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# Middle Way Health

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- [Jesus S. Sanchez, LMFT](https://middlewayhealth.com/jesus-s-sanchez-lmft/) - Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Practitioner of Mesoamerican Methods for Healing jesus@middlewayhealth.com Mr. Sanchez is a trained Marriage and Family Therapist with a background in Mesoamerican traditions. By engaging traditional approaches of psychotherapy and Indigenous concepts, he works with clients to identify their strengths as determined by the health of their social, cultural, family, spiritual and behavioral cycles.
- [Laurie Richardson, MA, LMFT](https://middlewayhealth.com/laurie-richardson-ma-lmft-132096/) - Laurie Richardson, MA, LMFT 132096 Expressive Arts Therapist As an empathetic and intuitive artist, I approach each client as a gifted storyteller. By listening with full attention and a big heart, I use a person-centered approach to help guide the course of therapy. In all respects, I work to honor the wishes of those whose stories I hear and understand.
- [Sue Marshall](https://middlewayhealth.com/sue-marshall/) - Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist Certified Massage Therapist Certified Energy Medicine Practitioner theessentialbeginning@gmail.com (916) 837-1267 www.thequalityofoils.com Sue Marshall is the Director of Middle Way Health School of Hypnotherapy. She is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and took her training at InnerQuest School of Hypnotherapy
- [Karen Randles, MA, LPCC](https://middlewayhealth.com/karen-randles-lpcc/) - Licensed Professional Clinical Therapist Being attentive and listening actively is a key component of therapy. Karen understands that each client is unique, so she incorporates several different treatment interventions and techniques to best serve her clients.
- [Colleen Tweed Wong, LMFT, PMH-C](https://middlewayhealth.com/colleen-tweed-wong-lmft/) - Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Perinatal Mental Health Certified Clinical Manager colleen@middlewayhealth.com Colleen Tweed Wong specializes in maternal wellness and holds a certificate in maternal mood and anxiety disorders from Postpartum Support International. She also works in maternal depression research at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, in General Pediatrics.
- [Stephen Bryant Walker, LMFT](https://middlewayhealth.com/stephen-bryant-walker-lmft/) - Director, Middle Way Health Teacher, Lion's Roar Dharma Center Co-Author, Something So Obvious Principal, Wear Kindness Mr. Walker is a licensed psychotherapist and Buddhist teacher (Lama Yeshe Jinpa) who provides his clients with compassionate support and encourages them to bring mindfulness and kindness to their problems, issues and life goals.
- [Sabrina Schultz, BSN](https://middlewayhealth.com/sabrina-schultz-bsn/) - Mindfulness Coach (916) 492-9007 In this day of aging baby boomers, gym memberships, running and biking clubs and extreme sports, I don’t need to dwell on the importance of exercising the body to keep it supple, strong and to prevent injuries. But have you considered the equally important outcomes of training the mind to also keep it pliable, able to maintain focus, to develop patience, gratitude, acceptance and a sense of friendliness towards ourselves and the world we live in?
- [Siri Gian Singh Khalsa, Ph.D.](https://middlewayhealth.com/siri-gian-singh-khalsa-ph-d/) - Reichian Therapist (707) 357-5644 For 40 years I have helped people improve their breathing and develop breath practices which are just right for each individual. Besides bringing vitality, joy and peace of mind these yoga, acupressure, and Reichian based practices can activate your own inner healing resources to better cope with anxiety, depression, pain, and addictions.
- [Clemon Charles](https://middlewayhealth.com/clemon-charles/) - Singer-Songwriter/Performer Clem’s Facebook Page La Dolce Vita song (415) 724-4413 Clemon Charles grew up in Barbados singing in church groups and folk groups, eventually traveling around the Caribbean performing.
- [Robert Nakashima](https://middlewayhealth.com/robert-nakashima/) - Qigong/Tai Chi Instructor Co-Founder, WarriorHeart rshogo@gmail.com Robert Nakashima of Inner Circle Tai Chi began his study of martial arts 30 years ago, specializing in Tai Chi, Xingyi and Bagua. He teaches public and private classes in the Sacramento area and is a multiple gold medalist and Grand Champion in national and international competitions.
- [Matthew Kruse](https://middlewayhealth.com/matthew-kruse/) - Matthew Kruse is the founder of Noble Hearts Massage, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, offering high quality massage on an affordable sliding scale. Noble Heart's aspiration is to help relieve the stress and physical pain endured in the modern world through massage. Matthew meets each client's specific needs through the use of several modalities in a fluid combination. These modalities include Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point, stretching and neuromuscular therapy.
- [Judy Lynn Taylor, CCHT](https://middlewayhealth.com/judy-lynn-taylor-ccht/) - Shamanic Practitioner Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist www.adventuresinshamanism.com Thousands of years ago, our tribal ancestors discovered that by bringing their spirit body into harmony, their mind and body would also come into balance and harmony. In this modern age, the concept that humans are a Mind/Body/Spirit complex is being explored both scientifically and spiritually.
