Gambling and grief digest

August 2010 Volume 1, Issue 6

Meditation Has Been Proven to Have Health Benefits!

Spiritual benefits
of meditation
“For millennia,
meditation has been
an exclusively
spiritual practice for
serious seekers. By
quieting the mind
and deeply relaxing
the body, the meditator experiences
deep states of inner peace, and
ultimately, higher states of
awareness. There are many subtle
benefits of practicing meditation—
greater intuition, compassion,
awareness, focus, among others—but
they are ancillary. Ultimately,
meditation is the practice of mystics
seeking union with God.”
Meditation has been found to
have health benefits proven by
science
“Significant benefits have been found
for many health conditions, including
heart disease, cholesterol, high blood
pressure, insomnia, chronic pain,
cancer, and immunity. Because
meditation is a low-cost intervention
with no side-effects, it shows promise
for relief of a wide range of societal
and health problems.”
“Meditation lowers blood pressure to levels
comparable to prescription drugs for those In this issue: Meditation
who are normal to moderately has been proven to have
hypertensive.” health benefits!
“Meditation has endorsed by the NIH as
effective for the relief of chronic pain.
Chronic pain sufferers experience a
reduction in symptoms of 50% or more.” Meditation has been 1
proven to have
“75% of long-term insomniacs who have
health benefits!
been trained in relaxation, meditation, and
simple lifestyle changes can fall asleep
within 20 minutes of going to bed.” Join us for a group 1
on meditation!
“Meditation reduces blood sugar levels in
Gambling 1
diabetics.”
Treatment at a
“Meditation appears to slow aging. Those Reduced Fee!
meditating five years or more were 12
years younger than their chronological
2
age.”
Outreach program
Information for this article came from: http://
www.anandapaloalto.org/joy/
BenefitsOfMeditation.html
Please check out this website for citations Counseling is offered for:
and more information on this topic!
 Gambling Addiction
Come learn how to meditate with us…
Amy McCae, a wellness and lifestyle coach at
 Compulsive Spending/
Creative Wellness will be at Peace and Power Shopping
Counseling on September 16 from 7:00PM to
8:00PM teaching us how to meditate. Please  Relationship Problems
join us for this potentially life changing event!
 Grief and Loss

G a m b l i n g Tr e a t m e n t a t a R e d u c e d F e e !  Depression and/or Anxiety

Family members or concerned others of gamblers receive no charge
Presentations are offered:
sessions as long as their gambler is receiving services at Peace and
Power Counseling LLC. If the gambler is not receiving services the Free presentations about
family member or concerned other of a gambler will be able to Gambling Addiction
receive services at a significantly reduced rate.

If your stress is related to a spending problem, grief and loss, or a

Peace and Power Counseling
relationship problem we can also help. We take insurance and
provides no charge gambling
private pay for these services.
evaluations and low cost
gambling treatment. Our goal is to help you feel better!
 Peace and Power Counseling LLC
6901 Dodge Street, Suite 101
Omaha, NE 68132

Tel: 402 515 7412

E-mail: ginafricke@peaceandpowercounseling.com

We’re on the web:

peaceandpowercounseling.com

Gambling and Grief Digest: We are here to help you feel better!

Don’t grieve alone,
ask for the help you deserve!
The program is affiliated with and endorsed
by The Grief Recovery Institute.
This format has been developed by Russell others, Bury your feelings
P. Friedman, Executive Director,
and John W. James, Founder of the Grief
Recovery Institute, and authors of The
Grief Recovery Handbook—The Action
Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce of participating in this program your
and Other Losses.
Outreac h Program
Grief is the normal and natural
reaction to loss.
Whether your loss is from:
• Death of a loved one • Divorce or
end of a relationship • Loss of
career • Loss of a substance/
gambling dependency • Loss of
trust • Loss of dreams • Loss of
security • Loss of health
Grief will continue to affect our lives
and the lives of those around us
adversely when
we are forced to accept the many
MYTHS ABOUT GRIEF:
Time heals all wounds, Replace the
loss, Grieve alone, Be strong for
The Outreach program will guide
those who wish to resolve their loss
issues and move beyond their grief
to a richer quality of life. As a result
life may become more enriched,
more alive and more fulfilled than ever
before. This 10-week program will be
conducted by Gina Fricke, LCSW,
CCGC, NCGC II.
THIS PROGRAM WILL START ON
NOVEMBER 2 AND WILL BE HELD
FROM 7:00PM TO 8:30PM FOR 11
WEEKS ON TUESDAYS.
THE COST OF THIS GROUP IS FREE
WILL DONATION.
This group will be located at Sump
Memorial Library in Papillion:
Sump Memorial Library
222 North Jefferson Street
Papillion, NE 68046
For further information please call:
Gina Fricke at 402-515-7412