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(cid:2) Core Principles of Meditation for Therapy (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) Core Principles of Meditation for Therapy Improving the Outcomes for Psychotherapeutic Treatments Annellen M. Simpkins C. Alexander Simpkins (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) Copyright©byAnnellenM.Simpkins&C.AlexanderSimpkins.Allrightsreserved. PublishedbyJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,Hoboken,NewJersey. PublishedsimultaneouslyinCanada. 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LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataisAvailable ISBN----(paperback) ISBN----(ePDF) ISBN----(epub) ISBN----(obk) Coverdesign:Wiley Coverimage:©iStockphoto/Yuri PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica FIRSTEDITION PBPrinting (cid:2) (cid:2) We dedicate Core Principles of Meditation to our wonderful children, Alura Louise Aguilera and Charles Alexander Simpkins, who both grew up with meditation long before its time, and trusted us to embrace these practices. Now as successful professionals in their own fields, they continue to use meditation in positive ways, as they witness it coming into its own. We also dedicate this work to their loving spouses, Anthony Aguilera and Kyongmi Simpkins, and to our beautiful grandchildren, Kira Aguilera and Kaia Aguilera. (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) Contents Introduction xi PartI:TheoreticalFoundations 1 1 ReturntoEmptiness 3 ◆ (cid:2) (cid:2) CorePrinciple:LearnfromWhatIsandWhatIsNot. 2 TheChangingSelf 15 ◆ CorePrinciple:AttunetotheNaturalFlowofChange. PartII:Neuroscience 27 3 TheInnerThread:EffectsofAllFormsofMeditation 29 ◆ CorePrinciple:MeditationHasaDualEffect:CalmAlertness 4 Variations:DifferentFormsofMeditation 39 ◆ CorePrinciple:ThereAreDifferentFormsofMeditation.Pick theSuitableOneforYourClient. PartIII:ToolsofMeditation 49 5 Attention 51 ◆ CorePrinciple:TrainAttentiontoEnhanceMeditationand ImproveTherapyOutcomes. 6 SensoryAwareness 63 ◆ CorePrinciple:AttuneYourSensestoEnhanceSelf-Awareness. vii (cid:2) (cid:2) viii CONTENTS 7 BodyMovementandtheMind–BodyLink 77 ◆ CorePrinciple:TheMindandBodyAreLinked.Meditative MovementoftheBodyCanElicitaMeditativeStateofMind. PartIV:MeditationInstructions 109 8 FocusMeditations 111 ◆ CorePrinciple:NarrowYourFocustoCultivateStability, Regulation,Tranquility,andSelf-Control. 9 Open-FocusMeditation:Mindfulness 119 ◆ CorePrinciple:BeMindfulinthePresentMomenttoAttuneto Thoughts,Feelings,andBehaviors. 10 No-FocusMeditation:EmptinessandLettingBe 133 ◆ CorePrinciple:ClearYourMind.InvitetheNaturalFree FlowofPotentialtoEmerge. PartV:Applications 143 (cid:2) 11 CultivatingHappinessthroughCompassionandGratitude 145 (cid:2) ◆ CorePrinciple:NurtureHappinessbyPracticingCompassion andGratitude. 12 IntegratingMeditationintoTherapy 159 ◆ CorePrinciple:IntegrateMeditationintoMostFormsof TherapyasanAdjunctorStand-aloneMethod. 13 MeditationsforStress 167 ◆ CorePrinciple:MeditationAltersthePhysical,Emotional, andCognitiveComponentsofStress.PracticeIttoCalm, Manage,andRelieveStress. 14 MeditativeRegulationofEmotions 173 ◆ CorePrinciple:TheParadoxofMeditativeRegulationIsThat YouGainControlbyLettingGo. 15 MeditationsforDepression 181 ◆ CorePrinciple:MeditationCanHelptoActivateaDepressed NervousSystem,TransformingNegativeRuminationinto BroaderAwarenessandDeeperCompassion. (cid:2) (cid:2) Contents ix 16 MeditationsforBipolarDisorder 191 ◆ CorePrinciple:UseMeditationalongwithMedicationto RebalancetheNervousSystem,StrengthenEmotionalRegulation, andImproveRelationshipsinClientswithBipolarDisorder. 17 MeditationsforAnxiety 201 ◆ CorePrinciple:CountertheNegativeAnticipationtowardthe FutureFoundinAnxietyDisorders.CentertheClientinthe PresentMoment. 18 MeditationsforTrauma 211 ◆ CorePrinciple:TraintheMindandBrainafterTraumato ElicitCalm,BuildResilience,andRediscoverWell-being. 