- [Boundaries – Why, When and How](https://middlewayhealth.com/boundaries-why-when-and-how/) - Sometimes we set boundaries because we feel vulnerable, attacked, underappreciated, or other. Boundary setting is a self-protective move to defend ourselves from some threats.
- [Softening Around Anger III: Why I Wander](https://middlewayhealth.com/softening-around-anger-3-why-i-wander/) - I was thinking this would be a positive post, because originally I had different ideas. But then I remembered our theme: Softening Around Anger… And some things changed in my brain.
- [Softening Around Anger II](https://middlewayhealth.com/softening-around-anger-ii/) - What does this really mean? How do you soften around any anger you may be feeling? Perhaps… consider the issue at hand or the person or situation. Perhaps… don’t become hardened or act like a brick wall, unable or unwilling to see others’ perspectives. Maybe consider the reasons for your own reactions. There could be
- [Softening Around Anger](https://middlewayhealth.com/softening-around-anger/) - At 52 years of age I have dealt with enough boys and men to have been affected by them – both positively and negatively. Yet anger tends to be more of a masculine trait...
- [Relationships & Survival Skills](https://middlewayhealth.com/relationships-survival-skills/) - Relationships throughout time have always had their challenges. But for us living in this Covid and quarantined and uncertain time, they can get all too real. Many of us disagree about what’s happening, why it’s happening, and what we should do about it. This very often trickles down to the intimate household. It can affect
- [Technology vs. Peace of Mind](https://middlewayhealth.com/technology-vs-peace-of-mind/) - Without going into too much detail – causing us all more angst than necessary – things haven’t been working so well for me these days. You know: computer, internet, software and platform stuff; trying to get my Real ID, a new social security card, even renewing my driver’s license… and things I don’t even know
- [Tai Chi / Qigong](https://middlewayhealth.com/tai-chi-qigong/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”|700|||||||” link_font_size=”18px” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||-60px||false|false”]Meditative Movement Tai Chi/QiGong classes promise serenity, flexibility, and more feel good stuff! Whether you’ve never tried this kind
- [Mommy Mood](https://middlewayhealth.com/mommy-mood/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”|700|||||||” link_font_size=”18px” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||-60px||false|false”]A Good Mom Many people think a “good mom” is someone who denies herself everything for the sake of
- [Shamanism](https://middlewayhealth.com/shamanism/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”|700|||||||” link_font_size=”18px” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||-60px||false|false”]What Is a Shaman? A Shaman is a person who can alter their perception with percussive
- [Hypnotherapy](https://middlewayhealth.com/hypnotherapy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”|700|||||||” link_font_size=”18px” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||-60px||false|false”]What Is Hypnotherapy? Hypnotherapy is an ancient technique that uses deep relaxation coupled with positive suggestions to reinforce positive habits and
- [Mindfulness](https://middlewayhealth.com/mindfulness/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”|700|||||||” link_font_size=”18px” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” link_option_url=”https://lionsroardharmacenter.org/calendar/” link_option_url_new_window=”on”]What Is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is defined as moment by moment nonjudgmental attention to what is happening. Through sitting still and
- [Tibetan Medicine](https://middlewayhealth.com/tibetan-medicine/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” hover_enabled=”0″ link_font_size=”18px” link_font=”|700|||||||”]Dr. Yangdron KalzangKunde Institute – Center for Tibetan Wellness & Healing Yangdron Kalzang, DAOM, Lac., Licensed Acupuncturist and Menpa (Doctor of
- [Dream Life Designing](https://middlewayhealth.com/dream-life-designing/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″ hover_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” hover_enabled=”0″ width=”75%” module_alignment=”center”]What is Dream Life Designing? Dream Life Designing offers fun, personalized consultations that help you get in touch with your
- [Art Therapy](https://middlewayhealth.com/art-therapy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” hover_enabled=”0″]Art Therapy with Lindsey Parkinson Art Therapy is specialty offered to those who have an interest combining art and creativity together
- [Middleway Health Wellness Program](https://middlewayhealth.com/middleway-health-wellness-program/) - The Middleway Health Wellness Program is a prepaid program that allows businesses and individuals to use one or all of our clinicians and services. This is a unique and comprehensive approach to care where each program is individualized to fit one’s needs.
