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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.

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.

Friends,On a Thursday afternoon in early May, I sat with a group of courageous advocates shaken by their experiences at the state capitol in Austin the week before. Legislation banning medical care for transgender youth was working its way inexorably through the statehouse, and parents, children, and their allies were working feverishly to have a […] The post The profound injustice of refusing empathy appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

Linda Johnson November 10, 1940 – April 28, 2023 Individuation to Linda Johnson was not merely a Jungian concept, it was lived experience.  After enjoying every moment of raising her amazing daughter, encouraging her to fly in her own sky, and teaching high school for health professions for 27 years, she turned her energy to […] The post Thanks for the memories, Linda Johnson appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.

Three times a year, The Jung Center’s Mission Service Committee sits down to explore how the complex world in which we live continually calls us to greater self-awareness. By asking ourselves what the uncertainties and conflicts of life awaken in us, we seek to discover ways of supporting our community in becoming conscious creatures. How […] The post Attention and Rest appeared first on The Jung Center of Houston, Texas.