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Mudrashram Institute of Spiritual Studies |
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Meditation for Therapists Workshop |
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This six-hour educational and experiential workshop is for practicing counselors and psychotherapists who seek to learn more about meditation as a therapeutic modality. Psychiatrists, social workers, hypnotherapists, and holistic healers who incorporate therapy into their practices are also welcome to take this course, as are graduate students in Psychology and Social Work. This workshop features six styles of meditation drawn from several spiritual traditions that can be usefully adapted to work with clients in the therapeutic setting. Participants will have an opportunity to practice the techniques and to guide others in them. A workbook is included with the course. The course begins with an overview of the many styles of meditation. We will discuss and practice in this workshop those meditation techniques that have special efficacy in promoting insight, aiding in stress reduction and relaxation, and assisting your clients to contact their inner resources of intuition and volition. Among the methods we will explore are Vipassana, Inner Absorption (Laya) methods, breathing meditation, and techniques of Reflective and Receptive meditation. Professionals who work on a daily basis with individuals seeking to better understand themselves, improve their lives, and relate to others in a healthier way will find this an invaluable course, both for their clients and for themselves. Incorporating the powerful focusing methods of meditation in therapy can lead to faster resolution of clients issues and improved therapeutic outcomes. The course and workbook cover: Introduction to Meditation What is Meditation? The Great Continuum of Consciousness Models of Consciousness in Psychology Vehicles, Forms, or Energetic StatesThe Focal Point of Meditation Comparisons of Psychotherapy, Hypnosis and Meditation Who is Using Meditation in Therapy? Techniques of Meditation with Relevance to Psychotherapy Using Meditation in Your Therapy Sessions Monitoring Techniques Vipassana Vipassana upon Sensations Vipassana upon Feelings Vipassana upon Thoughts Vipassana upon I AM Statements Vipassana upon the Voidness of Consciousness Breathing Meditations Watching the breath Breathing an affirmation Breathing a mantra Creative Meditations Energizing the body by visualizationa demonstration The Rainbow Method Affirmation Process Meditation Reflective Meditations The Little Sun Method The Mandala Method The Stepping Stone Method Centering Disidentification Ego, Self, and Soul GroundingComing Back from Altered States of Consciousness Articles on Meditation and Psychotherapy Conscious Mind Meditation Methods for Meditation on the Vehicles and to Activate the Potentials of Consciousness Meditation on the Vehicles Levels of Autosuggestion Imagery Techniques in Psychotherapy A Comparison of Spiritual and Psychological Work Therapy with Members of Religious Cults Some of George A. Boyd's Other Reflections on Meditation The Human Growth Continuum What is Transformation? Temples of Human Life A New Model of Human Functioning A Heuristic for Determining the Outcome of Therapy A Comparison Between Psychological and Spiritual Transformation Inner Encounter Madness and Mysticism: the Role of Reality Testing The Journey to Inner Awakening The workbook also contains suggestions for continuing study and an extensive glossary of new terms. Your agency can host this workshop if you wish. [It is not approved for professional continuing educational credit at this time].
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