- [Narrative Therapy](https://middlewayhealth.com/narrative-therapy/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″ hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” link_font=”|700|||||||” link_font_size=”18px” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||-60px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ width=”75%” module_alignment=”center”]What is Narrative Therapy? At Middleway Health, the term “Narrative Therapy” refers to Talk Therapy, Writing
- [Embodied Mind Therapies](https://middlewayhealth.com/embodied-mind-therapies/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em”]What Are Embodied Mind Therapies? At Middle Way Health, the term “Embodied Mind Therapies” refers to Biofeedback, Mindfulness Meditation, Hypnotherapy and Health
- [Spiritual Guidance & Mentoring](https://middlewayhealth.com/spiritual-guidance-mentoring/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” ul_text_align=”left” ul_text_color=”#000000″ ul_font_size=”18px” ul_line_height=”1.8em” ol_text_align=”left” ol_text_color=”#000000″ ol_font_size=”18px” ol_line_height=”1.8em” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_line_height=”1.4em”]What Are Spiritual Guidance & Mentoring? At Middle Way Health, the term “Spiritual Guidance & Mentoring” refers to Buddhist Psychotherapy, Shamanic Healing
- [How to See People WHOLE](https://middlewayhealth.com/how-to-see-people-whole/) - My husband says that he thinks I’m pretty darn perfect most of the time (and to be fair, he usually acts like he actually thinks this). Until…He doesn’t. Every couple of months Tom suddenly expresses a list of gripes about me – most of which I’ve heard before. And so – upset but curious -
- [Collaboration](https://middlewayhealth.com/collaboration/) - When I headed out to meet Lama Jinpa for our regular Tuesday meeting it was a cold teaser of a morning, with the sun trying to get through the hazy clouds after a weeklong storm spell. When LJ greeted me at the threshold of his office, I noticed he was wearing all black and a
- [BUDDHISM & PSYCHOTHERAPY: Conversing Candidly with Lama Jinpa](https://middlewayhealth.com/buddhism-psychotherapy-conversing-candidly-with-lama-jinpa/) - Lama Yeshe Jinpa is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in Midtown. He’s also a Buddhist teacher and is working on a novel. While Stephen Walker is his western name, his Dharma (or Buddhist) name is Lama Yeshe Jinpa. Lama means ‘teacher’, Yeshe means ‘transcendent awareness’ and Jinpa is ‘generosity’. While it’s traditional to call him ‘Lama
- [Betrayal Vs. Trust](https://middlewayhealth.com/betrayal-vs-trust/) - Being or feeling betrayed really sucks, doesn’t it? It’s just one of those feelings that rocks both our inner and outer world. The shock of thinking we know the person, and so by extension ourselves – but discovering that we don’t – is enough to make us question “it all”. And worse than being worked
- [Style, Fashion & Possessions as Windows to the Soul](https://middlewayhealth.com/style-fashion-possessions-as-windows-to-the-soul/) - We all shop, but why? We shop because we need things. But mostly, we shop because we want things. But not just things. We also want experiences. We shop to obtain things that will ready us for certain events and situations, and we shop to create certain experiences and feelings. Often the things we buy
- [Finding Self and Love](https://middlewayhealth.com/finding-self-and-love/) - Why are there so many movies that end in that fairytale way? With the main character finding true love and happily ever after just naturally occurring from that moment on? Is it because it really happens this way, because we want it to happen like this but it doesn’t or because it is a partial
- [What's it Like Being a (fill in the blank)?](https://middlewayhealth.com/whats-it-like-being-a-fill-in-the-blank/) - …Psychotherapist, Writing Coach, Shamanistic Healer, or (fill in the blank)? What goes on behind the eyes of a health practitioner? What thoughts whirl around the inside of the mind? Often, when we can’t relate to something someone does, the mystery can be disconcerting and we may feel self conscious. It can also be intriguing if
- [Welcome to the 'Heart & Soul' Blog!](https://middlewayhealth.com/welcome-to-the-heart-soul-blog/) - We haven’t yet officially introduced Middle Way Health’s ‘Heart & Soul’ Blog, but since we just unveiled our new website - www.MiddleWayHealth.com – there’s no time like the present. Middle Way Health offers holistic healthcare such as Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy and Shamanic Healing, while new healing modalities being offered include Health and Wellness Advocacy and Expressive
- [Responsiveness v. Non-Responsiveness](https://middlewayhealth.com/responsiveness-v-non-responsiveness/) - Stephen is a fairly extroverted person so he likes being with people, doing projects with others, and staying regularly connected. But he has a busy practice that can command much of his attention, so he’s not always as accessible as he’d like to think he is. Sometimes when friends and colleagues call him during a
- [The Journey of Journaling](https://middlewayhealth.com/the-journey-of-journaling/) - When it comes to journaling, I’ve always had a tendency to write when confused, upset or seeking something. When everything seems hunky dory, my journal often sits collecting dust. Nowadays, I do more gratitude writing, brain storming and dream designing in my journals than lamenting, but it’s still a great problem solver for me and
