Zen Meditation in Psychotherapy : Techniques for Clinical Practice /
Simpkins, C. Alexander.
Zen Meditation in Psychotherapy : Techniques for Clinical Practice / C. Alexander Simpkins, Annellen M. Simpkins. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012. - 1 online resource (xi, 258 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Research and Efficacy. Research and Efficacy -- The Psychology of Meditation and Its Efficacy for Clinical Practice -- Neuroscience Findings: How Meditation Can Change the Brain -- What Is Zen?. What Is Zen? -- Zen Traditions -- Zen Philosophy -- Zen Practices -- Overcoming Clients' Suffering. Overcoming Clients' Suffering -- The Way of Zen Therapy: Following the Path for Treatment -- Regulating Affect for Anger and Depression -- Dissolving Anxiety and Trauma -- Taming Impulse for Addiction and Weight Management -- Fostering Loving Relationships -- Facilitating Therapists. Facilitating Therapists -- Relieving Stress and Burnout -- Developing Acumen -- Conclusion: Living Life as an Art -- Appendix: A Quick Tour Through the Brain -- References -- Index. The psychology of meditation and its efficacy for clinical practice -- Neuroscience findings : how meditation can change the brain -- Zen traditions -- Zen philosophy -- Zen practices -- The way of Zen therapy : following the path for treatment -- Regulating affect for anger and depression -- Dissolving anxiety and trauma -- Taming impulse for addiction and weight management -- Fostering loving relationship -- Relieving stress and burnout -- Developing acumen -- Conclusion : living life as an art.
'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'--Provided by publisher.
9781118155684 1118155688 1283306530 9781283306539 1118159349 9781118159347
9786613306531
10.1002/9781118155684 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 30E94CF5-8888-4F37-8042-1FAF073E9B25 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Psychotherapy--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism.
Meditation--Therapeutic use.
Buddhism--Psychology.
Meditation--psychology.
Mental Disorders--psychology.
Mental disorders--Therapy.
Psychotherapy--methods.
Religion and Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY--Psychotherapy--General.
Meditation--Therapeutic use.
Psychotherapy--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism.
Electronic books.
RC489.M43 / S56 2012
616.89/14
2011 L-644 WM 425.5.R3
Zen Meditation in Psychotherapy : Techniques for Clinical Practice / C. Alexander Simpkins, Annellen M. Simpkins. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012. - 1 online resource (xi, 258 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Research and Efficacy. Research and Efficacy -- The Psychology of Meditation and Its Efficacy for Clinical Practice -- Neuroscience Findings: How Meditation Can Change the Brain -- What Is Zen?. What Is Zen? -- Zen Traditions -- Zen Philosophy -- Zen Practices -- Overcoming Clients' Suffering. Overcoming Clients' Suffering -- The Way of Zen Therapy: Following the Path for Treatment -- Regulating Affect for Anger and Depression -- Dissolving Anxiety and Trauma -- Taming Impulse for Addiction and Weight Management -- Fostering Loving Relationships -- Facilitating Therapists. Facilitating Therapists -- Relieving Stress and Burnout -- Developing Acumen -- Conclusion: Living Life as an Art -- Appendix: A Quick Tour Through the Brain -- References -- Index. The psychology of meditation and its efficacy for clinical practice -- Neuroscience findings : how meditation can change the brain -- Zen traditions -- Zen philosophy -- Zen practices -- The way of Zen therapy : following the path for treatment -- Regulating affect for anger and depression -- Dissolving anxiety and trauma -- Taming impulse for addiction and weight management -- Fostering loving relationship -- Relieving stress and burnout -- Developing acumen -- Conclusion : living life as an art.
'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'--Provided by publisher.
9781118155684 1118155688 1283306530 9781283306539 1118159349 9781118159347
9786613306531
10.1002/9781118155684 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 30E94CF5-8888-4F37-8042-1FAF073E9B25 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Psychotherapy--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism.
Meditation--Therapeutic use.
Buddhism--Psychology.
Meditation--psychology.
Mental Disorders--psychology.
Mental disorders--Therapy.
Psychotherapy--methods.
Religion and Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY--Psychotherapy--General.
Meditation--Therapeutic use.
Psychotherapy--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism.
Electronic books.
RC489.M43 / S56 2012
616.89/14
2011 L-644 WM 425.5.R3