Live: Trauma counselling by Swami Pragyapad
Have you been affected/trumatised by the Mumbai terror attacks and its aftermath? The Art of Living foundation has been offering trauma counselling for citizens of Mumbai affected by the terror attacks.

'Meditation helps remove negative emotions'
Swami Pragyapad, a IIT graduate and senior teacher of the Art of Living foundation, offered online trauma counselling for those affected by the Mumbai terror attacks.

Combo of taiji, cognitive therapy and support groups benefits people with dementia
Washington, Dec 5 : Researchers at the University of Illinois have suggested that those diagnosed with early stage dementia can slow their physical, mental and psychological decline by taking part in therapeutic programs that combine counselling, support groups, Taiji and qigong.

Crisis-hit hospice warns of cuts
A Kent hospice faces cuts to services because of a funding crisis brought on by the economic downturn.

Expanded carers' centre reopens
A charity which offers support to carers in Oxford opens newly extended premises in the city.

Cops get counselling
Staff at the Mhala police station in Bushbuckridge, where two senior police chiefs were killed on Tuesday, are being treated for trauma.

Drought counselling:?start-stop? approach
The Nationals Member for Benalla, Dr Bill Sykes, will lead a deputation to the Victorian Community Services Minister next week to argue for a more streamlined approach to drought counselling funding.

Debt can put a damper on love life
Marriage trouble in SA as economic woes tighten financial difficulties are placing significant stresses on families as debt-burden increases. South Africa's debt counsellors are increasingly referring couples to marriage counselling too, as high debt burdens lead to couples fighting and divorcing.

Bulldogs shut door on Maitua
The Bulldogs say former Kangaroos lock Reni Maitua will not be given another chance at the club even if he has counselling.

Boy, 11, left to care for dad
COURIER-MAIL CHILDREN'S FUND: While other kids are playing sport or computer games on Saturday mornings, Brendan is learning how to support his ailing dad.

Huge job losses in Ont. push up unemployment rate
Canada's employment numbers fell by more than 70,000 in November pushing the unemployment rate to 6.3 per cent. The bulk of the job losses were in Ontario.

Soldier sentenced for racial threats
A CFB Borden officer who was found with an "arsenal" of weapons in his home and who threatened to kill two black lieutenants because of [...]

Tests show defendant was HIV-positive for at least five years
The results of blood samples taken in 2005 show Charles Mzite was HIV-positive for at least five to seven years, an expert in HIV/AIDS testified yesterday in B.C. Supreme Court.

Teachers 'bear the brunt of trauma'
Students and teachers have been receiving trauma counselling at Sacred Heart College where Zoleka Mandela's half-sister drowned.

Zambia: Violence Against Women On the Rise
Lusaka ? "There will be no peace, security and sustainable economic development in Zambia as long as women's rights continue to be treated as a secondary issue," said Non-Governmental Organisation Coordination Committee (NGOCC) chairperson Marian Munyinda.

Pupils in shock after drowning
Students and teachers are receiving trauma counselling at Johannesburg's Sacred Heart College where a seven-year-old pupil, reported to be Winnie Madikizela's granddaughter, drowned.

Namibia: Country, U.S. Celebrate Life
A HOSPICE in South Africa once commemorated World AIDS Day by hosting a memorial to mourn those who had lost their lives to HIV-AIDS.

A&E work 'drove' nurse to alcohol
A nurse who drove while over the drink drive limit says the stress of her job drove her to drink, a court hears.

A&E work 'drove' nurse to alcohol
A nurse who got behind the wheel of a car while almost three times the drink drive limit said the stress of her job was to blame.

Top five spas for under £100
This holistic therapy centre, founded by Sarah Lownds, is in the stables of a 19th-century farmhouse, which her parents run as a B&B. The whole property is a peaceful retreat, great for a few days alone or with a friend.