Start with meditation

101 More Interventions in Family Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 52-56

  Bell, Linda G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

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EID: 72449161348     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315810072-21     Document Type: Chapter

References (11)

1. Bell, L. G. (1995/1996) Meditation supported therapy, American.Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Tapes available from the Resource Link (1-800-241-7785). 1995 is a two-hour presentation; 1996 is a one-day institute. Tapes of one-day institutes given at Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy in 1995, 1996, and 1997 are available from Egarni AN, 6052 Hillglen Dr., Watauga, TX 76148, (817) 577-2564.
2. Carrington, P. (1986). Meditation as an access to altered states of consciousness. In B. Wolman and M. Ullman, Eds., Handbook of states of consciousness. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. Reviews meditation techniques and research on their effects.
3. Dossey, L. (1991). Meaning and medicine. New York: Bantam. Summarizes medical research into the effect of prayer on healing. If you believe, on the basis of careful research, that prayer helps patients, are you obliged to pray?.
4. Epstein, M. (1995) Thoughts without a thinker. New York: Basic Books. Summarizes Buddhist teaching, Buddhist psychology, and psychotherapy. Compares Buddhist psychology and Western (psychoanalytic) approaches, showing how the two complement each other and can be used together to support both healing and health.
5. Hanh. T. N. (1991). Peace is every step. New York: Bantam. Paperback, 1992. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen Buddhist monk who was deeply involved in peace and reconciliation work in Vietnam during the war, and with veterans and survivors on both sides after the war. He teaches meditation as a way to mindfulness (being fully awake and aware).
6. James, W. (1902). The varieties of Tr!ligious experience. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co. (Mentor paperback, 1958). William lames was the leading psychologist-philosopher of his day. His chapter on mysticism could have been written yesterday. He gives many examples of mystical experience from various religious traditions.
7. Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stTr!SS, pain, and illness. New York: Delta. Overview of Kabat-Zinn’s Stress Reduction and Relaxation Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.
8. Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever you go there you are. New York: HaIcion. At the back of this book is infonnation about ordering several helpful meditation and yoga tapes.
9. Kramer, S. Z. (1995). Transforming the inner and outer family. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press. Seeking to bring spirituality into the center of psychotherapeutic work, Kramer presents theory and practice using meditation, guided meditation, and guided imagery with individuals, couples, and families. The book builds on the work of Vrrginia Satir and includes transcripts of interviews with her about her life and work.
10. Rosenthal, J. (1990). The meditative therapist. The Family Therapy Networker, 14, 38-41, 70-71. Beautifully combines explanation and personal experience.
11. Wolinsky, S. (1992). Trances people live. Falls Village, CT: Bramble. This book, by a teacher of Ericksonian hypnosis and family therapy, is very readable. Wolinsky presents complex ideas clearly. He describes our daily “normal�? life experience as a trance. The goal, through meditation and. personal development, is to achieve a “no trance�? state.