Experts now believe that mild to moderate depression may be good for us – and even help us live longer. We constantly hear how depression disfigures our lives, but some experts have an interesting, if controversial, theory: depression can be good for us. To anyone in the grip of depression, which can vary from mild [...]
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Galina Toktali
Self-observe exercises The Fourth Way is a term used by G. Gurdjieff (famous Armenian mystic and spiritual teacher 1866– 1949) to describe his approach to self-development. Gurdjieff believed that his method combined three established ways: that of the body, the emotions and the mind. The Fourth Way is an ingenious collection of mental tools designed [...]
Healthy food and equal rights for middle age females by Galina Toktalieva One of my associate photographers took me for lunch in Lugner City. We both liked busy atmosphere of the place. There, in the midst of common turmoil, we could talk about our common projects and about script for feature film I was writing. [...]
Red Poppies of Chu Valley by Galina Toktalieva This is the story of Kyrgyz girl who in turbulent time left her impoverished country for West Europe and came through disastrous experiences of emigration escaping grip of sex trade emissaries – to become eventually professional photographer and American world agency reporter. (The view of red poppies [...]
By Galina Toktalieva Among other dreams for paranormal powers, I had dream of myself splitting in two and keeping company of my duplicate. I envisioned complete understanding between those two – the sort of intimacy identical twins have. Looking around, I knew I would stay inexplicable for ever. It is rare that friends have similar [...]
by Galina Toktalieva To make our lessons more enjoyable, young teacher replacing an older one, urged us to talk in German about personal ambitions, stimulating our activity by patient approach of recently baked pedagogue and by genuine curiosity that glowed at her fresh innocent face. Poor German and lack of imagination may seem connected, if [...]