Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy (PDF)

Praise for Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy

"From the wisdom of ancient cultures to modern neuroscience, the
authors skillfully create a bridge of understanding between the
practice of meditation, yoga, and psychotherapy. The Simpkins are
at their best in describing how everyone can learn to integrate
their own brain, body, and mind to facilitate a creative synchrony
of healing and well-being."

--Kathryn Rossi, PhD Coeditor, Collected Works of
Milton H. Erickson: The Nature of Therapeutic Hypnosis

"This reader-friendly text is directed toward therapists and
healthcare workers who are considering incorporating yoga and
meditation into their work. These technologies are time-honored and
appear to have beneficial effects on contemporary clients and
patients. Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy serves as an
informative introduction to these¿practices, and explains how
a therapist might integrate such practices into their work. The
chapters on neuroscience research and healthy aging are unique in
books of this nature, and the discussion of alleviating depression
alone is worth the price of the book."

--Stanley Krippner, PhDProfessor of Psychology,
Saybrook UniversityCoauthor, Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD
in War Veterans

A thoughtful and pragmatic guide for integrating meditation
and yoga techniques into traditional psychotherapy

Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy is an inspiring
"how-to" guide grounded in the neuroscientific and clinical
evidence that supports the use of meditation and other yoga
practices to improve clients' mental health.

Drawing from the authors' decades of practice, teaching, and
writing, this inspiring book is focused on applying meditation,
yoga, and Zen to therapy, with discussion of:

* The latest neuroscience findings, showing how the brain and
larger nervous system are altered by yoga methods

* Philosophical and psychological principles upon which yoga is
based

* The how, when, and why for use of specific techniques with
common psychological problems

* Fundamental stretching exercises and meditation techniques

Filled with vivid case examples and writings from renowned yoga
masters, Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy encourages a
therapeutic process in which clients move their attention from
outside concerns to inner mindfulness. With a range of techniques
that embrace the diversity and uniqueness of clients, this book
offers methods to creatively individualize techniques for a wide
variety of presenting problems.