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Communicating in Silence
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.How many of you feel that words can express your true feelings and emotions? For me I have always been at...
Story of Self sabotage
Let me tell you a story on self sabotage. So there was a girl called Sana who grew up in a family environment where there was neglect and abuse. The parents had no time to take care of the children and they were six siblings. Sana started feeling the pinch of...
Healing the wounds of your past
Sometimes the hurt and wound that we carry is beyond the present life. Let me tell you the story of Seema. Seema grew up in a family where she was extremely pampered and loved. She grew up as a happy child and dreamt of getting married and having a family like...
Guest Lecture on Hypnotherapy at IIPR by Dr. Shalini Poddar
Dr Shalini is a well-being professional registered under the RCI as a rehabilitation psychologist and a life member of the Indian Psychiatric Society along with being a practicing hypnotherapist. The session included discussions on technique of hypnotherapy and how it can be applied with respect to the Indian psyche.
Children’s Intellectual Function in Relation to Arsenic Exposure
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Ondine S. von Ehrenstein, Shalini Poddar, Yan Yuan, Debendra Guha Mazumder, Brenda Eskenazi, Arin Basu, Meera Hira-Smith, Nalima Ghosh, Sabari Lahiri, Reina Haque, Alakendu Ghosh, Dave Kalman, Subankar Das and Allan H. Smith
I was treated by butchers
I am not against use of modern medicines. But I believe that if your subconscious mind is blocked or you are feeling stressed out, you cannot conceive. Joy cannot be born out of pain. I have realised that no one is to be blamed for whatever happens in my life. I have earned it. It’s Karma. And it is also Karma that we will be parents to a child in July.
Use YouTube, podcasts as teaching aids
Psychotherapist Shalini Poddar spoke on "Importance of behaviour management in the classroom." To be a good teacher it was necessary to love the subject and love children, she said. She reiterated that a teacher should not carry emotional baggage from home to the classroom.
As special as you are
Dr Shalini Poddar, Chief Clinical Psychologist and Hypnotherapist, Milestone Learning Resource Centre, feels that our belief system needs to be changed. “Set parameters need to be broken. There is no need to feel guilty or sympathetic towards them. When you meet such a child, treat the child and his/her parents as you would anyone else.”