Overview

Increasing numbers of professionals in the fields of psychology and therapy are seeking to incorporate elements of spirituality into their therapeutic oeuvre, addressing not only mental and emotional issues, but also the soul. This book discloses how indigenous traditions can be adjusted to offer practitioners a highly effective repertoire of insights, psycho-spiritual approaches and therapeutic tools. The underlying concepts and world-views of indigenous and contemporary shamanism are explained and tied in with current developments in psychology and science. After clarifying altered states of perception, concepts of integrative wholeness of mind, body, soul and spirit and transformative shamanic 'healing' approaches, the book goes on to outline concrete contemporary tools and techniques that can be applied directly to work with clients. It presents research, examples and case studies throughout. This will be enlightening and compelling reading for psychologists, therapists, counsellors and coaches looking for profound insights and innovative methods of practice that cater for the whole human psyche, reaching beyond contemporary Western mind and body approaches.

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Author:   Christa Mackinnon
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:   Singing Dragon
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781848190818

ISBN 10:   1848190816
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 June 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Bigger Picture.; Part I. Spirituality Matters.; 1. Spirituality and Psychology.; Part II. The World of Shamanism.; 2. Shamanism: The Continuum of Humanities Spiritual Quest.; 3. The Heart of the Matter: Altered States of Consciousness and Perception.; 4. Strange Worlds: The Shaman's Spirit Realms and the Quantum Realm.; 5. The Shaman as Therapist and Healer: Towards Integration and Wholeness.; 6. The Shamans Working Realms: Maps of Interconnected Human Reality.; Part III. Practical Applications: Incorporating Elements of Shamanism into Therapeutic Work.; 7. A Sense of the Sacred: Clients, Space and Objects.; 8. Giving it Form: Embodying and Bridging Intent into Matter.; 9. A Place of Power and Sanctuary for the Client.; 10. The Shamanic Journey as a Therapeutic Tool.; 11. Soul Loss and Soul Retrieval.; 12. Widening our Circle: Connecting with Ancestors and Descendents.; 13. Myths, Stories and Teaching Tales.; 14. Therapeutic Work with Ritual and Ceremony.; 15. The Medicine Wheel as a Psycho-spiritual and Therapeutic Tool.; 16. Travelling Home: Re-connecting with Nature.; 17. The Cycle of Life: When the Body Dies.; Part 4. Back to the Bigger Picture.; 18. About Individual and Collective Purpose in Today's World.

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Christa Mackinnon is the Founder and Director of Kamdaris Psychological Consultancy and Training and is an Honorary Fellow and Associated Lecturer at Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth where she teaches special study units on trauma as well as clinical hypnosis. She is a Social Psychologist, Family Counsellor, Clinical Hypnotherapist and group facilitator with over 25 years of professional experience. Christa has spent time as an apprentice to shamans in South America and has received various trainings from spiritual and shamanic teachers in the UK, Asia and the USA. She lives in Devon, UK.

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