Balancing Perspectives http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com The podcast for counselors of all levels to build both skills and character to better facilitate growth in yourself and others; for professionals, counselors in training, or good friends. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:49:43 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 en ©Michael Oyster, LPC, CADC III 2003-2009 Health 1440 counseling,education,training,workshop,mental health,relationship,therapy,poetry Giving credence to multiple viewpoints and promoting a balance between those perspectives The podcast for counselors of all levels to build both skills and character to better facilitate growth in yourself and others; for professionals, counselors in training, or good friends. Michael Oyster, LPC, CADC III Michael Oyster, LPC, CADC III BalancingPerspectives@gmail.com No No http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/mf/web/ee3k7t/Logo-3.jpg Balancing Perspectives http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com 144 144 The Skills of Analytical Psychology http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2008/01/05/the-skills-of-analytical-psychology/ http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2008/01/05/the-skills-of-analytical-psychology/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:57:02 +0000 balancingperspectives Uncategorized Counseling Skills http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2008/01/05/the-skills-of-analytical-psychology/ Some might believe that a Jungian approach might be very interesting theoretically, but really have no practical approach to address the issues it discovers.  To address this misconception, I offer 5 categories with 16 specific tools that Jungian’s use to promote expression of unconscious material.  I also offer 4 distinctions between analytic techniques and spins offs, giving you the keys to figure out true Jungian approaches and imitations. 

 

]]> http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2008/01/05/the-skills-of-analytical-psychology/feed/ Some might believe that a Jungian approach might be very interesting theoretically, but really have no practical approach to address the issues it discovers.  To ... Some might believe that a Jungian approach might be very interesting theoretically, but really have no practical approach to address the issues it discovers.  To address this misconception, I offer 5 categories with 16 specific tools that Jungian's use to promote expression of unconscious material.  I also offer 4 distinctions between analytic techniques and spins offs, giving you the keys to figure out true Jungian approaches and imitations.    analytical, analytic, counseling skills, unconscious, collective unconscious, jung, Michael Oyster, LPC, CADC III No No 12:08 Why Theory is Important http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/12/09/why-theory-is-important/ http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/12/09/why-theory-is-important/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:11:12 +0000 balancingperspectives Uncategorized Counseling Theory http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/12/09/why-theory-is-important/ Many counseling approaches today argue that theory is not central to the issue of change, only a process of change itself.  These behavioral approaches often promote this idea but that’s actually based on a theory.  So, let’s explore the practical reasons for theory when helping people change and perhaps discover how Jungian approaches add to current counseling practice.

]]> http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/12/09/why-theory-is-important/feed/ Many counseling approaches today argue that theory is not central to the issue of change, only a process of change itself.  These behavioral approaches often ... Many counseling approaches today argue that theory is not central to the issue of change, only a process of change itself.  These behavioral approaches often promote this idea but that’s actually based on a theory.  So, let’s explore the practical reasons for theory when helping people change and perhaps discover how Jungian approaches add to current counseling practice. why theory is important, jung, cognitive behavioral, cbt, analytical psychology, Michael Oyster, LPC, CADC III No No 13:09 A Song of the Rolling Earth http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/25/a-song-of-the-rolling-earth/ http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/25/a-song-of-the-rolling-earth/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:06:46 +0000 balancingperspectives Uncategorized eStore http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/25/a-song-of-the-rolling-earth/

This is one of Walt Whitman’s foundational poems put to the music of Suzanne Teng from her album Enchanted Wind, track 2, Above the Clouds.  While floating with long beatless flute melodies paired with words of curious adoration, this mix offers a meditation where abstractions become solidified and the earth takes its rightful place in our imaginations.  Whitman’s sense of spirituality grounded to the earth’s character, and we being expressions of its deepest dynamics, teases at our role in Life’s great mystery. 

After listening to the 1:59 demo, you’ll want to reflect over and over on Whitman’s coy allusion to very tangible ideals.  Download the full 19:27 version for $3.95 through the safety of Paypal 

]]> http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/25/a-song-of-the-rolling-earth/feed/ This is one of Walt Whitman's foundational poems put to the music of Suzanne Teng from her album Enchanted Wind, track 2, Above the Clouds.  While floating ... This is one of Walt Whitman's foundational poems put to the music of Suzanne Teng from her album Enchanted Wind, track 2, Above the Clouds.  While floating with long beatless flute melodies paired with words of curious adoration, this mix offers a meditation where abstractions become solidified and the earth takes its rightful place in our imaginations.  Whitman's sense of spirituality grounded to the earth's character, and we being expressions of its deepest dynamics, teases at our role in Life's great mystery.  After listening to the 1:59 demo, you'll want to reflect over and over on Whitman's coy allusion to very tangible ideals.  Download the full 19:27 version for $3.95 through the safety of Paypal  whitman, earth, poetry, poems, balancing perspectives, spirituality, Michael Oyster, LPC, CADC III No No 1:59 O Me O Life - - Full of Life Now http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/22/o-me-o-life-full-of-life-now/ http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/22/o-me-o-life-full-of-life-now/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:35:39 +0000 balancingperspectives Uncategorized eStore http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/22/o-me-o-life-full-of-life-now/ This is a composite of two short Walt Whitman poems, O Me O Life and Full of Life Now, put to the music of Mercy Machine from the instrumental version of In Your Bed, track 9.  The combination of the poems and the music offers a reflection of life, specifically how your life intertwines with Walt Whitman’s life; it begins with acknowledging that our own life has limits but builds to recognize that what we do with our life will echo back and forth through time.

Listen to the 45 sec demo and download the full 4:50 version for $0.99 through the safety of PayPal

]]> http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/22/o-me-o-life-full-of-life-now/feed/ This is a composite of two short Walt Whitman poems, O Me O Life and Full of Life Now, put to the music of Mercy ... This is a composite of two short Walt Whitman poems, O Me O Life and Full of Life Now, put to the music of Mercy Machine from the instrumental version of In Your Bed, track 9.  The combination of the poems and the music offers a reflection of life, specifically how your life intertwines with Walt Whitman's life; it begins with acknowledging that our own life has limits but builds to recognize that what we do with our life will echo back and forth through time. Listen to the 45 sec demo and download the full 4:50 version for $0.99 through the safety of PayPal whitman, o me o life, poetry, poems, balancing perspectives, spirituality, Michael Oyster, LPC, CADC III No No 0:45 Introduction to Balancing Perspectives Podcast http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/17/introduction-to-balancing-perspectives-podcast/ http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/17/introduction-to-balancing-perspectives-podcast/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:41:11 +0000 balancingperspectives Intro Podcasts http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/17/introduction-to-balancing-perspectives-podcast/ Here is a full length podcast exploring the goals for and processes of Balancing Perspectives.  Music is provided from track 1, A Solfing Song (Tallis), from the album Four Temperaments by Phantasm.  Used by permission from Magnatune.com   

]]> http://balancingperspectives.podbean.com/2007/09/17/introduction-to-balancing-perspectives-podcast/feed/ Here is a full length podcast exploring the goals for and processes of Balancing Perspectives.  Music is provided from track 1, A Solfing Song (Tallis), ... Here is a full length podcast exploring the goals for and processes of Balancing Perspectives.  Music is provided from track 1, A Solfing Song (Tallis), from the album Four Temperaments by Phantasm.  Used by permission from Magnatune.com    balancing perspectives, michael oyster, counseling, training, workshop, education, Michael Oyster, LPC, CADC III No No 12:37