The Zen Way of Counseling A Meditative Approach to Working with People

by Liebermeister, Svagito

• ISBN13: 9781846942365
• ISBN10: 1846942365
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-16
• Publisher: Mantra Books

Summary

Svagito Liebermeister presents a way of counseling that is rooted in meditation. He examines the core aspects of a spiritual approach to therapy, beyond method and technique, focusing on the essentials of how personal growth and transformation occur.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Essential Elements of Counseling	p. 5
Theraphy and Meditation	p. 7
Mind and Being	p. 18
Presence: A Healing Force	p. 30
The Nature of Desire	p. 43
The Influence of Love	p. 57
Primal Relationship	p. 67
Man-Woman Relationship	p. 82
Inner Male-Female Polarity	p. 98
Working with People	p. 113
Phase One: Giving Support	p. 115
Phase Two: Confrontation and Pendulation	p. 125
Phase Three: Intergration	p. 139
The Attitude of the Therapist	p. 150
The Helper-Client Relationship	p. 158
Basic Therapeutic Models	p. 169
Body-oriented Approaches and Emotional Awareness	p. 171
Energy work	p. 189
Systemic Approaches	p. 205
Working with Groups	p. 220
Epilogue	p. 234
Bibliography	p. 238
About the Author	p. 239
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