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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Mindful Eating Meditation Inspired by Rg VedaTwo birds with fair wings, inseparable companions, have found a refuge in the same sheltering tree. One incessantly eats from the peepal tree; the other, not eating, just looks on. This verse is from Rg Veda (or Rigveda), an ancient Indian text of sacred hymns. What is this enigmatic pa... |
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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: 3 Types of Perfectionistic HungerPerfectionism is akin to insatiable hunger, to a relentless striving on a feedback loop. In striving for perfection, what have you been actually craving? As I see it there are 3 types of perfectionistic hunger: - approval/validation hunger, - reflection/attention hunger, - control/certa... |
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Pavel Popovich, 79, a Pioneer in Space for the Soviet Union, DiesMr. Popovich is best known for piloting one of the first two manned satellites to orbit the earth at the same time, a trip that made him the sixth person in orbit. ... |
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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Mindful Emotional Eating: Leverage More Coping Per CalorieYou have two options in regard to emotional eating: you can try to eliminate it altogether or you can try to make better use of it by making emotional eating more conscious. The latter would be consistent with the goals of harm reduction, a humanistic form of psychotherapy that offers a pragmatic... |
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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Similarity Isn't SamenessWhen you compare yourself to somebody else, you are comparing you to not-you. But uniqueness is beyond comparison. Sure, you and so-and-so might be very similar, but similarity isn't sameness. For you to score like they do (whoever they might be), look like they do, earn like they do, talk like t... |
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Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: "It is What It Is" is the Only Truth, the Rest is InterpretationBy trying to avoid mistakes and trying to do the "right" thing, we are using a set of personal commandments of what should and should not be. The problem is that by accepting one part of reality and rejecting the other part of reality, we are creating two realities out of one: one being... |
