Zen Meditation in Psychotherapy : Techniques for Clinical Practice / C. Alexander Simpkins, Annellen M. Simpkins.

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.

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