The
Change Center
A Week on a Ward
The Change Center: A Week on a Ward
Is a historical memoir that takes place some 50 years ago. I began writing it while I was still confined on a closed psychiatric ward. Trying to regain my memory, I had started to try and recall people, places, and things that I knew. I would write a word or two as I remembered something. This resulted in a few sentences here and there. Later in the week, I “wrestled with the devil” and finally surfaced. It was a battle against the pain coming from inside my bones. Sweaty and exhausted, I felt the way one feels when a fever breaks in an illness. Not well, but on the road to recovery. One of my professors, a Clinical Psychologist, visited me and as I tried to tell him about my experiences, he suggested that I write about them. He said that with my background in psychology, he thought my story would be interesting and relevant. I would work on the book for approximately six months after my release. Occasionally, over the years I would read and revise. I was going to publish it in the year 2000 but life got in the way and it was delayed until 2018 and revised and republished in 2021.
Wellness Mind-Body Activities
As with most of us, I have gone in and out of being in shape. In my mid-60s I did a complete makeover through Dahn yoga. It is an energy-based Korean yoga. I attended classes religiously, went to weekend seminars, and to retreats. My ongoing interest in eastern religions and yoga/meditation increased.
I decided to write a book sharing relatively simple activities and ideas that were helpful to me. The book started as tips and techniques for seniors. Quickly, I realized that these concepts and exercises were basically for any age. Most of the activities in this book can be done by most adults, even those who are bedridden.
The underlying theme of the book, borrowed from the hedonists of old is a goal of “No pain in the body and no trouble in the mind.” No matter where you are in your life, I can only implore you to have a daily meditation practice (even if for only 10-15 minutes). Meditation is one of the best things you can do for yourself. If you read this book, please try some of the activities. They will be good for you.
Howard Blazek
Born in Indiana, he moved to Chicago with his mother and sister while he was still an infant. His father was off to war. He was raised on the northwest side of Chicago. The 1960s brought such dramatic change that he decided to return to graduate school and be that great psychologist, teacher and researcher he had always dreamed of becoming. Instead, he would experience the Change Center. After recovering, he would obtain a doctorate in education and finish his career.
Publication History
Current Books:
- The Change Center: A Week on a Ward
- Wellness Mind-Body Activities
The Change Center: A Week on a Ward
Note: These three books have basically the same content. Republishing was necessary due to publisher problems, including nonpayment of royalties and bankruptcies. The current version is a fine-tuned version of the other two with a new last page.
The Change Center: A Week on a Ward (Current Version)
Copyright 2025 Howard D. Blazek with Inks & Bindings
The Change Center (orange cover with two heads)
Copyright 2023 Howard D. Blazek with Author unit (out of business)
The Change Center (green cover with man on corridor)
Copyright 2021 by Howard D. Blazek with Writer’s Apex
Note: This book was revised as The Change Center with a 25-page appendix added.
A Week on a Ward
Copyright 2018 by Vincent Blade Douglas (pen name) with Balboa Press
Wellness Mind-Body Activities
Note: These three books have basically the same content.
Wellness Mind-Body Activities (current version)
Copyright 2024 by Howard D. Blazek with Inks & Bindings
Wellness Activities & Insights
Copyright 2023 by Howard D. Blazek with Brilliant Books Literary (out of business)
Wellness Activities & Insights
Copyright 2022 by Howard D. Blazek with Dreamer’s Point (out of business just as
published)
The
CHANGE
Center
About the Book
The Change Center is a historical memoir that takes place some 50 years ago. I began writing it while I was still confined on a closed psychiatric ward. Trying to regain my memory, I had started to try and recall people, places, and things that I knew. I would write a word or two as I remembered something. This resulted in a few sentences here and there.
About the Author
Howard Blazek was born in northern Indiana during World War II. As his father went off to war, Howard, with his mother and sister moved to the Project on the near north side of Chicago. The Project was a complex of red brick buildings built for war widows and their children. Although both of his parents were born in this country, his maternal grandparents were born in Romania. His paternal grandfather was Czech and his paternal grandmother German. When his father returned from war, his family moved to a Georgian home on the far northwest side of Chicago.
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