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About prashant bhatt

A psychotherapist, interested in mindfulness practices. I have practiced Imaging since 1993, in India, Canada, Libya and integrate these life experiences in my work as a counsellor. A regular diarist, journaling since 1983 Reading journal : gracereadings.com

Father’s day-2024: The Home Library Journeys

From the earliest times to our own, in cave, village, or consulting room, certain individuals- healers- have stood out for being able to ease the suffering of the mourning, melancholic, or mad Jamison, 2023, Fires in the Dark, Healing the … Continue reading

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Deepening Reflective Practices: Insights from Barre and Manresa Retreats

Retreats are a great way to deepen one’s reflective practices. The fourth retreat at Manresa in the past two years, made me remember the yesteryears and the previous Buddhist Guided retreat in Barre-Massachusetts on Mindfulness of Death (Feb 2024).  Barre … Continue reading

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Labyrinths

  In the Middle Ages as today, pilgrimages in the form of maps, manuscripts, and pavement labyrinths engendered an experience of embodied pilgrimage for those who could not travel physically to far away sites and shrines. The Maps of 12-steps … Continue reading

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