Audio Lectures

Emotional Survival 101

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Expanding Your Comfort Zone

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Articles

Awareness in Prison

by Daniel Peralta

"I had entered this prison work full of, enthusiasm, confidence, and determination and had come out wilted, depleted, and confused. But true to the warrior archetype, I refused to give up the fight."

Conscious Choice

by Sunny Massad, Ph.D. and Roshani Shay, Ph.D.

"We are continuously assaulted not only by the noise and activity of the world around us, but also by the constant rant of our own minds."

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About…..
The Hawaii Wellness Institute

"Would you like to learn how to truly relax? Do you have: habits you would like to replace with more positive behaviors; a work or relationship issue to resolve; a personal or professional dream you want to manifest this year? If so, the Hawaii Wellness Institute (HWI) has classes to assist you."

Everything you ever wanted to know about UnTherapy …®

by Sunny Massad, Ph.D.

"Anyone who has ever attended traditional academic schools knows that this style of learning pulls students away from their hearts and into their heads. This may be why so many patients have a difficult time relating to doctors and therapists..."

From Chaos to Clarity

by Barbara Clemens

"Dr. Massad investigates the inner attitudes that affect burnout and melds eastern and western thought modalities. She studies how 'techno-stress' can affect the creative right side of the brain. She feels that 'talking at' someone disconnects from the heart. Instead, she has wanted to discover how to cultivate inspiration."

I Changed When I Wasn't Looking!

by Roshani Shay, Ph.D.

"This story is about relationship. Relationships seem to be the 'Self-Growth Groups' in my life. They serve as mirrors of both the dark shadows within myself and also for the ways in which I have grown more self-assured and capable."

Remembering to Take Care of Yourself

by Roshani Shay, Ph.D.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it. Anonymous

"In the twenty-first century, it is easy to get so busy that we begin to feel stuck: stuck in our heads, stuck in the rat race, stuck in caring for others rather than ourselves, stuck in activities, ruts and routines. Getting unstuck requires us to break our habitual cycles. It requires us to take charge of our own lives again."

Serenity Prayer

by Sunny Massad, Ph.D.

 

"Operating from a projected ideal about how your life, the lives of others, and even life itself 'should be' is the source of stress and anxiety. From the time you began to attend school, you were taught to do your 'best' without ever being given a realistic definition of what your 'best' would be. Most people live as though their best means being a little (or a lot) better than they are right now. While this creates a desire to evolve, this very desire to 'get somewhere' creates tension."


Setting and Keeping Your Intentions for 2007by Sunny Massad, Ph.D.

"It's a new year; a perfect time to begin again."


Software for Your Soulby Sunny Massad, Ph.D.
"Do you feel good about living an acive lifestyle? Are you pleaed that you give as much of your time and energy to others as you do?"


The Personal Transformation Experienceby Sunny Massad, Ph.D.

"Many of my students and clients admit that they are tired of working on themselves, because 'self-improvement' causes them to feel like they should continuously be aspiring to be better, rather than affording opportunities to rest in who and where they are. I couldn't agree more."

Transforming Tension: Meditation and Stress Management

by Roshani Shay, Ph.D.

"Anyone who knows me would be shocked to discover that I once indulged in 60 - hour work weeks, drinking endless cups of black coffee, and smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. What saved my life?"

What is Meditation?

by Roshani Shay, PhD, Executive Director, Hawaii Wellness Institute

"Perhaps this article should begin by considering what meditation is NOT! For example, meditation is not concentration, or spacing out, or something we DO..."

What is the Best Way to Lose Weight ?

by Sunny Massad, Ph.D., Founder, Hawaii Wellness Institute

It's been almost ninety days since New Year's Resolutions were made. How are you doing with your commitment to take better care of yourself this year? If your heart is in the right place, but you are simply not managing to make the changes necessary to take it off once and for all, read on.

When Your Happily Ever After Just Isn't

by Sunny Massad, Ph.D., Founder, Hawaii Wellness Institute

"1. Care for Yourself First. Become aware of your emotional, spiritual, physical, needs through journaling. Begin with the words "I feel," "I need," "I am..."