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What is Indian Psychology?
What is Indian Psychology?

Seeking out the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco for my doctoral degree was important and has tremendously helped shape my practice today. Started by Haridas Chaudhuri, student of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, this institute offered a lens into ways to address and help the whole person, not merely the mental aspect of the lived experience. Studying in India deepened my understanding of how art, music, body movement, and states of consciousness are as much an integral part of the practice of psychology as much as are the id, ego, superego, transference and countertransference. It was easy to see the archetypes personified before my eyes as I saw 50 foot statutes of Ganesha and Saturn.

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Denise Renyeindian psychology, Somatic psychology, somatics, meditation, yoga, yoga therapy, pranayama, spiritual practice, spiritual bypassing, whole person, whole person psychology, whole person healing, ritual psychology, ceremony, ceremony psychology, mindfulness, mind-body connection, body, body consciousness, body psychology, body psychotherapy, bodymind, the body, body movement
How to Cultivate a Deeper Relationship with the Body
How to Cultivate a Deeper Relationship with the Body

If you want to feel more spacious in your life, if you’re craving a slower pace, slowing down your breath is a great place to start. Try it right now. Inhale for a count of four, hold for a count of four, exhale for a count of four, and hold for a count of four. This is called a box breath. Repeat this sort of breathing as much as you like. There’s a journal prompt below to help you engage in this breathing experience.

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Denise Renyeyoga, yoga therapy, trauma, trauma healing, breathwork, breathing, conscious breathing, body image, marin county sexologist, marin county psychologist, marin county CA, marin county
How Yoga Nidra Can Help You
How Yoga Nidra Can Help You

yoga nidra can help with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, insomnia, anxiety, and more. That’s not conjecture, by the way. A study from 2011 found yoga nidra helped war veterans reduce rage, anxiety, and emotional reactivity while increasing feelings of relaxation, peace, self-awareness, and self-efficacy. In 2014, a study by Pamela Pence found sexual trauma survivors reported significant decreases in PTSD symptoms, negative thoughts of self-blame, and depression. They also reported an increased feeling of joy.

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Denise Renyeyoga, yoga therapy, yoga nidra, PTSD and sexual assault, ptsd, trauma, trauma healing