19 MeditationsforSubstanceAbuse 221 ◆ CorePrinciple:RewiretheRewardPathwayoftheBrainto GobeyondPleasureandPainandFindMeaninginLifewithout Drugs. (cid:2) (cid:2) 20 Conclusions 229 ◆ CorePrinciple:SculptYourOwnLifethroughRegular MeditationasYouDiscoverthatEnlightenedWell-beingIsHere andNow. References 231 AbouttheAuthors 241 AuthorIndex 243 SubjectIndex 247 (cid:2) (cid:2) Introduction T he psychotherapy world is excited about meditation and (cid:2) (cid:2) mindfulness. Many therapists are becoming enthusiastic to try it and wonder how to use it in therapy with clients. Research supports this enthusiasm. Studies show that meditation can improve outcomes with many psychological disorders because of the way it changes the brain. For example, many researchers have found that meditating increases feelings of well-being and happiness. These are qualities that most clients are seeking from therapy. Meditation also enhances emotional and self-regulation, abilities that psychotherapy strives to foster. In addition, meditation helps practitioners to be both calm and alert, thereby facilitating achievement in life without anxiety and stress. And efficacy research described throughout the book shows that outcomes are improved by adding meditation into therapy.Thus,thereisscientificevidencethattheveryqualitieswhichmed- itationdevelopsareparticularlywellsuitedtoenhanceyourpsychotherapy, blendingwellwithmethodsthatyouarealreadydoingwithyourclients. ABOUTTHISPACKAGE This book/DVD/CD package gives you the tools you need to bring many meditation methods, including mindfulness, into your psychotherapy xi (cid:2) (cid:2) xii INTRODUCTION work with clients. You can access these resources at www.wiley.com/go/ meditatione.Wecreateditinmultiplemediatohelpmaketheexperience more vivid and learnable. After all, meditation is an experience. If you are planning to use it with clients, you must first experience it for yourself. By providing varied media, our hope is that you will get your own felt sense alongwithaclearunderstandingofwhatmeditationisandhowitcanhelp, as you also learn a wide variety of meditative techniques to use in your therapywork. AbouttheBook The book is divided into chapters, each illustrating a core principle of meditation. Most chapters include exercises. We have written the exercise as if speaking to a client. You can use the text directly as a script to read to yourclient,butwesuggestthatasyoubecomemorefamiliarwiththerapeu- tic meditation, you vary the scripts to suit the unique individuality of your client. Also, be yourself! You will develop your own ways of introducing (cid:2) (cid:2) meditation and applying it that fit your therapeutic style and personality. Sincerity is one of the hallmarks of good therapist. Be the great therapist that you already are, who now is adding meditation to your therapeutic approaches. In Part I, you will learn about the rich philosophical background from whichmeditationandmindfulnessspring.Notonlyarethetraditionsfasci- natingandbeautiful,theyalsoofferwaystolookatrealitythroughadifferent lens. These unique perspectives turn some of our commonly held assump- tionsupsidedown.Fromadifferentpointofview,newsolutionsemerge. PartIIprovidestheneuroscienceofmeditationforyourunderstanding. There are distinct ways that meditation changes the brain and nervous sys- tem, and these alterations can be a corrective for nervous system patterns foundinpsychologicalproblems.Neurosciencealsoshowsthattherearedif- ferenttypesofmeditation,soyoudon’thavetousethesamemeditationfor everyclientandeverysituation.Throughoutthispackage,youwillbeguided in when to use the various types for working with different psychological problems. Part III provides tools for learning meditation. People sometimes fear that meditation is a strange and foreign practice that is far beyond them. (cid:2)
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