Half-Day Loving-kindness Meditation Course, Saturday December 1, 2018

Lakeland Meditation Group is excited to offer a short course on loving-kindness and compassion meditation at the beginning of the holiday season. Loving-kindness meditations are healing contradictions to anger, sadness and worry, and help us to feel more at ease and connected to others. Whether you are new to meditation, experienced in other styles, or an […]

Counseling: What You Need To Know

Family Counseling Services in Lakeland Family Counseling – Once upon a time I had never seen a counselor.  But I was getting desperate- my life felt like it was falling apart and things were getting to a scary point. I became grudgingly willing to see someone in case there was any way counseling could help […]

What a Little Child Can Do

We want our children to have a great childhood. We want to make their lives pleasant and fun. We may even say their only job is to do well in school. But what are we teaching? Dear child, you have only one job in life? Others will take care of the “menial” tasks? You don’t […]

Is My Kid Using Drugs or Drinking Alcohol? Help for Parents

Here are a few items that can reduce your anxiety if you are worried that your kid may use or is using alcohol or illegal substances. If you attend to the media, you may think that all kids are using, and that they will all end up with a serious addiction. The statistics on teen […]

How To Say No Effectively: A Guide for Teenagers and Other People

  This skill-teaching/ how-to/hack/lesson/script is for people who want or need to say no in certain situations.   We all want to say no to some things, but it can be hard to do. We might feel guilty, or be afraid to seem mean, or be afraid we will hurt or lose a friend if […]

Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation Workshop, 8AM-Noon, Saturday September 8, 2018

Where: 215 E. Bay Street, Lakeland, FL 33801 What: Simple Instruction, followed by practice and discussion. We will have coffee, tea and simple refreshments Who: Experienced and Inexperienced Students Cost: Donation to the teacher, Andy Quinn Please contact Andy 863-683-9600 or relationshipbuilderslakeland@gmail.com for RSVP and other questions Please bring cushions if you prefer to meditate […]

Developmental Tasks toward a Healthy Sex Life

Healthy sexual relationships are built of physical, emotional and relational skills developed over a lifetime. Growth Stage Developmental Tasks Consider that skills are Introduced, Practiced, and Mastered over time. NO ONE gets all these in the time frame suggested. EVERYONE has challenges in healthy sexuality. Almost all skills can be learned later than indicated. Birth […]