Windhorse Talks: Dr. Gail Hornstein
Recently, Windhorse had the honor of welcoming Gail Hornstein to join us for a conversation about the life of Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, the pioneering psychiatrist who dedicated her life to doing...
View ArticleWindhorse Talk: Basic Attendance and Relational Mindfulness
Regardless of our role or setting, we intuitively know the importance of being present and open if we want to genuinely “be there” for another person. According to contemplative psychology, this...
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Being Polyvagal: The Polyvagal Theory Explained
The intention of this article is to explain the Polyvagal Theory, and to relate it to the Windhorse approach. This theory was developed by Stephen Porges, and has great relevance to “basic attendance”...
View ArticleWindhorse Talks: Deb Dana Presentation and Workshop on Polyvagal Theory
If you had walked into the Windhorse community room one Wednesday morning in early November, you would probably wonder if you were having a very strange dream. For in the community room you would...
View ArticleNonviolent Communication
The power and significance of nonviolent communication is clearly in the air this January. On Monday, January 15, the nation celebrated the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., best known for his role in...
View ArticleInter-relational Healing
I love this quote by E. F. Shumacher, who wrote the amazing book, Small is Beautiful, Economics as if People Mattered: “We must do what we conceive to be the right thing, and not bother our heads or...
View ArticleSaved by the Book
“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.” —Jane Smiley Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel. Can you relate? Do you view the books that live on your shelves as dear...
View ArticleA Journey through Loneliness towards Courageous Aloneness
Loneliness, like all human emotions, is an incredibly complex experience that is difficult to adequately define. Dr. Edward Podvoll, founder of the Windhorse approach and author of Recovering Sanity...
View ArticleFinding Wonder in Nature
What is it about nature that calms the mind? The relationship between nature and mental health seems intuitively obvious, especially to nature lovers. When feeling down or lost in an emotional fog,...
View ArticleA Journey through Loneliness
The timing of the most recent installment of the Windhorse Education Series, offered monthly and now open to clients as well as staff, was perfect. The topic was loneliness, and Valentine’s Day was...
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