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Judy Tsafrir, M.D.

Holistic Adult and Child Psychiatry in Newton, MA

Judy Tsafrir, M.D.

Adventures in Holistic Adult and Child Psychiatry

"The stars are like letters that inscribe themselves at every moment in the sky. Everything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other. Everything breathes together." —Plotinus

"One only sees what one looks for, one only looks for what one knows." —Goethe

"I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better." —Maya Angelou

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." —Margaret Mead

Shamanism

The Need for Shamanic Creativity in 2016

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Has anyone else already been writing 2016 when they write the date? I have now done it several times. Others have mentioned making this same error. I don’t know what it means, but it feels like we are rushing into the future at high speed. Everything is heating up, literally and figuratively. These days we are… [Continue reading]

Ancestral Health Care: Shamanic Auto Immune Healing

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From a modern Western perspective, the natural world, including the body, is viewed mechanistically. That is to say, it is determined and explained by physical processes alone. Over the past ten years, Mind/Body Medicine has become an increasingly accepted addition to mainstream health care in this country. Hospitals routinely offer workshops in meditation, and it is commonly… [Continue reading]