Debra Flics's guest appearances

Debra Flics

All Possibilities with Julie Chan

Zen Commuter

Noble Mind

Kristin Neff

Willa Blythe Baker

Giovanni Dienstmann

Marc Lesser

Jack Kornfield

Joan Halifax

Roshi Joan Halifax

Tara Brach

Oren Jay Sofer

Gil Fronsdal

Allison Carmen

Kate Northrup

Norman Fischer

David Loy

Jeff Warren

OwlTail

Today I share a great article from Lion's Roar that talks about the things meditation cannot do. Sponsors: Amazon.com - Shop Amazon using this link and a portion of what you spend will go back to the show. Become a Super-Fan of the Show Support ZEN commuter and get access to patron bonuses THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the page. Also, reviews for the podcast on iTunes are extremely helpful, they help it reach a wider audience.  The more positive reviews the higher in the rankings it goes.  Of course that means more peace in the world.  So please let me know what you think.  I read ever one of them. Did you enjoy the podcast?

Today I share a great article from Lion's Roar that talks about the things meditation cannot do. Sponsors: <a href="http://www.zncommute.com/zencommuter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com - Shop Amazon using this link and a portion of what you spend will go back to the show.</a> Become a Super-Fan of the Show <a href="http://www.patreon.com/zencommuter" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Support ZEN commuter and get access to patron bonuses</a> THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in any way, please share it using the social media buttons you see on the page. Also, reviews for the podcast on iTunes are extremely helpful, they help it reach a wider audience.  The more positive reviews the higher in the rankings it goes.  Of course that means more peace in the world.  So please let me know what you think.  I read ever one of them. Did you enjoy the podcast?

1515: What Meditation Can't Cure by Debra Flics

In this episode, we talk to Debra Flics about meditation, Buddhism, psychoanalysis, the true self, and Jungian dream work. Debra Flics is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. She is a graduate of the NYU School of Social Work and the National Institute for the Psychotherapies four-year program in Psychoanalysis and Comprehensive Psychotherapy. In addition to being a psychotherapist, Debra is a meditation and dharma teacher. She is the Guiding Teacher for a women’s sangha, a teacher at Downtown Meditation, and previously served on the Teachers’ Council at New York Insight Meditation Center. Her article “What Meditation Can’t Cure”, WHICH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE, appeared in Buddhadharma Magazine. Her website is www.awakepresence.com Noble Mind is a podcast exploring mindfulness, meditation, and psychology. In each episode, hosts Alex Gokce, MSW, and Katherine King, PsyD host inspiring conversations with psychologists, authors, and other thought leaders seeking real world wisdom you can bring into daily life. Get show notes, suggest interviews, sign up for bonus content, and more at noblemindpodcast.com. Our show is brought to you by the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, a non-profit organization dedicated to the integration of mindfulness, meditation and psychotherapy. For more information, visit meditationandpsychotherapy.org. IG/FB: @noblemindpodcast TW: @noblemindcast

In this episode, we talk to Debra Flics about meditation, Buddhism, psychoanalysis, the true self, and Jungian dream work. Debra Flics is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. She is a graduate of the NYU School of Social Work and the National Institute for the Psychotherapies four-year program in Psychoanalysis and Comprehensive Psychotherapy. In addition to being a psychotherapist, Debra is a meditation and dharma teacher. She is the Guiding Teacher for a women’s sangha, a teacher at Downtown Meditation, and previously served on the Teachers’ Council at New York Insight Meditation Center. Her article “What Meditation Can’t Cure”, WHICH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE, appeared in Buddhadharma Magazine. Her website is <a href="http://www.awakepresence.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.awakepresence.com</a> Noble Mind is a podcast exploring mindfulness, meditation, and psychology. In each episode, hosts Alex Gokce, MSW, and Katherine King, PsyD host inspiring conversations with psychologists, authors, and other thought leaders seeking real world wisdom you can bring into daily life. Get show notes, suggest interviews, sign up for bonus content, and more at <a href="http://www.noblemindpodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">noblemindpodcast.com</a>. Our show is brought to you by the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, a non-profit organization dedicated to the integration of mindfulness, meditation and psychotherapy. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.meditationandpsychotherapy.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">meditationandpsychotherapy.org</a>. IG/FB: @noblemindpodcast TW: @noblemindcast

