Articles on Mothers & Mothering - Page 6 of 7 - Dr. John Diamond

“Beat versus Pulse”

All music comes from the mother. From the rhythmic pulsation which we felt when inside her, and then later from her cradling and rocking, her lilt and her lullaby. And all love came from her – and all negativity. Within each of us there are two mothers, the one we know who loves us – and the one we fear, the one we must obey: “She who must be obeyed.”

Video: The Valley Spirit

In this free video, Dr. Diamond equates the "Valley Spirit" of Lao Tzu with the mother of love. One in the "Mothers and Mothering" series of videos.

“The Drive for Life”

There are so many procedures and techniques, systems and modalities, all proclaiming themselves as therapy. They are entitled to do so only if, whatever the means whereby, they raise the Life Energy, the Healing Power within the sufferer: if they raise the sufferer’s will to be well, if they enhance his Life Energy.

“Breast Feeding, Bonding and Myofunctional Therapy”

In his book, Myofunctional Therapy in Dental Practice [Bartel Dental Book Company, New York, 1971], Daniel Garliner cites Richard Applebaum’s paper on breast feeding—a paper of unlimited significance. Applebaum gives very explicit instructions on how the baby should be supported while at the breast in order to ensure the best sucking.

Video: The Re-Mothering Experience

Dr. Diamond discusses the powerful therapy of Re-Mothering and his classic book about it. The book can be purchased here.

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Video: Everything Is the Mother

Dr. Diamond discusses how everything in our lives relates unconsciously back to our mothers and the start of life. One in the “Mothers and Mothering” series of videos.

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“The Tide and the Pulse”

“There is a tide in the affairs of men,” Shakespeare proclaimed. Not a force or power, or a direction, but a tide.

A tide: ebb and flow, ebb and flow. Movement, always movement; ever changing yet ever recurring. Always advancing through time—to where? To where? Back and forth, round and round, and on and on.

Video: Knowing Belovedness

Defined as “the feeling of feeling loved,” “belovedness” is a central concept in Dr. Diamond’s work. In this inspirational video, he discusses the term, along with other core ideas, such as the overcoming of anguish and the difference between “knowledge” and “Knowledge.”

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“All I Want to Know”

All I want to know of a composer, a performer – any artist – is: How close has he come to Knowing his Mother of Love, his Muse?

Video: Brain Misprocessing

“You’re not mad, you’re not bad – it’s your neurology.” Dr. Diamond discusses the origin of our brain misprocessing, from the birthing process, and steps that can be taken to remedy it.

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