Jizo Therapy & Pain: Listening to the Chibi of the Body
Breathe… Notice any tension you might feel. Don’t judge it. Just be aware of tight places. Inhale deeply. On the exhalation, notice if there is pain anywhere. […]
Meditation Using Jizo Therapy
Jizo Therapy is in its infancy: an eclectic set of theories I have strung together since 1988 when I started graduate studies to become a psychotherapist. The therapeutic qualities of Buddhism were only spoken of by Thich Nhat Hanh and a few others. The brain-imaging of Tibetan monks was decades away and weekend workshops with [...]
Mother’s Day Contemplation: Attachment …and Then Detaching
This Sunday, we celebrated our first attachment figure: Mom. Like it or not, we internalized her since we were conceived. I remember a New Yorker cartoon depicting a new mother holding her baby while talking with a friend. The caption read, “I know the voice she hears in her head at my age will be [...]