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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: Toronto Fall Session

May 8, 2014

The fall Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starts Wednesday September 3 and I will be co-facilitating with psychiatrist, Dr. Neil Levitsky. This is a great opportunity to practice meditation and gentle yoga in a warm and inviting community environment.…

Parenting Support Group: How To Raise A Teen Behind A Screen

April 18, 2013

In an effort to better understand the growing phenomenon of Internet Addiction I will be holding a parenting group on the topic of setting limits for video game misuse. Research has shown that household rules about how, when and how much…

The Power Of Self-Control

August 15, 2010

In 1968 Stanford psychology professor Walter Mischel performed a series of tests on four-year-old’s referred to as The Marshmallow Experiment. Mischel would give a child a single puffy white marshmallow, then leave him or her alone in the room with…