Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

Here’s a good book– Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck.  It hsa been around for a few years but it is definitely worth a read if you have not read it yet. If you read it and your life did not change for the better, read it again- this time, do the exercises. [...]

11/19/2010 PRESS RELEASE:

In response to the tragedy in Haiti, Give an Hour™ will now be offering free mental health services to all volunteers serving in Haiti, including civilians, military personnel, and loved ones of those who volunteer. Thousands of military personnel and civilian aid workers are responding to the crisis, and many will face psychological [...]

Cliff’s notes: I first heard this at a retreat led by Arnie Kotler and Therese Fitzgerald around 2000. Powerful, beautiful, emotional. Enjoy!
Kindness
Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things,
feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth.
What you held in your hand,
what you counted and carefully saved, [...]

Mindfulness is essential for living the best life we can live.
Mindfulness is the energy of being aware and awake to our present moment. It is the practice of deeply touching the moments of our everyday lives.
To be mindful is to be awake, present and at one with those around you and with what [...]