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Do you sometimes feel just too worried and sad?….alone trying to sort out relationships, emotions, and thoughts? Wish someone could listen and help you without telling you what to do? Do you sometimes long for more peace in your life? Do you wish you could find a way to grow stronger, so life would feel easier?
The Yogic Rishis of ancient India continue to illuminate the way to peace, happiness and wholeness through their teachings, threads of which remain alive throughout India. In working with listening to and helping others through the challenges and stages of life, I rely heavily upon the teachings I have learned from my studies at the feet of a great Yoga Master and throughout India.
The nature of being human is Consciousness…. by Growing and Becoming Aware, we can discover our inner wealth, inner joy, inner strength and learn how to let it flow out into our everyday lives. As our consciousness evolves even everyday life can begin to flow like a fountain of abundance, a river of bliss. As these positive experiences become more and more regular we can feel more relaxed in the process continuing to create more life, and better life, one step at a time.
This winding road leads higher and higher into the beautiful Himalaya Mountains of India , where with each mile it becomes more beautiful, more still and more peaceful….
It is also possible to attain to higher and higher levels of peaceful living as we move through our lives. Peace need not be an unreachable, esoteric value, out there….. something we can only hope and wish for…
Peace can be our life-breath, our frame of mind and radiate through our daily lives. When conflict and troubles come, as they do to every life…….we can learn to face them with more peace of mind, peace of heart, with a peaceful breath by learning even a few simple breathing and meditation methods from the wisdom of Yoga!
When you choose to seek my assistance with your inner and/or outer life issues, you can rest assured that you are choosing to come to someone very experienced who can rapidly understand and help you improve both the way you feel and how well you are functioning.
| Vicki Van Winkle, MFA, MFT
is a psychotherapist , healer, artist and Hamsacharya (teacher of Hamsa Yoga Meditation) who specializes in utilizing multiple methods and modes to empower people on the inner healing journey. Vicki taught her first yoga class in 1981. Later she came to California to continue that training. Vicki is grateful for over 15 years of intensive guidance and training in meditation, inner work and Jungian dreamwork for by Sufi teacher, Llewellyn Vaughn-Lee. In 2005 Vicki was fortunate to meet Himalayan Yoga Master Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath. She immediately recognized the greatness of his essence and his works and became his disciple. From Siddhanath she has received extensive training in Hamsa Yoga, Surya Yoga and Kriya Yoga Meditation in the US as well as in India. In 2007 Siddhanath authorized Vicki to teach Kriya Yoga meditation, Surya Yoga and Hamsa meditation and Asanas. Vicki is trained and licensed as a psychotherapist by the State of California. She was trained as a therapist at Willow Creek Treatment Center, Novato Youth Center and in the private practice of Landry Wildwind, LCSW, one of the early therapists to be a trainer in EMDR. These internships were completed after graduating from John F. Kennedy University (MA, Clinical Psychology) in 1994. Earlier Vicki had come to California to obtain a graduate degree in art from California College of Art (MFA), after graduating from Maryland Institute, College of Art (Baltimore, MD) with a BFA in 1987. |
| Psychotherapy and Yoga Meditation
In the periods of time I have studied, practiced and learned about meditation and yoga philosophy with Siddhanath in India, He has given me understanding and experiences which have shown me how to integrate ancient yogic methods of meditation, ancient systems for conceptualizing, contextualizing, and healing the multi-layered physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual beings that we truly are. |
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| Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, Yoga Master
In addition many years of training and experience with weilding the usual tools of the psychotherapist I employ ancient yogic methods to speed the healing process. I am able to use both eastern and western methodologies in harmony to assist patients and students experience their own unique wholeness, allow their energy to flow and aid them to attain greater levels of bliss and peace in everyday life. Some of the techniques which my patients and students may learn include: Hamsa Yoga (Hamsa Asanas, Siddhanath Golden Lotus Meditation, Earth Peace Meditation), Surya Yoga (an ancient system for integrating solar energy, and Babaji’s Kundalini Kriya Yoga. Traditional therapy is always available for those who feel more comfortable with just talking things through. Sometimes we just need to air our our own minds! |
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