Holistic, "new age" types that aren't flaky

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

I couldn't think of a better subject, so this is all you get.

I want to do something about my anxiety and negative thinking, and since nothing else seems to be helping, I thought I'd try going the route of "alternative medicine." I've tried a lot of it in the past, ususally unsuccessfully. I didn't have shady practitioners, they were just kind of flaky and not good matches for my really analytical mind. I had reiki with Joanna Scaparotti, who's on here, and she's fantastic, but I'm hoping to find someone who can help me work through things on my own. Perhaps someone who's a good meditation teacher or something like that would be a good fit. I'm not quite sure how to approach this.

I know what I don't want, though. My cranky skeptical side cuts in and says no to anyone who regularly recommends Bach's Rescue Remedy, no to anyone performing resonance repatterning, no to anyone who is a life coach (or anything else really vague), no to sand art therapy, no to anyone who tries to get me to ditch my prescription meds, no to anyone who will link my present problems to my past life and/or conception, no to anyone who recommends drinking my own urine, no to anyone who plays Norah Jones as meditation music, and no excessive use of crystals.

I've had all those things happen. Oh, and I don't like massages. They make me nervous.

Now, with all of that, does anyone have any recommendations to offer? :)

Comments

[agnosticoracle.livejournal.com]

Just to give the obvious not so alternative suggestion:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy)/

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm already doing that, actually, but I'm looking for something that will also pay off in the shorter term.

[agnosticoracle.livejournal.com]

Perhaps patience is what you need then. =)