David's work is authentic and effective; his ability to go to the
core and guide awareness to unconscious areas of contraction
is quite powerful. He is truly a healer.
~Kathy freston, Author
"Quantum Wellness"
I have experienced Dr. Steinberg's work on multiple occasions. A session with him is like pressing a reset button on your mind, body, and spirit. I highly recommend him as a healer and as a psychotherapist.
~Andrew Weil, MD (Pioneer in integrative medicine)
David Steinberg is one of the new pioneers in mind-body medicine. He brings together the healing traditions of East and West with wisdom, grace and true understanding. I recommend his teachings of
the highest order.
~ Saul David Raye, Yogi, healer, musician & activist
Very few emotions are as destructive to the self as shame.When
children are raised by authority figures that use shame as a method of
teaching or control, children do not necessarily learn the right way to
do things, they learn the right way to hide what they truly feel, think
and do in order to avoid directly experiencing the shame being
projected onto them.
What is the link between the mind and the body? The link
is the breath, which also happens to be the same word for spirit in
Chinese (chi). Interestingly, the act of breathing is the one bodily
function that is both voluntary and involuntary. We don't have to think
about breathing to breathe, but by consciously controlling the breath,
the possibilities are great.
An article was published in today's New York Times titled: Popular Drugs May Help Only Severe Depression. The writer, Benedict Carey, points to new research suggesting that SSRI medications are no more effective than placebos in the treatment of mild to moderate depression. This new research is no doubt a blow to the pharmaceutical companies.
Below I offer an exercise borrowed from Donna Farhi's
"The Breathing Book" for breathing into your organs
that you can practice at home or in the office. If you
practice this simple, yet powerful exercise, please feel
free to send me an email and tell me what you
discover. (read more...)