• As the Paradigm Shifts: T is for Turbulence Dr. Rosie Kuhn         posted in: Spirituality in Business
    To state the obvious, there’s no question we are living in turbulent times. The winds of change are creating upheaval and instability, leaving chaos and confusion in its wake. The almighty dollar upon which we’ve built just about all of our institutions, including religion, as well as a sense of security and stability is rocking and rolling like those areas around the planet that are experi...
  • Spirituality, “The Biology of Belief,” and Stress Management by Dr. Josiah Rich Dr. Josiah Rich         posted in: Stress-Management
    Some time ago I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Fritjof Capra the author of the profoundly engaging book 'the Tao of Physics.'  Dr.Capra received a PhD in Particle Physics from the Sorbonne. In his ground breaking book Dr. Capra elucidated the interrelationship of all beings or life.  Dr. Capra's work rocked the subject-object epistemology (theory of knowledge) of Western Scie...
  • Stress Management and The Brave New World of Neurotechnology By Dr. Josiah Rich Dr. Josiah Rich         posted in: Stress-Management
    The human nervous system has finally mastered the art of employing thought to manipulate objects and even emotional states in real time.  You may think that this technology will be available sometime in the future but that is not the case.  That technology is available today and it has many far reaching applications. It all began with the Electroencephalogram,or EEG.  "EEG refers ...
  • The Intrinsic Power of Spirituality for Stress Management By Dr. Josiah Rich Dr. Josiah Rich         posted in: Stress-Management
    One of the most powerful assessment instruments used by medical professionals and clinical chaplains is the HOPE Questionnaire.  It is a practical tool that was developed to help patients who stated that spirituality plays an important role in their lives, and "that there is a positive correlation between a patient's spirituality or religious commitment and health outcomes." The HOP...
  • Releasing Pent-Up Stress! Hattie Retroage         posted in: Wellness
    Yes... we're all building up stress without even knowing we're doing it! It’s amazing how many times in the course of the day that we hold our breath. This causes stress to build up in our bodies until we feel all tense and exhausted. When I first realized I was doing this, I decided to slow down and take a deep breath. The results were astonishing! As I began to breathe easily aga...
  • A Clinical Theology of Anger and Stress Management By Dr. Josiah Rich Dr. Josiah Rich         posted in: Stress-Management
    Over the years as a pastoral counselor I've had to help persons understand that anger and self care are not compatible.  In fact they are opposite and the impact of anger upon one's life is very destructive. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesian community the following: "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, . . . , be put away from you . . ....
  • The Stanford Forgiveness Project and Stress Management by Dr. Josiah Rich Dr. Josiah Rich         posted in: Stress-Management
    Dr. Frederic Luskin, Project Director, Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford University, is involved in a very fascinating area of mind-body medicine...Forgiveness.  At this point one may be tempted to think that Dr. Luskin and his research team are merely exploring a theme that has been the focus of various religious traditions for millennia, and there is a th...
  • Only Funny in the Sundays Janet Pfeiffer         posted in: Conflict Management
    I love reading the Sunday funnies. One of my favorites is For Better or Worse by Lynn Johnston. In a recent comic, the young child, Mike, was having a bad day. Trying to construct a building out of Lego-type pieces, gravity was working against him as the entire structure collapsed. In a fit of frustration, he kicked the remaining pieces while simultaneously letting out a few choice juvenile wor...
  • Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and Stress Management By Dr. Josiah Rich Dr. Josiah Rich         posted in: Stress-Management
    The mechanistic worldview of Rene' Descartes (1596-1650) who reduced the empirical world to subject-object dualism is being supplanted by an intergrative worldview. The new integrative worldview not only sees the observable world differently - human beings are seen in a different manner too.  No longer are persons viewed as a mere "Ghost in a Machine" (Gilbert Ryle 1900-1976 and Auth...
  • Find Something Good To Think About! By Dr. Josiah Rich Dr. Josiah Rich         posted in: Stress-Management
    Not long ago the heart was believed to be merely a muscle that received deoxygenated blood and pumped out oxygenated blood (liquid tissue) through the body. As a pastoral counselor I have many opportunities to talk about the 'heart' in a spiritual capacity.  In fact, the Greek word for 'heart' is kardia.  This word refers to the soul of an individual which is comprised of t...
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