August 2, 2019
JdR Podcast 343 – Bi-Polar Disorder: Unshakeable in a Hurricane
Q: For some time now I’ve experienced very strong episodes of bi-polar depression. For some time I’ve fought it and…
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Health and Illness is something that will affect most of us during our lives. The symptoms of illness and ill health can deliver a sense of lack or loss.
Dealing with health issues and illness often starts with profound okayness with what is occurring in our body. When we are ok with our illness we are no longer a defined by it. Then we have the ability to be free from the burden carried when in ill health.
Health (helth)
(n.) The general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor
Illness (ˈilnəs)
(n.) A disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind.
“To come into the heart, which means to open and soften, isn’t dependent on good health or bad health. It’s not dependent on anything changing in how we experience our selves.” Watch Videos.
Talks on Health and Illness
July 25, 2019
The Antidote to Social Anxiety
Q: Years ago, I had a really strong social anxiety. I did a lot of work of awareness and therapy…
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June 14, 2019
JdR Podcast 336 – Is Disability Coming Between You and Your Child?
Q: I’m entangled in the story of my daughter who’s ill. She’s strongly handicapped and needs a lot of help,…
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January 18, 2019
JdR Podcast 316 – How to Be Truly Free of Addiction
Q: Hi. I would like to ask you how to get over bad habits and, in particular, addictions, in a…
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January 10, 2019
How to Be Truly Free of Addiction
Q: Hi. I would like to ask you how to get over bad habits and, in particular, addictions, in a…
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December 13, 2018
What Your Children Need in Times of Great Difficulty
Q: It’s been four months that my dear husband is in coma in hospital, after falling on his head; four…
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September 21, 2018
The Light Within: How Openness Can Transcend Illness
Q: About a month ago my father had a stroke. The stroke didn’t seem very serious but it’s induced a…
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June 28, 2018
How to Be Well When Your Body is Sick
Q: I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease a couple of months ago and there’s been a lot of anxiety…
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June 30, 2017
A Little Touch of Kindness
Excerpt from an Open Mic meeting with John de Ruiter from February 8, 2017 in Tiruvannamalai, India. Q: I don’t…
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December 16, 2016
Attention Deficit Disorder and Your Use of Mind
Excerpt from a dialogue with John de Ruiter on February 21, 2015 Q: I have a question about ADD. When…
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