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Evolving Minds- Psychosis & Spirituality (2002: 45mins)

Evolving Minds- Psychosis & Spirituality

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What is reality? Who defines it?
Evolving Minds offers a fresh and radical perspective on alternatives to the mental health system. Presenting clear information in a humorous style it covers diverse topics such as shamanism, nutrition, psychotherapy, meditation and protest against draconian mental health legislation.

Produced by Undercurrents & Directed by Melissa Gunasena.
Evolving Minds explores the connection between psychosis and spiritual experience and provides techniques for people to explore and take control of their own minds. An invaluable resource that will educate, empower and inform.Includes exclusive footage of British army experiments with LSD.
Running Time 45minutes


'The film is a timely and fascinating exploration
into the very nature of "madness' .
South Wales Evening Post
Press article on Evolving Minds
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Interview with Melissa
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Ve Mentes Evolucionando en español en línea

An English transcript  of this interview is available here
The entire transcript of Evolving Minds movie can also be downloaded

Watch with Spanish subtitles

Hebrew : A Hebrew translation of Evolving Minds
is available here as a PDF

Evolving Minds can also be viewed on Mind Reel

Director of Evolving Minds interviewed

Evolving Minds offers a fresh and radical perspective on
alternatives to the mental health system.
Watch interview (above) with the director of Evolving Minds.

"Engaging, entertaining, and packed with practical tips and
refreshing perspectives on psychosis"
Mind

Useful links and resources

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'With a focus on the subjective experience of psychosis,
this video offers a lot for consideration.'
Journal of community and applied social psychology

MindReel
A data base of films about mental health
www.mindreel.org.uk

Mind - works for a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress
0845 7660163
www.mind.org

Learning From Psychosis,User-led training workshops
0208 552 3321
www.learningfrompsychosis.com

Get Active- a mental health activist resource
http://www.wikihow.com/

Successful Schizophrenia-Freeing psychiatry from delusions
www.webecom.com/thrive/schizo

Support Coalition International-Survivors human rights
www.mindfreedom.org

No Force Campaign-Survivors human rights
www.pages.zdnet.com/cullyd/thenoforcecampaign

Mad Pride-Celebrating mad culture & ending discrimination
07958 907357
www.ctono.freeserve.co.uk

Hearing Voices Network-Assisting people who hear voices
0161 834 5768
www.hearing-voices.org.uk

Sound Minds Promoting the arts
0207 207 1786
www.soundminds.co.uk

Mental Health Media-Promotes peoples voices to reduce prejudice and discrimination 0207 700 8171
www.mhmedia.com

Survivors Network
0161 923 4877
www.survivors.network.ukgateway.net

Listen to The Voices-Survivors films
www.gingerbeer.co.uk

Madnation-Social justice human rights
www.madnation.cc

Antipsychiatry Coalition-Dangers of psychiatric treatment
www.antipsychiatry.org

Toxic Psychiatry-Harm caused by medication
www.breggin.com

Schizophrenia & Shamanism Info & techniques
www.madness.crowcity.com

Psychosis & Spirituality-Book and email chat group
www.scispirit.com

Spiritual Emergency-Mental illness as spiritual crisis
www.holotropic.com



More useful resources

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Spirituality
Sacred Trust-Teaches practical shamanism
01736 331825
www.sacredtrust.co.uk

Sacred Hoop-Shamanic magazine
www.sacredhoop.org

Friends Of The Western Buddhist Order
Buddhafield festival 0208 981 8000
www.fwbo.org

Nutritional Therapy

British Association for Nutritional Therapy
0870 606 1284
www.bant.org.uk

Institute for Optimum Nutrition 0208 877 9993
www.ion.ac.uk

Lorraine Peretta (Features in the film)
www.mynutrition.co.uk

Alternative Therapies

British Complementary Medicine Association
0845 345 5977
www.bcma.co.uk

National Institute of Medical Herbalists
01392 426022
www.nimh.org.uk

The Society of Homeopaths
01604 621400
www.homeopathy

Organic Gardening

Thrive
Theraputic gardening for mental health problems
0118 988 5688
www.thrive.org.uk

News from Mind - the Mental Health Charity
15/11 Painting emotions: art and mental health
14/11 Update from Mind Cymru's Local Engagement Project
11/11 Time to Change Wales: a briefing
09/11 Experience into practice: working in mental health
07/11 Mind Media Awards - A review of the speech radio shortlist
03/11 Why MoneySupermarket ran for Mind
02/11 Mind Media Awards - A review of the documentary shortlist
02/11 New report shows success of Mental Health First Aid (Wales)
31/10 Race, ethnicity and the mental health strategy
28/10 Feel better outside, feel better inside
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