and energy after stress, illness or surgery. Like deep nurturing sleep, stillness and tranquility allows the parasympathetic nervous system and other self-healing...
by Carlos Durana | Jun 15, 2016 | Mindfulness / Meditation, News
Mindfulness can be defined as a quality or a skill of mind and heart characterized by an open, compassionate and non-judgmental attitude to the contemplation of reality. Practicing mindfulness has been shown in research studies to have positive effects in coping with...
by Carlos Durana | Oct 22, 2013 | Depression/anxiety & Other Mental Health Problems, Mindfulness / Meditation, News
Anxiety causes a great deal of distress and suffering. I find in my individual counseling practice in Washington DC that a common problem with anxiety is impaired attention. The sufferer not only pays excessive attention to distressful thoughts and feelings, but also...