Uplift Program

Building relationships, creating optimism, healing depression

• Uplift News
• Upcoming Events
• Meditation and Movement Exercise
• Health and Wellness News Stories

Uplift News

We've just returned from the ultimate holiday--just the two of us for three weeks on a 36' sailboat in Austalia's renowned Whitsuday Island group. It's been a while since we took time off, and the process was not only regenerating and exhilerating but educational. The winds, tides and abundance of the ocean shaped our every moment.

Alicia acknowledged her place in the food chain and discovered she quite liked to fish... as long as Bob did the dirty work of killing and gutting. Work and play merged as it did for our hunter-gatherer forbearers... Sitting with a fishing line waiting for the sea to give up its bounty and enjoying the view, or sailing from one destination to another with the canvas rigged just right or congratulating ourselves for rationing our scarce water supply all offered contentment as well as being functional.

We returned to the news that the sea had not been so kind to our neighbors in the Asia-Pacific. And yet, amidst the scenes of horrifiying devastation, we were heartened by the powerful examples of human endurance, courage and altruism.

Upcoming Events

Book now to attend the following Uplift Intensives:

• Sydney: Feb 4 - 6, 2005
• Tampa: Mar 11 - 13, 2005
• San Francisco: Apr 16 - 17, 2005

Attend our Professional Training Workshop: New Solutions to Depression and Anxiety at California University, Los Angeles, in April.

Or Uplift Follow-up Workshops in Sydney (book in immediately for Jan 14 and/or Feb 25).

Find out more about educational seminars in Sydney, Tampa and San Francisco, as well as free Uplift support meetings, in our event schedule.

Meditation and Movement Exercise

Walking Meditation
A short movement meditation combining Feldenkrais awareness through movement (ATM) techniques and principles with the traditional Buddhist walking meditation.

This meditation is an excellent exercise to incorporate into your walking or relaxation routine, repatterning movement program or every-day spiritual practice. Great to boost both mood and self-awareness.

Health and Wellness News Stories

• The Antidepressant Storm Rages On
  Eli Lilly aledgedly knew about Prozac risk in the '80s.
• The Ritalin Debate Hots Up
  New study shows early Ritalin may cause long-term effects on the brain, especially depression.
• Isolation Tied to Heart Disease Death in Women
  Study shows the more good friends you have, the longer you live.
• Traumatic Events Affect Adults as Well as Children
  Cumulative trauma in adulthood can worsen health in later years.
• To Help Your Mind, Take Steps to Help Your Heart
  Keeping blood pressure and cholesterol low may help some dementia patients more than Alzheimer's drugs.
• Drinking and Domestic Violence in the Military
  Study examines spousal abuse patterns in US army.

Wishing all of you a year in which your greatest hopes are met,

PS. See you soon at an Uplift Program workshop or seminar. Check our event schedule.

Receive this monthly Uplift Health and Wellness Newsletter:   Subscribe Now | Privacy