- [Magical Words and Evolutionary Leaps](https://middlewayhealth.com/magical-words-and-evolutionary-leaps/) - Sometimes we have to play with words in order to get where we want to go but have yet to fully define. This includes opening the mind and letting it “play” in the realm of possibility (aka, brainstorming). Words are important, but sometimes we (ok, I) get lazy and let the same overused words define
- [Resolutions & Intentions: Why 'The Secret' Isn’t Enough](https://middlewayhealth.com/resolutions-intentions-why-the-secret-isnt-enough/) - In general, people seem to be happy about the New Year. What’s not to like about a fresh start? Before talking about our goals for the days, weeks and months to come, however, my husband and I took some time to reflect on what we’d accomplished in 2010. To our surprise, much of what we’d
- [Life Sometimes Equals Snafus](https://middlewayhealth.com/life-sometimes-equals-snafus/) - I would call myself creative, but not necessarily artistic. I would call myself capable and determined, but I also have my limits. Sometimes, no matter our intentions or efforts, things don’t work out how we planned. And sometimes, those things are small, but nonetheless significant to our lives.For instance. Stephen and I have been designing
- [When It's So Absurd You Just Have to Laugh](https://middlewayhealth.com/when-its-so-absurd-you-just-have-to-laugh/) - In keeping with the theme of our last blog entry – and because we aren’t sure if the rash of unfortunate events surrounding our marketing postcard has fully subsided yet – we wanted to delve a little deeper into mischievous mythological territory. Speaking of Leprechauns and Menehune and volatile little things that never fully show
- [Messy Dreams - Can They Bring Order to Life?](https://middlewayhealth.com/messy-dreams-can-they-bring-order-to-life/) - I had a series of dreams the other night where people had good intentions, but ended up causing more chaos than comfort. Even though our car went off the road, our accommodations were cold and disorganized, and our pre-arranged plans became hindered and monotonous, no one seemed to care but me. Although it was supposed
- [When It All Comes Crashing Down...](https://middlewayhealth.com/when-it-all-comes-crashing-down/) - About a year ago I had what seemed to me like a mini nervous breakdown. There was a lot going on in my life and there were decisions I needed to make that I wasn’t yet clear about. More specifically, there were longtime work stressors, mounting wedding pressures and a sudden pet illness at the
- [Do You Hide Yourself Away?](https://middlewayhealth.com/do-you-hide-yourself-away/) - When we feel vulnerable, it is considered a weakened state by our society. But is it, really? Might it depend on what has weakened us and whether it’s an acute or chronic state of being? Let’s examine the more chronic state of vulnerability, as the acute kind is usually situation-specific and remedied by the disappearance
- [There’s a Word for That? Thank Goodness!](https://middlewayhealth.com/theres-a-word-for-that-thank-goodness/) - I love language - writing it more than speaking it, to be honest. But that’s just because it seems to come out more eloquently on paper for me. In addition, speaking can sometimes take a lot out of me. If I had it my way, in fact, we’d all communicate telepathically. But wouldn’t that open
- [To Be Empowered or Just To Be](https://middlewayhealth.com/to-be-empowered-or-just-to-be/) - Mind, Body, Spirit, Soul… Parent, Child, Student, Coach… Work, Relationships, Community, Self… Home phone, Cell phone, Pager, Email… Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Blogger… How do we work with all the aspects of our lives and bring them harmoniously together without feeling fractioned off or buried beneath? How do we make sense of things when they seem
- [Exploring Life’s Black Holes](https://middlewayhealth.com/exploring-lifes-black-holes/) - What are the blockages, the reasons for not falling in love with another, for not falling in love with life, for not falling in love with oneself? If we let our own flaws block our self-love, we may also allow others’ flaws to drown out the love we have for them. And the same goes
- [It’s the Little Things that Create the Big Ones](https://middlewayhealth.com/its-the-little-things-that-create-the-big-ones/) - While many of us are struggling to “survive” during these dynamic, tumultuous times, I think that more than ever we need to grasp the wonder and the richness of simplicity. Basically, boiling our lives down to what matters most to each of us will help our perspective – and priorities – shift to a more
- [The Power of the Occassional “No”](https://middlewayhealth.com/the-power-of-the-occassional-no/) - How much is living a pleasant life our own responsibility? When things don’t go so well - and there seems to be a swarm of things not going so well - do we blame all the outside influences for this, not realizing how we may be inviting these things in?When things aren’t going great or
- [Living Within the Confines of Your Conscience](https://middlewayhealth.com/living-within-the-confines-of-your-conscience/) - Right Livelihood. What does it mean to engage in Right Livelihood and does anyone ever talk about it? Is it about one’s career choices or the way one relates in relationships? Acting from virtues or being compassionate, responsible, aware, forgiving? Is it about doing more good than harm, having good intentions, knowing right from wrong
- [A Healthy Level of Engagement](https://middlewayhealth.com/a-healthy-level-of-engagement/) - Most days as I drive around town, I see someone standing on a street corner waving a large sign advertising homes or pizzas, and more often than not they’re “tuning out” with headphones on and Ipod blaring. But some days, I spot the older gentleman with his pizza sign and I wave enthusiastically at him.
