Here are several popularly embraced values that, by disregarding the primacy of the fundamental harmonizing force in the universe, produce recurrent problems that make living difficult: Materialism: love of money or worldly possessions Emotionalism: overriding desire to feel … Continue reading Problem-causing Behaviors
Religious communities may not only influence what possible identities are available to people, but may also dictate the moral valence, or attractiveness, of the possible identities that are available in the broader cultural milieu. Are the same kinds of identities … Continue reading Influence of Religions
The Spiritual Dimension(s) of Transformative Leadership – (Adopted from – Some Thoughts on the Role of Spirituality in Transformational Leadership By Helen S. Astin) In thinking about transformative leadership that aims to alter the culture and structure of an organization … Continue reading The Spiritual Dimension of Transformative Leadership
“Spiritual self-care is defined as the set of spirituality-based practices in which people engage to promote continued personal development and well-being in times of health and illness”. An individual’s mind-spirit-body connection, upbringing, moral and religious background, and life experiences that … Continue reading Spiritual Self-Care
Narrative therapy, one of many counselling approaches employed by psychotherapists today, “assumes that culture, language, relationships and society contribute to the way that individuals understand their identities and problems and make meaning in their lives”. This approach recognizes that the … Continue reading Narrative Therapy
Individual and Group Qualities (Adopted from-Some Thoughts on the Role of Spirituality in Transformational Leadership By Helen S. Astin) – In viewing leadership as a collective effort certain qualities are expected to be inherent in such groups. Five prominent ones … Continue reading Individual and Group Qualities Essential for Effective Leadership
Developing courage is an essential element in seeking recovery. It requires discipline and determination to yield results. Courage is rooted in connecting with a calm internal stillness. Harnessing this aspect of the spiritual life can appear inaccessible in the face … Continue reading Courage and Recovery
A plethora of studies speak to how music travels through neural pathways and activates various sections of the brain. Whether it is a pleasurable melody or engaging rhythm, there is a correlated response that releases endogenous opioids such as dopamine … Continue reading Music Therapy For Wellness
Aspirational identities are an important component of individuals’ self-stories, and can have far-reaching consequences in the present. In the case of these communities, the process of divination—or becoming “like God”—structures and gives meaning to the past and present, as well … Continue reading Aspirational Identities
While children’s spirituality develops in stages, their engagement with it and expression of it in the modern secular world begins to decline in the early teenage years as it becomes “obscured, overlaid or even repressed by socially constructed processes” that … Continue reading Spiritual Manifestations in Children
