Alternative Therapy
Stoked on Recovery: A Surfer’s Perspective on Treating the Chemically Addicted
Last week I was out in the water giving a surf lesson to a young man. He paddles his board back to me after a heavy wipeout. He’s clearly frustrated. “I keep falling off. Everyone […]
Much Needed REST: the world of sensory deprivation tanks
In a bustling neighborhood in southeast Portland, situated between an e-cigarette store and a barbershop, sits a strange little business called Float On. Each day, around fifty people walk through the shop’s front door and […]
Crash Course in Urban Shamanism
Spiritual practice is not for everyone, but sometimes survivors of psychosis have a calling to discover the truth in the world’s mystical traditions. This essay summarizes some of the lessons I’ve learned exploring altered states. […]
Meet PTM in Portland! – Sunday, December 14, 2014
Stanley Siegel, Editor-in-Chief of Psychology Tomorrow Magazine (PTM) and founder of the new Alternative Therapists Directory (ATD), is coming to Portland, Oregon, to join members of our growing, global community and other local practitioners […]
Rachel M. Walls – Poetic Healing
My first poem just sort of came to me. I had no idea, at the time, the impact it would have on my life. During a warm summer evening in Barcelona, I encountered a woman—the most […]