health & wellbeing
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” Open Dialogue” evening in Wellington May 27 2013 with Jaana Castella
Hi all glad to let you know we have a great event planned for Wellington on 27 mAy ( Jaana will also be speaking in Auckland on May 30th, just firming up a venue) HEARING VOICES NETWORK AOTEAROA NZ www.hearingvoices.org.nz Are pleased to host an educational evening on “OPEN DIALOGUE” with Jaana Castella. an… Read more
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Hikoi for Healthy choices
Anne chapman started her walk from the top of the North Island of NZ to Wellington on the 12th December. Annie wants to see more healthy choices for people under mental health care. We are supporting Annie in her walk to bring about change. You can see more details about her walk here on her… Read more
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Research paper on Schizophrenia and Dietary intake
I was sent this link to an interesting article about Schizophrenia and diet. ( Also covers depression and diet.) http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/184/5/404 Here is a bit of an excerpt, to see the whole paper and tables etc click on the link above. The British Journal of Psychiatry (2004) 184: 404-408 © 2004 The Royal College… Read more
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The fragrance of an Angel and Helpful voices.
I am currently going through all my Aromatherapy notes and books as I am preparing for my presentation on Aromatherapy for Hearing Voices at our September 18th 2010 seminar ( see our website www.hearingvoices.org.nz) In mental health circles, seeing or hearing angels is usually considered delusional. Yet in many circles, many sane and respected people… Read more
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Healthy Choices for Living with Voices- September 18th
We are pleased to advise that we are holding a seminar to celebrate Hearing Voices day. This year our theme is on Healthy choices. At the Hearing Voices Network we like to encourage Voice hearers to empower themselves. To find out what makes their voices better and what makes them worse. We have three speakers… Read more
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Yoga Applications for Mental Health
Please feel warmly invited to two evenings of information on the Science of Yoga and its Application in Mental Health with Visiting Neurophysiologist Philip Stevens (Swami Samnyasananda) – BSc (Psych, Physiol); BSc (hons) (Physiol); MWSCY; FWSCY (please see the Hearing Voices Network Website– EVENTS for the fliers) ‘Yoga and Meditation for Mental Health Applications’ February, 17th… Read more
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STUDY FINDS VITAMINS BOOST MENTAL HEALTH- NZ HERALD 21 JAN 2010
The original story can be found on the NZ Herald site here Clinical psychologist Julia Rucklidge’s research found supplements helped mental health. Photo / SuppliedPeople with mental illness made “remarkable” improvements by taking a daily dose of nutritional supplements rather than conventional medicines, a trial has found. The work by a Canterbury University clinical psychologist… Read more
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Nz Young Among World’s highest users of cannabis-NZ Herald- Sat October 17
This was in the NZ Herald today, note cannabis is known to cause psychotic episodes. Lancet study includes long list of health risks for the world’s 166 million cannabis smokers. Young people in New Zealand are among the world’s biggest users of cannabis. Nearly 4 percent of adults globally use the drug, though it raises… Read more
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Te Iho Maori Mental Health training Programme
This is an excellent website that goes a long way to foster a better understanding in regards to the cultural and spiritual aspects of Maori people in regards to mental health. I will also place it in the links system for future reference. Click on it here : Te Iho Maori Mental health Training Programme. Here… Read more
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