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Dear Friends,Dr. Miller Playing Piano

The seasons are changing, the end of the year is not too far away, and we are entering that season that invites the whole world to engage in a conspiracy of love. It's a time when everyone can find a reason to be happy - married folks because they have someone to be close to and the unmarried because they don't have to spend boring holidays with the in-laws. And I hear that the Supreme Court has ruled there can be no Nativity scene in Washington because no one could find three wise men or a virgin (ba-dum-bum).

We have been living in "interesting times" indeed. Looking back over this past year, so many changes have taken place within us and in the world around us - this is a perf
ect time to celebrate the victories we have achieved, the challenges we have survived, and the love of those who have touched our lives deeply.

Enjoy this FREE Guided Imagery recording: 'An Attitude of Gratitude Meditation.'

It is also the perfect time to set yourself free from any remaining stress that has accumulated from the conflicts, inner and outer, of this past year. To heal fully and perform at your peak it is vital that you be able to come into the moment, to be fully present, and to harness the power of Now.

If this year has been particularly stressful for you or for any of those you love, now is a perfect time to Let go of accumulated stress Letting Go of Stress, restore yourself to a normal sleep cycle, Easing into Sleep,and begin to write a new script for yourself Writing Your Own Script.

This month I am very excited to share with you new articles, interviews, meditations, and guided imagery.


Stress Management and Understanding Depression this Holiday Season A Most Wonderful Time for Gratitude The Global Perspective

Health Professional Corner

And whatever you do, don't forget to have fun! After all, "he (or she) who laughs, lasts."

Warmly,


Emmett Miller, MD




Gratitude
A Most Wonderful Time for Gratitude

For many of us, the world moves along so quickly, and the endless stream of appointments, phone calls, emails, and other Things That Need To Be Done Next continually distracts us from the all important step of positive feedback. The nature of our world is such that many decisions need to be made by the unconscious levels of the mind. Below you will find a free meditation on gratitude and an article I posted last year about this time.  I think they are both wonderful reminders of why and how gratitude can be experienced and expressed everyday of the year!



A Warm Winter's Meditation on Gratitude

Meditation on Gratitude
Unless we create a clear, compelling image of the way we want to be and the life we want to create, that part of us may head in the wrong direction. And with so many negative messages (eg, economic woes, climate change, illness, pollution, politics), it is easy to lose our way and succumb to the toxicity of stress and depression.


Actually, there are many more positives within than negatives, and here is a way to make these known to your faithful unconscious mind - to really assume leadership in your life - by touching the positive experiences of the recent past and connecting them to the deepest level of your being. In this way you are setting your compass - and empowering the behaviors and experiences you want more of in your life.

So find a quiet place where you will not be disturbed for ten minutes and recharge!


...(Listen NOW)

Gratitude, the Gift that Keeps on Giving

Gratitude to Water'Tis the season to be grateful. ... It may be difficult to remember to be grateful, and that it is not just a seasonal thing, heavily corrupted by merchandising. At least, it does provide us with a teachable moment.


In these tough times, it may be difficult to remember to be grateful for what we have instead of anguishing over what we don't have.


Try this reality check: Do you have...(read more)


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Helping Clients Through Their Midwinter Stress

It seems to me that the stresses on people are even greater this year than last - what with the still daddocimmagesputtering economy and the challenges of global terrorism. By far, enabling people to employ deep relaxation and guided imagery is the most powerful and least expensive clinical intervention.

For confronting and relieving both stress and the depression at their source I have found the processes presented on these CDs to be of enormous clinical value.

For handling the inner stress from our abrasive world, Letting Go of Stress, of course, is the world standard - but for variety, try Relaxation and Inspiration.

When faced with difficult decisions
The Serenity Prayer can help empower people's ability to accept as well as to confront them - guided by the element of wisdom. And in a scary world, where even one's paycheck can't be counted on, Abolish Anxiety can be a lifesaver - freedom from unnecessary anxiety frees up the creative potential and the opportunity to deal effectively with the challenge, rather than to fritter the energy away with fear, resentment, insomnia, etc. And for insomnia, Easing Into Sleep has been a true lifesaver for many.

For some, the past year has been overwhelming and they may be experiencing the symptoms of depression (fatigue/exhaustion, nervousness, emptiness, lack of joy, guilt and regret, poor concentration, appetite changes, hopelessness). If so, recommend Escape From Depression for use in subclinical situations, or as a valuable adjunct to any therapeutic intervention.


