Contemplative Practices in Action Spirituality Meditation and Health
Contemplative Practices in Action: Spirituality, Meditation, and Health
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by Thomas G. Plante Ph.D. (Editor)
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Contemplative practices, from meditation to Zen, are growing in popularity as methods to inspire physical and mental health.
Contemplative Practices in Action: Spirituality, Meditation, and Health offers readers an introduction to these practices and the ways they can be used in the service of well being, wisdom, healing, and stress reduction.
Bringing together various traditions from the East and West, this thought-provoking work summarizes the history of each practice, highlights classic and emerging research proving its power, and details how each practice is performed. Expert authors offer step-by-step approaches to practice methods including
- the 8-Point Program of Passage Meditation,
- Centering Prayer,
- mindful stress management,
- mantram meditation,
- energizing meditation,
- yoga, and
- Zen.
Beneficial practices from Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Islamic religions are also featured. Vignettes illustrate each of the practices, while the contributors explain how and why they are effective in facing challenges as varied as the loss of a partner or child, job loss, chronic pain or disease, or psychological disorders.
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"Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers."
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Choice
"Overall, I highly recommend this book to practitioners and researchers alike. Practitioners will appreciate the details with which the practices are discussed, while researchers will benefit from the endnotes and the brief discussions of the current state of research for each system. This book is also well-written, cohesively integrated, and a rich source of wisdom for those interested in the intersection of contemplative practices and the fostering of personal well-being."
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Practical Matters
"Thomas Plante, a psychologist who is deeply invested in exploring these issues as the director of the Spirituality and Health Institute of Santa Clara University, has gathered together a noteworthy group of contributors to this volume. . . . This book serves as a useful introduction to a range of practices and contemplative traditions for both practitioners and researchers.
Even those familiar with selected contemplative traditions should find distinctive perspectives and valuable material. . . .
It begins to address a notable gap in the contemporary literature on both meditation and spirituality and does so in ways that should be valuable for practitioners or researchers in the area of cancer care, despite that not being an explicit focus of the volume. . . .
an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to better understand how the historic traditions of contemplative practice, in the service of cultivating personal growth and well-being."
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Psycho-Oncology
"In a time full of sensory and information overload, this is a welcome book."
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PsycCRITIQUES
"In an overall assessment it is a wonderful book, and is capable of transforming the life of the reader in making life more meaningful, purposeful and joyful, and herein lies the real worth of the book."
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Journal of Psychosocial Research
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"This is a rare if not precious jewel in the universe of books on spirituality: Rare in focusing on specific spiritual practices with a scientific perspective and precious in offering practices from many religious traditions, all linked in some way to health and well-being. In the 20th century, western cultures in effect abandoned the traditional link of spiritual practices with overall health for a restrictive biomedical model of disease. In doing so the role of positive emotions (e.g., love, faith, hope) in health was greatly hampered. These emotions are proving to be the lifeblood of spirituality. Scratch a spiritual practice and you'll find a positive emotion or two.
Significantly , this book also makes the point that spirituality and religion are not the same thing: spirituality is not theology. The book also dovetails with an expanding view of human experience and consciousness as seen through the lens of neuroscience, ethology and psychology. This book's most significant overall point may be that regular spiritual practices can make substantial differences in how we think, feel and act, especially when we make decisions influencing our relationship with the Divine around and within."
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Carl E. Thoresen, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus of Education, Psychology and Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
About the Author
Thomas G. Plante, PhD, ABPP, is professor of psychology and director of the Spirituality and Health Institute at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, and adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA.
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Publisher : Praeger; Illustrated edition (July 15, 2010)
Language : English
Hardcover : 261 pages
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Contents
Foreword by Huston Smith vii
Preface ix Acknowledgments xi
Chapter 1 Introduction: Contemplative Practices in Action 1
Thomas G. Plante, Adi Raz, and Doug Oman
Thomas G. Plante, Adi Raz, and Doug Oman
PART ONE: INTEGRATED CONTEMPLATIVEPRACTICE SYSTEMS 5
Chapter 2 Similarity in Diversity? Four Shared Functionsof Integrative Contemplative Practice Systems 7
Doug Oman
Doug Oman
Chapter 3 Managing Stress Mindfully 17
Hooria Jazaieri and Shauna L. Shapiro
Chapter 4 Translating Spiritual Ideals into Daily Life: The Eight-Point Program of Passage Meditation 35
Tim Flinders, Doug Oman, Carol Flinders,and Diane Dreher
Chapter 5 Centering Prayer: A Method of Christian Meditation for Our Time 60
Jane K. Ferguson
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Chapter 6 Mantram Repetition: A “Portable ContemplativePractice” for Modern Times 78
Jill E. Bormann
PART TWO: CONTEMPLATIVE TRADITIONS 101
Chapter 7 “The Eternal Is with Me, I Shall Not Fear”:
JewishContemplative Practices and Well-Being 103
Zari Weiss and David Levy
Zari Weiss and David Levy
Chapter 8 A Comprehensive Contemplative Approach from the Islamic Tradition 122
Aisha Hamdan
Chapter 9 The Path of Yoga 143
T. Anne Richards
Chapter 10 Zen and the Transformation of Emotionaland Physical Stress into Well-Being 159
Sarita Tamayo-Moraga and Darlene Cohen Roshi
PART THREE: CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES IN ACTION: APPLICATION 181
Chapter 11 The Impact of Meditation Practicesin the Daily Life of Silicon Valley Leaders 183
Andre L. Delbecq
Chapter 12 “Shaking the Blues Away”: Energizing SpiritualPractices for the Treatment of Chronic Pain 205
Amy B. Wachholtz and Michelle J. Pearce
Chapter 13 A Pilgrimage from Suffering to Solidarity: Walking the Path of Contemplative Practices 225
Gerdenio Manuel, SJ, and Martha E. Stortz
Chapter 14 Contemplative Practices in Action: Now What? 243
Thomas G. Plante and Adi Raz
Index 247
Andre L. Delbecq
Chapter 12 “Shaking the Blues Away”: Energizing SpiritualPractices for the Treatment of Chronic Pain 205
Amy B. Wachholtz and Michelle J. Pearce
Chapter 13 A Pilgrimage from Suffering to Solidarity: Walking the Path of Contemplative Practices 225
Gerdenio Manuel, SJ, and Martha E. Stortz
Chapter 14 Contemplative Practices in Action: Now What? 243
Thomas G. Plante and Adi Raz
Index 247
About the Editor and Contributors 25