8: ​​Debra Flics on Psychoanalysis, Buddhism, Dreams, and What Meditation Can't Cure

Talk therapy, trauma therapy, EMDR, meditation, dream work, and healing music…Psychotherapist and musician Debra Flics (Awake Presence) joins guest host Jessica Brodkin [Episode 11] in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser. In this episode:Flics shares how her career started in own psychotherapy, how she had been doing acting and her acting teacher recommended therapy to get to know herself better (as the teacher did with all students), and the outcome was clear that Flics supposed by a therapistObtaining her Master of Social Work, and her postgraduate studies in psychoanalysis and psychotherapyHow she is not a not run of the mill psychotherapistVipassana Insight meditation (mindfulness meditation), how it is not trying to organize a different state but rather how things are, be with whatever arisesDialectical Behavior TherapyGetting people in touch with deep patterns of behavior and ways of thinking, which are encoded as we’re developing, how they can be released, and spontaneous and allowing he presence of more authentic impulses to behave in more productive and kinder ways as a new way of beingNot just working with old patterns, but developing who clients really are in their truth and bringing that out into the worldEMDR, a trauma treatment, stimulation on one part of the body then the other, or sounds, when trauma is triggered it can take over our personality (on and off)Dream workWhen Flics was seeking to be working as a comedic actressA Harmonium is played in studio, and Flics reveals how it is used a lot in Indian chanting music, and when she is leading call and response chanting, and sound healingThe divine feminine going through FlicsSometimes the universe cooperates that if person moves through internal pattern and can move in a different way and the karmic energy doesn’t have the power it used to have, attacking issues through two anglesThe importance of talking with the language of the person who is receiving therapy, not imposing one’s own on themSometimes seemingly meaningless things are not meaninglessEvolution can be painful but end up in a profound resultAnd profound final thoughts, including listening to our own confusion and meet our own heart with loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talk therapy, trauma therapy, EMDR, meditation, dream work, and healing music… Psychotherapist and musician Debra Flics (Awake Presence) joins guest host Jessica Brodkin [Episode 11] in the MouthMedia Network studios powered by Sennheiser.  In this episode: Flics shares how her career started in own psychotherapy, how she had been doing acting and her acting teacher recommended therapy to get to know herself better (as the teacher did with all students), and the outcome was clear that Flics supposed by a therapist Obtaining her Master of Social Work, and her postgraduate studies in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy How she is not a not run of the mill psychotherapist Vipassana Insight meditation (mindfulness meditation), how it is not trying to organize a different state but rather how things are, be with whatever arises Dialectical Behavior Therapy Getting people in touch with deep patterns of behavior and ways of thinking, which are encoded as we’re developing, how they can be released, and spontaneous and allowing he presence of more authentic impulses to behave in more productive and kinder ways as a new way of being Not just working with old patterns, but developing who clients really are in their truth and bringing that out into the world EMDR, a trauma treatment, stimulation on one part of the body then the other, or sounds, when trauma is triggered it can take over our personality (on and off) Dream work When Flics was seeking to be working as a comedic actress A Harmonium is played in studio, and Flics reveals how it is used a lot in Indian chanting music, and when she is leading call and response chanting, and sound healing The divine feminine going through Flics Sometimes the universe cooperates that if person moves through internal pattern and can move in a different way and the karmic energy doesn’t have the power it used to have, attacking issues through two angles The importance of talking with the language of the person who is receiving therapy, not imposing one’s own on them Sometimes seemingly meaningless things are not meaningless Evolution can be painful but end up in a profound result And profound final thoughts, including listening to our own confusion and meet our own heart with love See <a href="http://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

053 – Debra Flics – Classic Healer, Musical Healer