Happy Holidaze, be happy, be well, and remember that the love you can share with those you serve is especially valuable at this time of year.

Visit our Health Professional Center


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stress

Managing Stress & the Holiday Blues

Understanding and Managing Stress

Good Conversation

These days all of us are aware that most of our illnesses and our suffering is the result of the choices we make - how we, as individuals, eat, sleep, exercise, and live our lives. We now need to be aware of the two kinds of stress, and the two realms in which stress expresses itself - the inner and the outer.

What is Stress?

Stress is, most simply, "the nonspecific response to a perceived demand." The way to evaluate the presence and degree of stress is  (Read More)



Depression - Is it more than the Holiday Blues?

You may have observed that the winter months and holiday activities are a time of happiness for some people, while others seem to experience an increase of sadness and distress. Anniversaries can sneak up on us and change our mood at any time during the year.
Often our first awareness of it is the change in our feelings; only later do we understand the full reason for our dreary mood. Anniversary or holiday blues are often attributed to the "stress" of holiday activities and expectations (more)

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Global

The Global Perspective

Election Report from Under the Bus with Obama

Obama under the bus

I, probably just like you, asked myself "Why did Obama lose all that support in the recent election?" The response was a curious one indeed - it came in the form of a little history lesson.

During the Second World War, when open racial segregation was the rule, battalions of African-American men were sent into combat in some of the most hellish battles in Europe - often those where unacceptably high casualties were expected. They performed admirably, often turning in startling victories.


But, even if you were alive at that time you probably never knew this: as soon as the battle had been won and it was safe, the army brass quickly shipped out the blacks under cover of night, and white troops were shipped in, ...
  (Read More)

Middle Way Health - A conversation on BlogTalkRadio

In this show 'Global Healing with Emmett Miller MD, Our Culture on the Couch,' Mary and I discuss the Seven Steps to Global Healing, how to awaken the the leader within and transform our lives and our world.

Middle Way Health offers stimulating conversation about a variety of topics that promote health to individuals, groups, and . . . 
(read more and listen to the interview)

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OMG I've got some great rib ticklers for you this month. See if you can keep a straight face through these!

1 - Viral Video of the Month: The Antoine Dodson Virus

If you have not experienced the Antoine Dodson phenomenon, hold on to your hat as you trace the path from an act of violence to an internet sensation, simply by the addition of a little creativity and music. This story shines light on a very interesting aspect of today's culture - and shows chaos theory in action. Enjoy:

First watch this - it is the original news story:

Bed intruder news
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Then watch what happens with a little autotune remix:

Bed intruder song
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And presto - media superstar - 250,000 sales on itunes, and #1 in Sweeden, even an iPhone app! Here on Lopez: http://www.youtube.com/watc

Lopez and Dotson
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He even became the model for the hippest Halloween costume - till the wig-making machine broke down! BedIntrudercostume.com


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2 - The Light Side of The War On Terror:

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In this issue of Healing Times Radio
-Gratitude Meditation and Article
-Health Professional Center
-Avoiding Stress and Depression this Winter
-The Global Perspective
-For the Funnybone
-Free Holiday Gift!
-Healing Times Radio: Upcoming Shows
-Suggested Products for the Holidays
-Contact us and Find Dr. Miller online
-Video Highlights
-Dr. Miller Events, Workshops & Interviews
-Parting Shots




Free Holiday Gift for you

As my holiday gifts to you, I am offering free a download.


Attitude of Gratitude
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Healing Times Radio with Dr. Emmett Miller at OpenMindRadio.com
airs the first Thursday of each month at 11am (PST). It rebroadcasts the following Monday 1pm (PST).

Listen to Healing Times Radio (online, download or in iTunes) and find out more about upcoming shows visit the Healing Times Radio Archives.


 

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Video Highlight

In a culture that is so stuck on the value of individualism, here Sheena Lyengar shows us how NOT individual our choices turn out to be, in fact.

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Parting Shots

THE PARADOX OF OUR AGE


We have bigger houses but smaller families; more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees, but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicines, but less healthiness.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.

We've built more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication.

We have become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are times of fast foods but slow digestion; tall man but short character; steep profits but shallow relationships.

It's a time when there is much in the window, but nothing in the room.


-- His holiness the 14th Dalai Lama



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