- [Succumbing to Sickness – Necessary or Not? ~](https://middlewayhealth.com/succumbing-to-sickness-necessary-or-not/) - What’s your take on getting sick? Is it mind over matter or is it only a matter of biology? Can you not “afford” to get sick or are you a bear to deal with when sick? Do you think we “catch” bugs or succumb to only some of them? Does your mental or emotional state
- [Little Blisses ~](https://middlewayhealth.com/little-blisses/) - Why did Julie Andrews sing about her favorite things in ‘The Sound of Music’? Because she and the Colonel’s children were all distracted from sleep and frightened by a storm. It was probably a metaphor for the political storm building in a much more significant way around them. But we’ve all got “storms” of some
- [The Strange and the Familiar ~](https://middlewayhealth.com/the-strange-and-the-familiar/) - Things just don’t always make sense. Sometimes they seem to make sense to someone else, but not us. “If it doesn’t make sense it might not make sense, you know?” Stephen says referring to something we’ve been discussing. “You can’t make something seem rational that’s not. On the other hand, you can’t make someone see
- [What is 'Spirit'? ~](https://middlewayhealth.com/what-is-spirit/) - When I think of ‘Spirit’, I think of an effervescent energy that emanates from all living things. It hovers within and around the physical form while extending infinitely beyond it, and is in fact not dependent on it. It can appear that some people have Great Spirit, presence or lust for life, and they may
- [Communication Styles ~](https://middlewayhealth.com/communication-styles/) - Dialogue. It’s not something we tend to think about much. We just do it, and fortunately it comes naturally to most of us. But are we really that good at it? Do we think about how we go about conversing with others and whether or not our typical style of communication is actually constructive? Dialogue
- [A Joy-Filled Life with Unresolved Problems ~](https://middlewayhealth.com/a-joy-filled-life-with-unresolved-problems/) - A lot of people these days complain about things never being perfect and life being so darn hard. It almost becomes their mantra and they then remain stuck within a negative spiral. We all know life can be challenging and unbelievably frustrating at times. But if we come to believe and expect this is mostly
- [Creating a Spirited Life ~](https://middlewayhealth.com/creating-a-spirited-life/) - How do you connect with Spirit? Some people feel most spiritually or universally connected in church; others in nature. For some it may be through music, uplifting words, or in silence; being alone, hearing the rustling of leaves in trees, or feeling a gentle breeze across your face. Maybe it’s watching children at play, the
- [Jhado Rinpoche Visits Sacramento for the 2nd Time~](https://middlewayhealth.com/jhado-rinpoche-visits-sacramento-for-the-2nd-time/) - 12/18/09 Jhado Rinpoche Lunch MeetingPlace: 58 Degrees Banquet Room, Midtown SacramentoAttendees: Geshe Tubten Tashi, Jhado Tulku Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, Michael Halfhill, Ray Kerridge, Melanie Noel Light, Gonpo, Baasandorj Altangerel, Norovbadam, JambaaThe wine cellar of 58 Degrees is a long brick room with a black sleek table in the middle and modern-style candelabra chandelier overhead.
- [2012: Full of Newness....](https://middlewayhealth.com/2012-full-of-newness/) - Here we go again - re-defining our look, our web presence, and our services. Without necessarily intending it, one thing just always seems to lead to another. So deciding to have our website redesigned then led to a new logo design, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages, and a re-clarifying of our goals and services at
- [Reconsidering Time](https://middlewayhealth.com/reconsidering-time/) - What does time mean to you? Do you live your life by the clock or try to avoid it altogether? What’s your time worth?Time is mostly just the way we organize and manage our lives. It’s a way for us all to be marching to the same social beat. It makes important things run more
- [Ignorance, Oblivion and Living in Extremes](https://middlewayhealth.com/ignorance-oblivion-and-living-in-extremes/) - We’re all oblivious to something in our lives at any given time. Usually in hindsight – if we bother to look back – we can see it. But how do we do it in the present moment? Are we not capable of seeing it, is it some sort of denial, or are we just not
- [La Dolce Vita – Because You Deserve It](https://middlewayhealth.com/la-dolce-vita-because-you-deserve-it/) - ‘La Dolce Vita’ means ‘The Sweet Life” in Italian. You’ve probably heard the term before. So why the sweet life? Why want it, why aim for it, why learn to create it a bit each and every day? Aside from the fact that it just feels good, being happy and content improves our health, gives
- [Winter Solstice 2012](https://middlewayhealth.com/winter-solstice-2012/) - This is a unique time in history. We may not know exactly why, but many of us are feeling it in some way, shape or form. And so all the more reason to take care of ourselves, figure out what matters most to each of us, and focus on (and create) the wondrous. In some
- [AGING: Healthy Role Models and Mindsets](https://middlewayhealth.com/aging-healthy-role-models-and-mindsets/) - My husband is only 43 and yet he worries about aging to the extent that it sometimes wakes him in the middle of the night. He worries about losing loved ones, his health failing, and to a lesser but still painful extent, his looks fading. He’s not overly vain; he’s just like the rest of
- [Creative Community, Helping Hands, Blissful Beings](https://middlewayhealth.com/creative-community-helping-hands-blissful-beings/) - We just had our second successful ‘La Dolce Vita’ event at Middle Way Health’s Midtown Sacramento location and we’d like to thank those who joined us for an evening of ‘The Sweet Life’! For people and connections to feel real, we have to actually get together with them - to feel and share energy, chemistry
