Contemplative Psychotherapy: When Buddhism Meets Western Psychotherapy
by Saleem Rana
Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Liz McGhee interviewed Paul Bialek on L.A. Talk Radio about what happens when Buddhism meets western psychotherapy. He described contemplative psychotherapy as the official label for this meeting point between the Buddhism and therapy.
Parent Choices for Struggling Teens is radio program host by Lon Woodbury, who is an Independent Educational specialist. He shares this responsibility with, Elizabeth McGhee, a co-host. She is Director of Admissions and Referral Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center.
A Quick Biography of Paul Bialek
Paul Bialek heads the Contemplative Therapy program at Naropa College in Boulder, Colorado. He also works as a psychotherapist in that city. He has been practicing mind-calming exercises for thirty-five years. He holds a Masters Degree in Intellectual History from Johns Hopkins University. He also holds a Masters Degree in Contemplative Therapy from Naropa College. His work consists of incorporating the wisdom of the contemplative practice of Buddhism into the technique of western psychotherapy.
So Just What Happens When Buddhism Meets Western Therapy?
Bialek believed that when Buddhism meets western psychotherapy, they share the same goal of relieving individual suffering. Consequently, therapists have found it useful to integrate Buddhist ideas like mindfulness into their practice.
The technique of mindfulness has come to be commonly embraced by lots of counseling specialists throughout the nation. Mindfulness is the habit of observing thoughts with detachment, with a focus on putting all judgments on hold. Given that it is a non-judgmental mental discipline, there is no thought concerning approval or disapproval, but instead a focus on learning how to be with the experience. Mindfulness, subsequently, is about permitting thoughts to be anyway they want. This contemplative technique promotes clear thinking and intelligent behavior.
Someone who did Contemplative Psychotherapy did not necessarily teach mindfulness or mind-calming exercises during a counseling session, but practiced the fine art of mindfulness when hearing their patients. This attentive listening encouraged clients to share their ideas, feelings and sensations openly.
Citing some instances of his usage of Contemplative Psychotherapy in practice, he explained the procedure of looking at things with a friendly perspective to see just what was going on with clients in a wide range of circumstances. Patients familiarized themselves with their own ideas and begin learning to see their own experiences with some detachment.
Bialek made patients more aware of their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors when treating them for teen drug abuse, and his treatments might even include teaching mindfulness and self-monitoring skills to clients and their family. Contemplative psychotherapy helped individuals observe when they were getting addictive cravings rather than automatically surrendering to them.
Discussing anger management in adolescents, he talked about how mindfulness was a beneficial tool in helping struggling teens convert their temper into useful energy. In this form of psychotherapy, there is no attempt to purge an emotional state, but to collaborate with it, therefore progressively elevating emotional intelligence. Clients may in fact have knowledge about their circumstances, just not the capabilities to cope with their feelings.
When Buddhism meets western psychotherapy, the contemplative therapist works at restoring a sense of "brilliant sanity"-an open, clear, and warm quality of mind-in the client.
Lon Woodbury, the founder of <a href="http://www.strugglingteens.com">Struggling Teens</a>, has recorded the entire interview on his weekly <a href="http://www.latalkradio.com/Players/Lon.shtml?date=October+28,+2013&file=102813">L.A. Talk Radio</a> show for people to listen to at their convenience.
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Lon Woodbury and Co-Host Liz McGhee interviewed Paul Bialek on L.A. Talk Radio about what happens when Buddhism meets western psychotherapy. He described contemplative psychotherapy as the official label for this meeting point between the Buddhism and therapy.
Parent Choices for Struggling Teens is radio program host by Lon Woodbury, who is an Independent Educational specialist. He shares this responsibility with, Elizabeth McGhee, a co-host. She is Director of Admissions and Referral Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center.
A Quick Biography of Paul Bialek
Paul Bialek heads the Contemplative Therapy program at Naropa College in Boulder, Colorado. He also works as a psychotherapist in that city. He has been practicing mind-calming exercises for thirty-five years. He holds a Masters Degree in Intellectual History from Johns Hopkins University. He also holds a Masters Degree in Contemplative Therapy from Naropa College. His work consists of incorporating the wisdom of the contemplative practice of Buddhism into the technique of western psychotherapy.
So Just What Happens When Buddhism Meets Western Therapy?
Bialek believed that when Buddhism meets western psychotherapy, they share the same goal of relieving individual suffering. Consequently, therapists have found it useful to integrate Buddhist ideas like mindfulness into their practice.
The technique of mindfulness has come to be commonly embraced by lots of counseling specialists throughout the nation. Mindfulness is the habit of observing thoughts with detachment, with a focus on putting all judgments on hold. Given that it is a non-judgmental mental discipline, there is no thought concerning approval or disapproval, but instead a focus on learning how to be with the experience. Mindfulness, subsequently, is about permitting thoughts to be anyway they want. This contemplative technique promotes clear thinking and intelligent behavior.
Someone who did Contemplative Psychotherapy did not necessarily teach mindfulness or mind-calming exercises during a counseling session, but practiced the fine art of mindfulness when hearing their patients. This attentive listening encouraged clients to share their ideas, feelings and sensations openly.
Citing some instances of his usage of Contemplative Psychotherapy in practice, he explained the procedure of looking at things with a friendly perspective to see just what was going on with clients in a wide range of circumstances. Patients familiarized themselves with their own ideas and begin learning to see their own experiences with some detachment.
Bialek made patients more aware of their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors when treating them for teen drug abuse, and his treatments might even include teaching mindfulness and self-monitoring skills to clients and their family. Contemplative psychotherapy helped individuals observe when they were getting addictive cravings rather than automatically surrendering to them.
Discussing anger management in adolescents, he talked about how mindfulness was a beneficial tool in helping struggling teens convert their temper into useful energy. In this form of psychotherapy, there is no attempt to purge an emotional state, but to collaborate with it, therefore progressively elevating emotional intelligence. Clients may in fact have knowledge about their circumstances, just not the capabilities to cope with their feelings.
When Buddhism meets western psychotherapy, the contemplative therapist works at restoring a sense of "brilliant sanity"-an open, clear, and warm quality of mind-in the client.
Lon Woodbury, the founder of <a href="http://www.strugglingteens.com">Struggling Teens</a>, has recorded the entire interview on his weekly <a href="http://www.latalkradio.com/Players/Lon.shtml?date=October+28,+2013&file=102813">L.A. Talk Radio</a> show for people to listen to at their convenience.
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Title: Contemplative Psychotherapy: When Buddhism Meets Western Psychotherapy
Author: Saleem Rana
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Keywords: lon woodbury, Liz McGhee , paul bialek, contemplative psychotherapy, buddhism, therapy, psychology, sociology, children, teens
Word Count: 525
Category: Parenting
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