Speaking from the Body (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783836481137)

Psychotherapists who practice Buddhist meditation can develop a heightened awareness of their own body sensations. This book describes the work of psychotherapists who had developed the skill of using their body-awareness inter-subjectively: their bodies had become sensitive instruments that resonated with the unconscious emotional and physical experiences of their patients and clients, in a form of body-based counter-transference. The author discusses clinical vignettes from the practice of six meditating psychotherapists, in New Zealand, Britain, and the USA, and describes ways in which self-other boundaries, both psychic and physical, were temporarily transcended in their work with patients.

Author: Paul Solomon
ISBN-10: 3836481138
ISBN-13: 9783836481137
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2008
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d