About Peter Ocsody, Ph.D.

Peter Ocsody, Ph.D.   I grew up in Hungary. Interestingly, the word for breathing – which is inseparable from our soul – in Hungarian is “lelekzes” which could be translated as breathing of the soul. My father had great interest in yoga and mind-body coordination and he had talked to me about it as I […]

Aldea Explores Series: Know Thyself

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Know Thyself – Week Four: Podcast and Reflective Journal

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Know Thyself – Week Four: No Going Back

The irony of being human is that to become yourself, you have to lose yourself and then recreate a better version. This “losing and creating” is a lifelong endeavor. To do this, we must take deliberate steps to shun fear and engage growth. Though exciting, growth is also full of challenges, heartaches, fears, and troubles. […]

Know Thyself – Week Four: Be a “Transcender”

I have recently found it more and more useful to differentiate between two kinds (or better, degrees) of self-actualizing people, those who were clearly healthy, but with little or no experiences of transcendence, and those in whom transcendent experiencing was important and even central. Abraham Maslow     Much has been made, and rightfully so, […]

Know Thyself – Week Three: Podcast, Reflective Journal, and Forum

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Know Thyself: Week Three – Need a Change? Get Curious

You’re on a hike, taking in the beauty around you. Just as you turn a corner on the path, a bird lands gently on a tree branch near your shoulder. Your attention is immediately focused and you become curious. Curious as to what the bird’s experience of life is like. Curious about that particular species […]

Know Thyself: Week Three – Get Curious about the Story of Your Life

Why do we like stories and movies? I suppose the answers to that question could be as varied as the number of respondents. One thing is for certain though, we like movies and stories because well, we are one. The third week of our Aldea Explores Series, Know Thyself,  focuses on a core element of […]