Description
Book SynopsisThe world and all that is in it expresses reality. Every therapy session, each moment in your life, is a koan to be solved, an opportunity to learn about your deeper being. How you respond is your choice. You always have the option to respond with your most enlightened nature.
from Zen Meditation in Psychotherapy A thoughtful and pragmatic guide for integrating Zen meditation into traditional psychotherapy
Grounded in both neuroscientific and clinical evidence that supports the use of Zen meditation to improve clients'' mental health, this inspiring how-to guide encourages creative use of its techniques to suit your personal therapeutic style as well as your clients'' needs.
Zen Meditation in Psychotherapy provides you with methods that can be seamlessly integrated into ongoing treatments for a broad range of psychological problems, as well as with ways to enhance your own life, both professionally and personally.
It covers:
Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Part I Research and Efficacy
1 The Psychology of Meditation and Its Efficacy for Clinical Practice 3
2 Neuroscience Findings: How Meditation Can Change the Brain 19
Part II What Is Zen?
3 Zen Traditions 35
4 Zen Philosophy 59
5 Zen Practices 73
Part III Overcoming Clients’ Suffering
6 The Way of Zen Therapy: Following the Path for Treatment 97
7 Regulating Affect for Anger and Depression 113
8 Dissolving Anxiety and Trauma 135
9 Taming Impulse for Addiction and Weight Management 153
10 Fostering Loving Relationships 171
Part IV Facilitating Therapists
11 Relieving Stress and Burnout 193
12 Developing Acumen 209
Conclusion: Living Life as an Art 223
Appendix: A Quick Tour Through the Brain 227
References 239
Index 253
