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Two Spaces Left for Threshold Medicine Retreat
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 13 Comments
As the Spring Equinox approaches, I wanted to reach out with a brief update about our upcoming retreat. Our gathering, Threshold Medicine: Ritual, Writing, and Renewal — A Women’s Spring Equinox Retreat, is now almost full. We have two spaces remaining for the circle that will take place March 19–22 in the mountains of New…
Read More Threshold Medicine: A Spring Equinox Retreat: Ritual, Writing and Renewal
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 21 Comments
Dear Friends, You are warmly invited to join me and the gifted shamanic practitioner Carolyn Romano for an intimate Spring Equinox gathering in the mountains of New Hampshire, near Brattleboro, Vermont. Together we will be holding a women’s retreat that we are calling Threshold Medicine: Ritual, Writing, and Renewal. We will gather from Thursday, March…
Read More Sacred Psychiatry for Transformative Times: A Conversation with Regina Meredith on Gaia TV
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 5 Comments
In September, I was invited to Boulder, Colorado for a deeply meaningful interview with the legendary Regina Meredith, host of Open Minds on Gaia TV. Our conversation was wide-ranging, intimate, and soulful—an exploration of my personal journey and the evolution of my work into the holistic, integrative approach I practice today. We spoke about the…
Read More Bed Time Rituals to Support Your Spirit
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 3 Comments
As we step into 2025, the intensity of the world around us is undeniable. From the violent events on New Year’s Day to ongoing natural disasters and political turbulence, the collective stress can feel overwhelming. These uncertain times call for intentional practices that support our resilience and help us meet the chaos with strength and…
Read More New Moon in Sagittarius: Truth as Refuge
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 6 Comments
I recently listened to a dharma talk by Buddhist teacher Tara Brach about honesty. She described a cartoon featuring two dinosaurs who look up and see an asteroid hurtling towards the Earth. One reassures the other, “Maybe it won’t be so bad.” The problem with denial is that it prevents us from seeing things as…
Read More Strategies to Nourish and Soothe Ourselves in Transformational Times
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These are transformational times where in the words of mythologist Michael Meade, “nature is rattling and culture is unraveling” simultaneously. The intensity, pressure, and radical uncertainty in the world are creating so much collective stress, fear, and suffering. We all need strategies at this time to nourish and soothe ourselves. Last weekend I gathered with…
Read More Whole Cod Liver: A Super Food Flying Under the Radar
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 5 Comments
This week one of my patients told me about a nutrient-dense food I had never heard of, Icelandic Cod Liver. Recently there has been a controversy in the news about the advisability of taking fish oil supplements and that previous health claims about their benefits had been exaggerated. A July 2024 Harvard newsletter featured a…
Read More Acute Benzodiazepine Withdrawal: A Public Health Crisis
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 8 Comments
Late last week a desperate 46-year-old woman contacted me. She was experiencing symptoms of acute benzodiazepine withdrawal including palpitations, constant pacing, and exhaustion. When her prescribing PCP retired, she could find no one willing to continue to prescribe the benzodiazepine she had been taking for most of her adult life. She was someone who did…
Read More Food Intolerances, Connecting the Dots, Gluten and Bladder Health
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 2 Comments
I just returned from a ten-day camping trip on Cape Cod where my usual dietary routine went out the window. Truro is stunningly beautiful, but I am so glad to be back home. At home, I mostly eat whole foods, aspire to eat more protein than is my natural inclination, limit the amount and types…
Read More A Tribute to Ellen Tadd and Opening the Third Eye for Wisdom and Guidance
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 8 Comments
Ellen Tadd was a gifted spiritual teacher, clairvoyant counselor, educator and author who used to live in the Boston area. I recently learned of her passing. I don’t think that she was much older than me. She had cancer. In the letter from her family announcing her death they wrote: “Please know that in her…
Read More “Sacred Psychiatry” Won a Nautilus Award and Inspires an Invitation to You
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 18 Comments
Dearest Readers, I just learned that my book “Sacred Psychiatry: Bridging the Personal and Transpersonal to Transform Health and Consciousness” won a Nautilus Award. The core mission of the Nautilus Awards is to celebrate and honor books that support conscious living and green values, wellness, social change, social justice, and spiritual growth. I…
Read More Abracadabra and Eclipse Blessings
By Dr. Tsafrir | | 9 Comments
Though a matter of debate, some believe that the incantation ABRACADABRA originated in the ancient language of Aramaic, from the words “avra kadavra” translated as “I create as I speak.” As early as the third century AD, there is historical evidence that abracadabra was included in a Roman physician’s magical healing ceremony for the…
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Sacred Psychiatry: Bridging the Personal and Transpersonal to Transform Health and Consciousness
Awards for Sacred Psychiatry:
- Winner of the Nautilus Award — SILVER Health, Healing, and Wellness
- National Indie Excellence Award WINNER — Alternative Health & Psychology/Psychiatry
- San Francisco Book Festival — Runner Up, Religious/Spiritual
- Eric Hoffer Award — Honorable Mention, Spiritual
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