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Informationen zum Autor C. Alexander Simpkins ! PhD! and Annellen M. Simpkins ! PhD! have extensive training in psychotherapy! meditation! yoga! and Zen. They have clinical! teaching! and research experience using meditation either as the primary method or in conjunction with other forms of therapy. They have written several books on meditation! yoga! psychotherapy! and hypnosis! as well as books on several eastern philosophical traditions. Klappentext Zen meditation presents a practical advantage to people undergoing psychotherapy as a practice providing tools for seeing directly and objectively, a skill which many clients lack. This inspiring guide provides clinicians with the neuroscientific and clinical evidence supporting the use of meditation and mindfullness to improve their clients' mental health. Filled with vivid case examples, traditional texts, modern interpretations, and meditation research, this book offers step-by-step guidance in performing and teaching meditation, mindfulness, and focusing techniques clinicians can easily translate into their practice. Zusammenfassung Zen meditation presents a practical advantage to people undergoing psychotherapy as a practice providing tools for seeing directly and objectively, a skill which many clients lack. This inspiring guide provides clinicians with the neuroscientific and clinical evidence supporting the use of meditation and mindfullness to improve their clients' mental health. Filled with vivid case examples, traditional texts, modern interpretations, and meditation research, this book offers step-by-step guidance in performing and teaching meditation, mindfulness, and focusing techniques clinicians can easily translate into their practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Research and EfficacyChapter 1: The Psychology of Meditation and Its Efficacy for Clinical PracticeChapter 2: Neuroscience Findings: How Meditation Can Change the BrainPart II: What is Zen?Chapter 3: Zen TraditionsChapter 4: Zen PhilosophyChapter 5: Zen PracticesPart III: Overcoming Clients' SufferingChapter 6: The Way of Zen Therapy: Following the Path for TreatmentChapter 7: Regulating Affect for Anger and DepressionChapter 8: Dissolving Anxiety and TraumaChapter 9: Taming Impulse for Addiction and Weight ManagementChapter 10: Fostering Loving RelationshipPart IV: Facilitating TherapistsChapter 11: Relieving Stress and BurnoutChapter 12: Developing AcumenConclusion: Living Life as an Art...
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Part I: Research and EfficacyChapter 1: The Psychology of Meditation and Its Efficacy for Clinical PracticeChapter 2: Neuroscience Findings: How Meditation Can Change the BrainPart II: What is Zen?Chapter 3: Zen TraditionsChapter 4: Zen PhilosophyChapter 5: Zen PracticesPart III: Overcoming Clients' SufferingChapter 6: The Way of Zen Therapy: Following the Path for TreatmentChapter 7: Regulating Affect for Anger and DepressionChapter 8: Dissolving Anxiety and TraumaChapter 9: Taming Impulse for Addiction and Weight ManagementChapter 10: Fostering Loving RelationshipPart IV: Facilitating TherapistsChapter 11: Relieving Stress and BurnoutChapter 12: Developing AcumenConclusion: Living Life as an Art
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"From the Simpkins' lifelong collaborative study of both Zen and the nuts and bolts of hypnotherapy, they synthesize the latest scientific findings--about connection, mirror neurons, attachment theory, for example--with the most ancient of meditation forms. Zen tales, and their own poems and case studies offer a treasure trove of accessible techniques we can bring into our fast paced therapies. Their approach respects the uniqueness of each client and situation, coaxing them, breath, mind and heart, to explore uncharted capacities to feel, to heal, to relate, and to be present in this moment."--Michele Ritterman, Ph.D., Author of Using Hypnosis in Family Therapy and The Tao of a Woman"Finally, a book that not only gives us the latest scientific evidence about the benefits of meditation for clinician and clients, but details specific and practical ways to bring the meditation process to bear on the common problems brought to therapy. The Simpkins have written an accessible book on applying Zen methods of focus and insight in therapy, sprinkled with stories to engage, illuminate and inspire."--Bill O'Hanlon, Bill O'Hanlon is a licensed marriage and family counselor who has been a featured guest on Oprah and is the author of Do One Thing Different"Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy is good reader-friendly book for both people new to these concepts as well as the seasoned meditator, yogi or yogini who wants to deepen their knowledge and practice with clients. The Simpkins are at their best in describing how everyone can learn to integrate their own brain, body, and mind to facilitate a creative synchrony of healing and well being."--Kathryn Lane Rossi, Ph.D., Los Osos, California
