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


Watch interview with the director of Evolving Minds above

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 & 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 timely and fascinating exploration into the very nature of "madness' .
South Wales Evening Post

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

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(part of Broad Horizons compilation)
£11.99 including p&p

 

Purchase on VHS video
£9.99 including p&p

 

Institutions: Evolving Minds is also available on VHS
for £50 from mental health charity

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Bonus Features
Extra Resources to accompany Evolving Minds video
Download and print out Melissa's useful writing on
SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND THE MEDICAL MODEL

Melissa's own words on why she made Evolving Minds
'Why I made the video & my experiences of Psychiatry'

Transcript of Evolving Minds. If you can translate into French, Spainish or any other language, please email us minds@undercurrents.org.
We would love to produce a DVD with various subtitles

Rufus May also appears in Evolving Minds
At the age of 18, Rufus May was diagnosed as an incurable schizophrenic and locked up in a psychiatric hospital. Now, he is a respected psychologist and a passionate campaigner on mental health issues. He is also the guest editor of this special issue. Here, he tells his extraordinary tale..from the Independent

Resources
Contact these useful people or organisations

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 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

PSI Research Centre
Science & magic
01458 833062
serenard@compuserve.ocm

Spirituality

Sacred Trust
Teaches practical shmanaism
01736 331825
www.sacredtrust.co.uk

Sacred Hoop
Shamanic magazine
01559 371215
www.sacredhoop.demon.co.uk

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
01372 470730
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

Register of Qualified Aromatherapists
01245 227957

The Society of Homeopaths
01604 621400
www.homeopathy

Organic Gardening

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

 

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