Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy

Deepening Healing with Contemplative Psychotherapy

The second edition of Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy is a synoptic overview of one of the most promising breakthrough fields in contemporary science and public health: the multidisciplinary confluence of cutting-edge neuropsychology, psychotherapy and social justice work with humanity’s timeless contemplative arts and sciences preserved in Asia. The book includes contributions by leading voices in contemplative psychology, pioneers in contemplative approaches to social justice, eminent scholars and master teachers of Buddhist practice. CONTINUE »

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Contemplative Psychotherapy: The Art and Science of Individual and Collective Well-Being by Joe Loizzo

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Contemplative Practices for Assessing and Eliminating Racism in Psychotherapy: Towards Dynamic Inclusive Excellence by Kamilah Majied

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Joe Loizzo and his colleagues have done a remarkable job in surveying this vast landscape. A must read for any clinician or provider wishing to incorporate contemplative practice into therapy.

— Richard Davidson, PhD

The authors have succeeded in deepening the current mutual embrace between psychotherapy and meditative practice. Written with clarity and featuring leading minds in both domains...

— Zindel Segel, PhD

Compassion training clearly has the power to protect caregivers from burnout, and to make them even more effective in helping others face the many difficult challenges of life in our age.
— Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD

This book offers the most comprehensive and authoritative overview of one of the hottest cutting edges in psychotherapy today — its merger with contemplative practice. A must-have for anyone in this field.
— Daniel Goleman, PhD

Doris F. Chang

This updated 2nd edition of Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy provides an illuminating tour of this burgeoning field, guided by an impressive and diverse roster of researchers, clinicians, and spiritual teachers.
— Doris F. Chang, PhD

We dedicate this volume to His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, who has done more than anyone to stimulate open dialogue between modern physical science and ancient contemplative science…
— The Editors

The Contemplative Psychotherapy Program

The collected essays in Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy draw upon the curriculum and faculty from the Nalanda Institute’s pioneering Contemplative Psychotherapy Program and what we have learned over the past twelve years from offering this unique program.

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