- [The Incredible Lightness of Getting Away](https://middlewayhealth.com/the-incredible-lightness-of-getting-away/) - Do you need a vacation, or a vacation from your vacation?Just the anticipation of an upcoming getaway is sometimes enough to help us get through a little more of what we thought we could no longer bear. We’ll push that much harder just to get through to the long-awaited time off and trip away. We
- [Seeking Home](https://middlewayhealth.com/seeking-home/) - The act of moving, when you think about it (whether a town, residence or work space), can bring up a lot of things… Fear of change, a sudden nostalgia for what we’ve got, apprehensiveness about uncertainty... On one hand there’s excitement because you’re looking at the great possibilities for your life. And yet on the
- [Home... or Adventure?](https://middlewayhealth.com/home-or-adventure/) - When I was a young adult waking to the adult world around me, I had a pretty pastel-colored card taped to my refrigerator. On it was a picture of a little girl standing before a fork in the road. There was a signpost pointed in two different directions - one arrow was labeled ‘Home’, and
- [Writing a Book, pt. I – The Practical Side of a Project’s Journey](https://middlewayhealth.com/writing-a-book-pt-i-the-practical-side-of-a-projects-journey/) - “How’s the book coming along?,” they ask – spouses, coworkers, friends, loved ones and acquaintances. Sometimes there’s a sense of pure anticipation to the question, as if they can’t wait to see what we’ve been creating all this time. Other times there’s a hint of curiosity about whether it’s really happening or ever going to
- [Writing a Book, pt. II – The Philosophical Side of a Creative Project’s Journey](https://middlewayhealth.com/writing-a-book-pt-ii-the-philosophical-side-of-a-creative-projects-journey/) - Recently on the Heart & Soul blog we talked about embarking on a long-term project and how it stacks up in the scheme of our lives. While there’s a thrill from the potential of the project and a motivation to keep going, there is at times also a wistful aura around it when interruptions force
- [Writing a Book, pt. III – Re-creating Our Stories & Creatively Journeying Through Life](https://middlewayhealth.com/writing-a-book-pt-iii-re-creating-our-stories-creatively-journeying-through-life/) - The ‘Something So Obvious’ Healing Journey Workshop Something So Obvious is about how people heal, how they become enlightened, and what they do with that awareness. It’s a lifelong process that we can learn to accept and improve upon as we go. We’re all on a journey of self-discovery as we discover the world around
- [Trauma: Bringing it to Light](https://middlewayhealth.com/trauma-bringing-it-to-light/) - TRAUMATraumas are common, possibly as common as sneezes. The problem is that we can’t see them, nor do we have a magic phrase that heals them. Perhaps it is their mysterious nature that makes us so uncomfortable with them. Obviously, their ability to cut so deep, imbed, infiltrate and immobilize adds to our cultural attempts
- [Trauma II: Spring Cleaning](https://middlewayhealth.com/trauma-ii-spring-cleaning/) - Traumas happen to all of us throughout our lives, from so small that we hardly notice them to so large that they affect our every interaction with the world around us. And there’s a lot in between as well. But how many of us are actually aware of how the trauma response operates and where
- [Trauma, Pt. III ~ Mastering It](https://middlewayhealth.com/trauma-pt-iii-mastering-it/) - In the last two articles on trauma we talked about how wrenching experiences affect us all, in big ways and small, and how not dealing with them impacts present and future mental health as much as past emotional wellbeing. But we’ve only covered trauma in general terms. To really understand how trauma affects you personally,
- [Middle Way Gallery Opening Art Show](https://middlewayhealth.com/middle-way-gallery-opening-art-show/) - Middle Way Health opened the Middle Way Gallery on April 12, 2014!Dream Life Designing's Melanie Noel Light exhibited her photographic and mixed media art at the 2nd Saturday Art Walk. The show - The Art of Expression - runs through May.
- [An Artful Life](https://middlewayhealth.com/an-artful-life/) - Art isn’t always frame-able or something that can be attached to a wall. We create art by how we live out our days. The whole environment around us is artistic – presented to us and appreciated by us. It’s always speaking to us and we in turn respond.The significance of ART to our spirits and
- [Middle Way Health Welcomes New Therapy Intern, Jesus Sanchez](https://middlewayhealth.com/middle-way-health-welcomes-new-therapy-intern-jesus-sanchez/) - Having been cooped up in the house much of the day, the cool, breezy evening air feels refreshing on my skin. It is not long, however, before I notice some dark clouds inching closer and the wind whipping harder around the curve of the building. A hope arises in me that it contains itself long
- [Mixing Business with Pleasure: The Power of Moderation](https://middlewayhealth.com/mixing-business-with-pleasure-the-power-of-moderation/) - {It’s better to bring some of your personal life into work so people know what’s going on... When done properly it balances the whole rather than depletes it.}Team Work. We all know it’s important – being team players, complementing each other’s skill sets, the whole being greater than the sum of its parts… But there’s
- [Designing Dreamy Space](https://middlewayhealth.com/designing-dreamy-space/) - {By turning space into a sacred personal place, you are conspiring with the universe...}Creating magical, sacred, serene, inspiring, functional, or just plain pleasing space requires one thing mostly: A willingness to experiment. Because any plan – no matter how well thought out or organized – doesn’t always translate seamlessly into real life. Often, what we
- [Advice for an Idealist](https://middlewayhealth.com/advice-for-an-idealist/) - [I read this and I know how ‘ideal’ it is… but suddenly I also see how ‘impossible’ it might be, how this has at times set me up for confusion, collision or let down.]This is a hard lesson for an idealist like myself, but it’s come up enough times for me to have to acknowledge,
