Integral psychology : yoga, growth, and opening the heart / Brant Cortright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cortright, Brant, 1949-

Series:

SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology.

SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy--Philosophy.

Psychotherapy.

Holistic medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Integral Psychology connects Eastern and Western approaches to psychology and healing. Psychology in the East has focused on our inner being and spiritual foundation of the psyche. Psychology in the West has focused on our outer being and the wounding of the body-heart-mind and self. Each requires the other to complete it, and in bringing them together an integral view of psychology comes into view.The classical Indian yogas are used as a way to see psychotherapy: psychotherapy as behavior change or karma yoga; psychotherapy as mindfulness practice or jnana yoga; psychotherapy as opening the heart or bhakti yoga. Finally, an integral approach is suggested that synthesizes traditional Western and Eastern practices for healing, growth, and transformation.

Contents:

Integrality

Our psychic center

The core wounding of our time

An evolutionary vision of health

Psychotherapy as behavior change : karma yoga

Psychotherapy as mindfulness practice : jnana yoga

Psychotherapy as opening the heart : bhakti yoga

Designing psychotherapy for the right brain, the left brain, and the soul.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-227) and index.

ISBN:

9780791480137

0791480135

9781429498197

1429498196

OCLC:

173189976