by Dalinda Reese | May 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
(Written May 2020, this is a reflection several months into the by-now-global covid-19 crisis.) A clerical error twelve years ago included me in an email invitation to join a two year Lev Shomea (Heart Listening) spiritual direction training program…. The timing was...
by Dalinda Reese | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
(Written in February 2020, this is a reflection during the initial phases of the evolving covid-19 situation.) This pandemic is not the first, nor is it likely the last, to threaten the survival of the human species. Throughout history, humanity has faced natural...
by Dalinda Reese | Dec 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
(Written in December 2019, this winter reflection preceded the covid-19 awareness and impact in the US by several months.) Pause? A look at the “Power of Paws” might be more interesting. There are studies that examine the association between pet ownership and health....
by Dalinda Reese | Sep 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
(Written in September, 2019, this is an exploration of the mind/ body experience of change. It was prompted by my own shift – “retirement” – from the practice of medicine to refocus my energies on completing my work in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy.)...
by Dalinda Reese | Jan 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
(Written in July 2018, this is an exploration of mind/ body connection and well-being.) Perhaps “psychosomatic” was a perfectly good word when it was coined a century ago. It does acknowledge the interaction between body and mind. But it is most commonly used to...