The
Lomi Forum:
Perspectives
on Body, Mind & Spirit.
Welcome
to The Lomi Forum: Perspectives on Body, Mind & Spirit.
Forum is a print and web publication of the Lomi Psychotherapy Clinic and Lomi School Foundation.
Forum
is one way we find of providing education and discussion,
insight and hope. In these times we feel the need awaken
our hearts, minds, and bodies. Only through such awakening
can we learn to find ways of bridging the hatred, prejudice,
and fear that exist in the world, in our communities, and
in ourselves. It is our hope that in this world we all learn
to tend ourselves mindfully, to know our needs, and to realize
how ultimately connected we all are.
We
offer this publication both to the general public and professionals,
hoping everyone who reads it can find some words and stories
that inspire, challenge, and touch. We know that through
speaking we can find connection and meaning. May all voices
be expressed and heard.
And
understood.
Contents:
Forum:
Why Go To Therapy
When You Can just Pop a Pill?
Why
Ask?
by Thomas Pope, MFT
A
Psychiatric View
by Ron Welch, M.D.
A
Time for Every Purpose
by Mary Killian, MFT
Breaking
the Taboo
by Victoria Costello
Costello shares what can happen when a parent gratefully
accepts medication, while a son just says no
Feature
Articles
A
Taste of Morning
by Jeanie Wedekind, MFT
Wedekind shares her own gentle, daily practice of tea,
writing and self-discovery
Lotus
From Mud
by Judith Day, MFT
From her own work with homeless clients, Judith Day,
MFT, explores the tensions between survival and those debilitating
emotional issues that don't go away, that in fact worsen,
when (any)one loses their job, relationship, home or self-respect
Friend
and Foe
by Thomas Pope, MFT
Sometimes therapists need to not support their clients.
They need to challenge behaviors, beliefs, and long-standing
characterological traits which cause the client and others
suffering
Still
in Therapy?
by Zuza Engler
The author suggests a redefinition or renaming of therapy,
something closer to "a journey without end into ever
deepening landscapes of soul and spirit."
Special
Teen Section
I
Feel Like I'm Failing...
Feel Like Bailing
Teens explain why it's so hard for their age group today.
They offer ways to handle the stress - testimony, poetry
from six Sonoma County teenagers
Poetry
Getting
Clear
Time
to get up the bus is leaving
Two new poems from Lomi School Foundation cofounder Robert
Hall, M.D. Words that ignite the heart while offering exercise
in mindfulness.
Between
the Question and the Answer
By Joaquin Lopez
MFT Intern
