September/October 2011

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Editor's Note

Rich Simon

I first became aware that there was such a thing as meditation as part of my immersion in the cascade of mind-body-spirit esoterica unleashed by the human potential movement back in the early ’70s.

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West Meets East

Creating a New Wisdom Tradition

Ronald Siegel

As mindfulness practices work their way into the psychotherapeutic mainstream, we’re starting to ask more clinically sophisticated questions: Who needs what practice when? What about the downsides of some mindfulness interventions?  Read More
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Suggesting Mindfulness

Awakening the Hypnotist Within

Michael Yapko

As a clinical intervention, mindfulness is best understood by stripping away its aura of mystical spirituality and understanding the crucial role suggestion plays in the change process. Read More
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When Meditation Isn't Enough

Going Beyond Acceptance to Healing

Richard Schwartz

A psychotherapist discusses the next step: how to help clients transform the disruptive feelings and thoughts that they’ve learned to simply observe during meditation. Read More
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Shadow Side Of Meditation

Getting Stuck in the Present Moment

Flint Sparks

A Zen teacher describes the benefits and limitations of traditional meditation practice. Read More
Relational Meditation

Relational Meditation

Moving from Conflict to Attunement

Bruce Crapuchettes and Francine Crapuchettes Beauvoir

While meditation is usually considered solitary, two therapists discover that the couples intervention they’ve been using for over 20 years is actually a form of reciprocal relational practice. Read More

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