Taken from: www.breathwork.com/document...y2005.pdf

‘Holotropic BreathworkTM - healing through a non-ordinary state of consciousness’
Dr. Nicola Crowley

Introduction
The concepts of ‘healing’, and the ‘therapeutic power of altered states’ of consciousness are not mainstream concepts in psychiatry, but are increasingly being considered as valid and necessary subjects to consider in our expanding understanding of brain, mind and consciousness.
This is challenging t... read more

Since working at Central State Hospital with patients who have severe mental illnesses, many of whom also have criminal charges against them, I've realized that forced injections and physical restraints are still much too common. Though the Hospital touts its progress at reducing the use of bed restraints, its movement towards a Recovery model, and its vision of 'respect and dignity' for all patients, little has truly been done to create a culture of healing. Instead of focusing on teaching... read more

I'm leaving the doggy daycare for a new job. I'll be working as a forensic mental health tech at Central State Hospital in Petersburg! I know I'll miss my doggy friends, but I'm sure I'll meet plenty of interesting characters who are criminally insane. Let the adventures begin!

She calls me from the cold
Just when I was low, feeling short of stable
And all that she intends
And all she keeps inside, isn't on the label
She says she's ashamed
And can she take me for awhile
And can I be a friend, we'll forget the past
But maybe I'm not able
And I break at the bend

We're here and now, but will we ever be again
'Cause I have found
All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade
Away again

She dreams a champagne dream
Strawberry surprise, pink linen and w... read more

Yes, I got a job finally! I start tomorrow, if I don't have jury duty, at the Diamond Dog House! I can't wait to make some doggy friends.