- [Stephen's Web](https://middlewayhealth.com/stephens-web/) - When I first met Stephen, he was a therapist at the Sacramento Complementary Health Center, and was gracious enough to give me a phone interview for an article to be published in the Midtown Monthly. It was my first paying writing gig, although I had already self published my first book, Portals to the Soul,
- [Life's Little Adjustments](https://middlewayhealth.com/lifes-little-adjustments/) - There are a lot of conveniences in life I never knew existed. You know, things someone else invented and stores stock for selling that just make our days a little more pleasant. For some reason, I wasn’t “taught” to think outside the box when I was younger, and it was really only a spiritual/existential life
- [Say What? Rumors, Hearsay and Gossip, Oh My!](https://middlewayhealth.com/say-what-rumors-hearsay-and-gossip-oh-my/) - “Is the Dalai Lama coming to Sacramento?” When people hear something like this they often just run with it, turning it into a statement rather than a question. “The Dalai Lama is coming to town!” The big things in life are especially prone to this.The truth is that Zanazabar Dharma Center is inviting the Dalai
- [ART SAVES LIVES: Open House & Opening Reception](https://middlewayhealth.com/art-saves-lives-open-house-opening-reception/) - "We are a gallery and a center for healing and creativity - as we know it is all connected - creating the kind of intimacy that facilitates profound healing."Did you make it out to the Middleway Health Foundation Open House & Art Reception on 2nd Saturday, October 8? It was a fundraiser for the Foundation
- [MASSAGE: From Physical Presence to Magical Realm](https://middlewayhealth.com/massage-from-physical-presence-to-magical-realm/) - "If I am able to lie down in comfort, feeling the physical sensations of relief and healing, my consciousness is also able to float up into a more spiritual-feeling space of timelessness and pure potential."When I had my first massage, I felt gentle tingling sensations throughout my body that at the time I would have
- [The Man, the Myth, the Legend... The Role Model](https://middlewayhealth.com/the-man-the-myth-the-legend-the-role-model/) - His name was Bob. He was a devoted husband, supportive father, successful businessman, and steadfast friend. But in the end, no matter the role he played in each of our lives, he was one thing to all of us: An inspiration.I hadn’t seen Bob in about 6 years, but he always felt like family. So
- [Tai Chi: Philosophical AND Practical](https://middlewayhealth.com/tai-chi-philosophical-and-practical/) - “Internal martial arts gives you a method of learning to focus awareness and refine sensitivity. The techniques in themselves are not so important--functioning as concepts or points of departure for a deeper discussion of what's really going on in a given interaction. In that sense, the lessons apply to all things.” ~Robert Nakashima, Inner Circle
- [The Garden Diaries (Introduction)](https://middlewayhealth.com/the-garden-diaries-introduction/) - While I’ve always loved nature, I wasn’t all that interested in gardening until my 40s when the concept of helping things grow suddenly seemed a miraculous endeavor. In addition, having daily access at my fingertips to fresh organic food is a component of living a feel-good life for me personally. Sometimes I even feel a
- [Burnout – A Life Force Exhausted](https://middlewayhealth.com/burnout-a-life-force-exhausted/) - Why do we push ourselves to the point of detrimental consequences such as fatigue or exhaustion, anxiety or stress, depression or isolation…? Is it the expectation we feel to act a certain way coming from society, family and friends, work associates, or ourselves? We aren’t born this way, but it becomes engrained in our psyche.
- [Wear Kindness:  Self Expression Through Fashion (pt. 1)](https://middlewayhealth.com/wear-kindness-self-expression-through-fashion-pt-1/) - We’ve had this dream… It started out as a vision, and then morphed into conversation… Now we’re putting our ideas onto paper…And soon there will be actual plans afoot. But to make that a reality, we need to fully flesh out the vision – our individual visions and collective vision. This is the start of
- [Communal Healing](https://middlewayhealth.com/communal-healing/) - [Good health comes from regularly balancing aspects of our lives such as our emotions, thoughts and habits.]Healing should be a way of life – if we really want to do it right - to grow, evolve and flourish. Because there are always going to be new stressors, ills or hurts popping up here and there,
- [Family Foundations](https://middlewayhealth.com/family-foundations/) - Family. It can be a heart-warming word or it can be a sore subject. Whether you’re close with your family, avoid them, or have no living relatives, it’s still a loaded topic; it still affects you one way or another.I had a friend who had one of the most dysfunctional families I’d ever seen, and

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- [Heart & Soul Blog](https://middlewayhealth.com/heart-soul-blog/) - Heart and Soul is the blog of Middle Way Health., bringing you insights and timely articles about self-care, mental health issues, and well being in a difficult world.
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- [LGBTQI Community](https://middlewayhealth.com/lgbtqi-community/) - LGBTQI Support Services Welcome to Middle Way Health, a center for healing with a holistic and compassionate approach, proudly serving the LGBTQI population of Sacramento by offering Gay and Lesbian Psycho-Therapy and Counseling. Our practice provides the community with professionals who are culturally competent and experienced in working with individuals, couples/relationships, and families. Here at Middle
- [Embodied Mind Therapies](https://middlewayhealth.com/embodied-mind-therapies/) - At Middle Way Health, the term 'Embodied Mind Therapies' refers to Biofeedback, Mindfulness Meditation, Hypnotherapy and Health & Self-Care
- [Narrative Therapy](https://middlewayhealth.com/narrative-therapy/) - At Middle Way Health, the term 'Narrative Therapy' refers to Talk Therapy, Writing Therapy and Life & Business Coaching.
