Cliff Heegel Ph.D.

Hey- I wrote this 11 years ago. I found it on a hard drive while I was looking for another file. It is a bit simplistic but it has some ideas that are quite powerful if you actually follow up on them. ~~ Cliff When I think about my work as a psychotherapist and counselor, [...]

Sand mandalas are beautiful works of Tibetan spiritual art. Over the course of several days or even several weeks an intricate mandala is created on the ground by monks using colored sand or crushed colored rock. Once the mandala has been created it is destroyed and the materials used in its creation are returned to [...]

On Monday, April 4th, I awoke and went through my normal morning routine. In checking the weather I noticed that there was “possibly severe weather” predicted for the day- that’s typical for this time of year for those of us who live in a tornado alley. My wife Carol left the house on foot for [...]

Hey- I posted this about a year ago. This version is an update. Enjoy. Post your feedback in the ‘comments’ below. Thanks! This handout outlines ways you can change your behavior patterns. But first, some words from a former President of the United States: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I [...]

Behavioral scientists are quite interested in mindfulness. Here’s some research-based info. A researcher named Baer derived five aspects, or dimensions, of mindfulness after a lot of quantitative analysis. Baer describes these five aspects as Observing, Describing, Acting with awareness/non-auto pilot, Nonjudging of experiences, and Nonreacting to inner experiences. Here’s an easy to read layout. The [...]