divine survivors clinic

welcome to the divine survivors clinic!

my name is mai’a.

i am offering free reiki treatments to us– the lovers, the fighters, and the survivors. a way to reduce pain, cleanse and strengthen the body, balance the emotions and experience more clarity and vitality in our lives.

this blog is where i collect work, images and words that inspire my work in the divine survivors clinic and that illuminate the differences and similarities in human experiences.

to learn more please visit: http://divinesurvivorsclinic.wordpress.com/


reblogged from noteasybeingred
“ traditionally, in american society, it is the members of the oppressed, objectified groups who are expected to stretch out and bridge the gap between the actualities of our lives and the consciousness of our oppressor. for in order to survive, those of us for whom oppression is as american as apple pie have always had to be watchers, to become familiar with the language and manners of the oppressor, even sometimes adopting them for some illusion of protection.

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billyjane: ladies with cameras:Toni Frissell “I’d Rather Stalk with a Camera Than a Gun”, c. 1935

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ladies with cameras:Toni Frissell

“I’d Rather Stalk with a Camera Than a Gun”, c. 1935

fuckyeahzenmind: photoholic: kari-shma: Onexposure - 1x.com - Photo: Bamboo Graffiti by Jeff Catford

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Onexposure - 1x.com - Photo: Bamboo Graffiti by Jeff Catford
isabelthespy: courts: celedones: (iwastheocean)

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The neuroscience of mindfulness: Simply put, with no religious overtones (Psychology Today)

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psychotherapy:

Speaking to an executive about mindfulness therefore can be a bit like speaking to a classical musician about jazz. It might look like they could play a little Coltrane, because they deal in sounds, but they don’t really have the circuits for it. We don’t take well to learning new skills, especially in later life, and any reason to not focus on a new skill, like it being linked to a religion other than yours, doesn’t help.

I have taught mindfulness to deans of medical schools, to senior executives at major technology firms, and to MBA students from dozens of countries. When you explain step by step, how it works and how it effects your brian, and give people a chance to experience it, even the most cynical, anti-self-awareness agitator can’t help but see that they will be better off practicing this skill. The key is to be able to explain the actual neuroscience involved. Here’s some of the highlights of how mindfulness impacts the brain…

fuckyeahstars: spendingtimewithyou: a star in somebody else’s sky

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a star in somebody else’s sky

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I feel like I have so much to say, but no words to properly convey the thoughts that are in my head.  They’re becoming toxic, these thoughts, everything about them is a contradiction.  If only I could sleep, things may be clearer in the morning. Until then my mind will just continue to push this poison through my body, simultaneously, as my beating heart promises to keep my body supplied with the blood that keeps me alive.  See, a contradiction, that’s all I am.