- [The Therapeutic Journey](https://middlewayhealth.com/the-therapeutic-journey/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=”21px” quote_border_color=”#0c71c3″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” quote_font=”|600|||||||” quote_text_align=”left” quote_text_color=”#03416d” quote_font_size=”16px” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ width=”70%” text_font_size_tablet=”14px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”]Misconceptions and Reservations About Therapy Many people have misconceptions and reservations about therapy, but knowing what to expect in general can ease anxiety and make the therapeutic process smoother and more
- [Programs](https://middlewayhealth.com/programs/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.3.1″ background_color=”#f1f5f7″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||-57px|||” locked=”off”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.1″][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=”21px” quote_border_color=”#0c71c3″ admin_label=”Programs overview text” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” quote_font=”|600|||||||” quote_text_align=”left” quote_text_color=”#03416d” quote_font_size=”16px” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ width=”100%” text_font_size_tablet=”14px” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off”]We offer various programs at Middle Way Health that are designed as educational, empowering, one-on-one support sessions for those wanting to take a more
- [Programs Old](https://middlewayhealth.com/programs-old/) - Programs at Middle Way Health include Open Clinic, Mindfulness, Hypnotherapy, Shamanic Healing, Dream Life Designing, Mommy Mood
- [Challenges](https://middlewayhealth.com/challenges/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ locked=”off”][et_pb_fullwidth_slider show_arrows=”off” show_pagination=”off” use_bg_overlay=”on” bg_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.36)” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ text_orientation=”left” width=”100%”][et_pb_slide use_bg_overlay=”on” bg_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.56)” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ body_font=”|700|||||||” body_text_align=”left” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”26px” body_line_height=”1.9em” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” background_enable_color=”on” background_image=”https://middlewayhealth.com/redesign/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/white-spiral-stairs.jpg” background_enable_image=”on” parallax=”on” text_orientation=”left” background_layout=”light” width=”60%” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false”] We all face challenges. Most of us face more than one. At Middleway Health, we help you deal with challenges that affect you life and
- [Addictions](https://middlewayhealth.com/problems/addictions/) - At Middle Way Health we use an interdisciplinary approach in dealing with addictions.
- [Anxiety & Stress](https://middlewayhealth.com/problems/anxiety-stress/) - Most people say they want to decrease their stress and relax, yet maintain their energy and aliveness. We will help you do that.
- [Depression](https://middlewayhealth.com/problems/depression/) - The most misunderstood mental health problem is depression. At Middle Way Health you will get straightforward answers.
- [Health Issues](https://middlewayhealth.com/problems/health-issues/) - Middle Way Health collaborates with physicians, physical therapists and related health practitioners to improve your overall well being.
- [Mid-Life Crisis](https://middlewayhealth.com/problems/mid-life-crisis/) - At Middle Way Health we like to see a mid-life crisis as an opportunity to take the next step in our journey. It is a normal part of a life’s journey to have crisis; what’s not normal or healthy is doing nothing about it.
- [Out-Of-Control Lifestyles](https://middlewayhealth.com/problems/out-of-control-lifestyles/) - Whether it’s yourself or someone else who is out of control, it doesn’t matter because it’s generally the worst feeling you can have.
- [Relationships](https://middlewayhealth.com/problems/relationships/) - Life is really all about relationships; we can hardly exist without them. And that is why relationships are sometimes the solution, and other times the problem.
- [Middleway Health Foundation](https://middlewayhealth.com/httpsmiddlewayhealthfoundation-com/) - Free and low cost mental health assessments and referrals.
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- [Consulting & Coaching](https://middlewayhealth.com/consulting-coaching/) - Consulting is obtaining professional information, perspective, direction and structure. Coaching is identifying goals and encouraging strengths. Both help you get through obstacles and develop the energy to take the next step.
- [Something So Obvious](https://middlewayhealth.com/workshops-books-classes/something-so-obvious/) - By Stephen Bryant Walker & Melanie Noel Light -Table of Contents- -The Philosophy- The Five Precepts of Liberation What Does Balance Have to Do With It? What Is Balanced Health? What Facilitates Balanced Health? Why Do We Suffer? What Causes Suffering? How Can We Rid of Suffering? What is Our Natural State of Being Without
- [Spiritual Guidance & Mentoring](https://middlewayhealth.com/spiritual-guidance-mentoring/) - At Middle Way Health, the term 'Spiritual Guidance & Mentoring' refers to Buddhist Psychotherapy, Shamanic Healing & Soul Retrieval and Dream Life Designing
- [Spiritual Crisis](https://middlewayhealth.com/problems/spiritual-crisis/) - We at Middle Way Health are particularly trained in spiritual guidance whether from a traditionally religious, atheist or other standpoint.

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