by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog
Joyful-a feeling or a state Joyful is something I find a challenge to define. It’s bigger than happiness…happiness seems a result of an object that brings a feeling. Like the Happiest Place on Earth known as Disneyland requires that you be in Disneyland to travel...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog
The Beauty of Fall- Fall in the Sierras is a glorious, colorful experience. The golds of the Aspens as they flutter in the breeze; the bright red of the firebushes as they shimmer in the sunlight. There is that melancholy feeling in the air – the ending of one...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog
Who Do You Think You Are There are a couple of different inflections on the title of this blog…one is the “who do You think you are…fully indignant and haughty. Then there is the curious way to ask – Who DO you think you are? Depending on how you ask is what the...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog
Meditation of the Heart My meditation journey began in the late 80’s. I was following the mind body connection through the teachings of Deepak Chopra and his recommendation was Transcendental Meditation. I figured if it was good enough for the Beatles, (George...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog
Laughter Opens The Heart I have to confess I haven’t found anything very funny in these passing days. I found myself missing the comedies my parents used to watch on TV…from Jack Benny to I love Lucy. A few years ago I was presenting at an all day program for women...
by Debora McDermed, Ph.D. | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog
The Four Deadly C’s I recently had the pleasure of hearing a talk given by Dr. Sue Morter, founder of the Morter Institute and Bio-Energetics. She is someone to look up as well as read her book on the Energy Codes. In this talk, she described what I am now calling...
