Polytrauma, as the name suggests, is when an individual sustains multiple traumatic injuries, including: hearing loss, loss of limbs, blindness, broken bones, burns… Polytrauma is common among soldiers and those serving our country in the armed forces. It is often the result of injuries from an improvised explosive device or a rocket-propelled grenade. The pain that comes […]
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Resiliency Training (Part 3): Exercising Your Mind
Categories: Blog, Exercising Your Mind
Welcome to the third installment of my series on mental resiliency. Let’s start off with a quick recap of what we’ve covered so far: In the first part we talked about compassion fatigue — secondary traumatic stress disorder — and how that ties into having a resilient mind; and in the second part we talked […]
Resiliency Training (Part 2): The Resilient Mind vs. the Fragile Mind
Categories: Blog, Exercising Your Mind, Healthcare and Meditation, Meditation and Emotions
Last week we talked about compassion fatigue – secondary traumatic stress disorder – and touched briefly on how it plays into mental resiliency. This week we are going to talk all about resilience, and the difference between people with resilient minds – those who bounce back from emotional adversity quickly – and people with fragile […]
Veterans Suffering from TBI: How Meditation Can Help
Categories: Blog, Meditation and Military
According to the Center for Disease Control and Preventions – CDC – traumatic brain injury – TBI – is a serious public health issue in the United States. The CDC estimates that about 1.7 million people suffer from a TBI each year. A TBI is a severe blow or jolt to the head that can […]
Veterans Returning Home from War: Stress Relief Through Meditation
Categories: Blog, Meditation and Military
It is not uncommon for war veterans to experience what’s known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after they return home from active duty. PTSD is a debilitating anxiety disorder that leaves its victims feeling stressed out, haunted, and hyper-anxious even when there is no immediate threat or danger in sight. The torment of constantly feeling […]
Veterans Experiencing Apathy: How Meditation Can Help You Motivate Yourself
Categories: Blog, Meditation and Military
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness many war veterans suffer from upon returning home from active duty. It is classified as an anxiety disorder and encompasses a wide array of symptoms. One of the common symptoms of PTSD is apathy, which is generally defined as a lack of caring and motivation. When you […]
TBI- Meditation Offers Healing Tips
Categories: News
Please check on this incredible article on TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and Meditation. Tracy Quantum (Tracy Dyson) and Purple Heart Army Staff Sgt. Victor Medina demonstrate simple ways to start the gentle healing process. Click here: http://health.mil/blog/11-03-17/TBI_Wounded_Warrior_Offers_Healing_Tips.aspx (more…)
New Live Meditation Video
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Tracy Quantum has released an innovative meditation video, which gently guides you into more fulfilling success, peace, love, health and sustainability. The images and graphics are cutting edge and breathtaking. Click here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=femJJiyT43s (more…)
New Video- Meditation & Peace
Categories: News
Check out this new video on meditation and sustainability. Find interesting topics on: meditation, peaceful mind, organ donors, transplant candidates, recipients, living donors, sustainability, Go Green, and empowerment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGLj1sirLbs (more…)