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Laughter is the Best Medicine
on Jul 3, 2007 in Therapies Remember when you could laugh so hard that you could barely breath, your stomach and face hurt, your eyes teared, you were barely able to make a sound and instead simply shook uncontrollably? Whatever happened to those days? Well, "Laughter Club" tem...
Amma- Coming to a City Near You
on Jul 12, 2007 in Therapies Spirit Cool people There are few people in whose presence I have felt completely humbled, like I-will-bend-down-before-you-because-you-are-so-great humbled, and the experience is miraculous. The Dalai Lama. A newborn baby, perhaps. And Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi).Amma...
Happy Birthday
on Jul 16, 2007 in Therapies Celebrations Today is my birthday! I wasn't especially looking forward to it, but I wasn't especially not looking forward to it either, it just felt like not a big deal this year. That said, allow me to tell you about just how great my friends and family are, why...
Expressive Arts Therapy and Procrastination
on Jul 17, 2007 in Therapies Well, since I started school, I've been getting questions about what the heck I actually study, and so I want to clear the air. Expressive Arts therapy is the use of the expressive arts (music, dance, drawing, theatre, writing, etc.) to promote healt...
Marvelous Monday, Terrible Tuesday
on Jan 25, 2009 in therapies Stimey Jack Jack used to have therapies three afternoons a week. He went to his social skills group on Monday, speech therapy on Tuesday, and occupational therapy on Wednesday. His social skills group (hereafter referred to as "group" because it's easier) and sp...