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Friends, I’ve been dreaming of the apocalypse since I was a child. When I was younger, it was a horizon-swallowing tornado, or hundreds of them, which later were uncannily reflected back to me in Jeff Nichols’ haunting film Take Shelter. In one dream, maybe a decade ago, the sun went out, extinguished in a blink. Light, and […] The post After Beryl appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

With all the socioeconomic challenges he faced as a young adult, Derrick Ngo would have disappeared in the eyes of the American system. I interviewed Derrick, an Asian American student growing up in poverty about his upbringing, from poor student to Harvard graduate. Growing up in poverty is an often condemning status that sets many […] The post Interviewing Derrick: A Story of Resilience, From Poverty to Harvard appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

If you’ve ever set foot in a Jungian space, you’re probably familiar with the concept of synchronicity. The term was coined by Carl Jung in the 1920s, and refers to the phenomenon in which otherwise unrelated events are connected through personal meaning. In other words, a synchronicity is an apparent coincidence that holds an emotional […] The post Noticing Synchronicities as a Mindfulness Practice appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

Kindness Matters “Did you ever stop to think that you can’t leave for your job in the morning without being dependent upon most of the world? … Before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half of the world.“ -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Last month, I talked about the importance […] The post How do we honor those we depend on? appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

Ken Dychtwald, PhD, and Robert Morison Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, Inc: 2020. (300 pages). Ken Dychtwald, building on his...

Houston Meditation Group Group meditation is a practice that spans time and cultures. For centuries, like-minded individuals have gathered together to create moments of shared stillness, whether for religious purposes or as a secular mind-body wellness practice. And now, with modern technology, group meditation is more accessible than ever. With live-streaming and video conferencing platforms, […] The post Why do we meditate in groups? appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

Trey Dulaney is a sophomore at the Post Oak School. He has been working with special needs individuals to create a community, and he also volunteers in places that give jobs to people with intellectual disabilities. While also spreading the gospel to the community, he is a part of the SLA, the Servant Leadership Academy, […] The post Self-Realization Through Community appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

As the Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman said in 1980: Look at this lead pencil.  There is not a single person in the world who can make this pencil. The rubber, aluminum, lead, wood, and paint are all sourced through different countries, and require shipping, manufacturing, and marketing before you purchase the pencil at […] The post Interdependence and Curiosity in a Chaotic World appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

A large segment of our community — the baby boom generation — is heading to retirement. By 2030, everyone in that generation will be 65 or older, which will affect our entire society in many ways. What does mental health look like as we age? So much depends on our experience of community. We’re used to […] The post Ageism Is Real. We Have Work to Do. appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

Friends, It’s the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and I’m sitting in a local watering hole surrounded by dogs, none of them mine. One is thwapping my back with its tail, uninvited but welcome (more or less).  A local dog rescue organization is celebrating its tenth anniversary here this afternoon. A friend will be joining me in […] The post Grateful for the space to learn together. appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

The Effects of the World Nov. 3, 2023 Friends, I shared coffee with a dear friend one morning last week. Before the pandemic, we met monthly, and it has taken until now for us to rebuild the habit. Like so many of my conversations since Oct. 7, we discussed the horror of Hamas' massacre of […] The post Our Shared Work Against Dehumanization appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

Last Friday, August 25, the entire staff of Houston Area Women’s Center gathered in the training space at Children’s Assessment Center for a day-long retreat. These passionate, courageous, fiercely devoted people work to provide safety and comprehensive, life-saving services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, empowering individuals, families, and communities to transform trauma, achieve […] The post Blowing Bubbles Can Be Essential Self-Care appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.