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Inner Refuge Counseling & Consultation
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Dr. Lavanya Devdas
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Finding meaning, gratitude and intention in what we do
I had the privilege of presenting on two topics related to mindfulness meditation and stress with a cultural focus for the Philadelphia...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Feb 241 min read
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Stepping forward into 2025!
Wishing everyone a step forward into 2025. My wish and hope for you/me/us include: 1. Meeting ourselves where we are at, on any given...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Jan 21 min read
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TAKING A PAUSE: ELECTION STRESS
What is your preference or style for slowing down? Whether it is going through the process of election, the outcome, or change, I have...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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Supervision: An integral part of personal and professional!
Supervision: It was an honor filled with fun and energy as I presented to the group of amazing psychologists on supervision from a...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Feb 6, 20241 min read
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Co-creating belonging mindfully!
It was an honor to present on the experience of belonging through KGA. The connection, acceptance, and sharing among the audience and...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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Mindfulness and racing thoughts!
In presenting and consulting on a series of mindfulness presentations and racing thoughts, what stands out is acknowledging the...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Jun 24, 20231 min read
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Round table discussion: Hearing our voices: Experiences of Asian Indian Psychologists
I co-presented at the American Psychological Association, Division 39, Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, (April...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Apr 28, 20231 min read
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Concluding this year with a diversity initiative!
The context, power differentials, setting the intention, choice of words that consistently reflect the intention, and the impact are...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Dec 29, 20221 min read
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What's your connection to something bigger in life?
I was gazing at the skies from my seat and marveled at the wonder of change, light, dark and grey clouds some passing, some static, and...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Nov 16, 20221 min read
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#mindful awareness #future #past
We think about the past in the present and we plan for the future or the next day in the present. Mindful awareness is one of the ways to...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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Lives lost and how it lives in us
As a psychologist, a woman of color, and other roles my identity carries, it is hard to feel connected in the wake of the race based...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
May 29, 20221 min read
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Mindfulness: Power of group
The path of integrating mindfulness and the dialectic of every day life, addressing the deceivingly simple application of the what and...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Dec 10, 20211 min read
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Ignorance and myopic views: Lives of minority communities, including Asian Americans
I took a picture of this view as I was driving through the amazing light show and display at Shady Brook Farm, PA. This picture shows a...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Mar 19, 20211 min read
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Ushering of the New Year 2021!
As I sat at my desk reading a book by one of my favorite authors, Brene Brown, I looked outside my window to see a beautiful display of...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Jan 3, 20211 min read
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Change: The constant presence & your relationship with it
1. Give yourself permission to check in with your feelings at the start of the day. 2. Lean into the thoughts that arise when you check...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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For folks who listen to podcasts...
Amidst a time of social distancing, here is a podcast on a non-pandemic topic that is relevant. It is by the special interest podcast...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Mar 26, 20201 min read
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The Corona virus - a need for communal effort
The health care professionals who are at the forefront and dedicate countless hours to deal with the influx of corona virus, the...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Mar 22, 20201 min read
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Coping styles we all may be familiar with during this time...
In the wake of Corona virus, safety, support, coping, and managing our worries is paramount. I am offering tele-health services through a...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Mar 14, 20201 min read
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More on inner dialogue!!
We often do not recognize the inner narrative that judges who we are and what we do from time to time. Some common themes that feel...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Mar 8, 20201 min read
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That self-critical voice!
Constant judgments, never being good enough, and high expectations. Sound familiar? These are some values driving that self-critical...

Dr. Lavanya Devdas
Mar 6, 20201 min read
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