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Doriana Chialant commented on Chris Willard's group Writing Support!"i seem to like writing in the evenings... and sometimes then i wake up in the morning with some new thoughts and i just jot them down and come back to them when time allows. i also write notes whenever i read something that i have thoughts,…"
Doriana Chialant joined Christopher Germer's group
New Lit - Articles, Chapters, Books
Feel free to post articles, links to articles, and any other interesting new literature pertinent to IMP members. Also, please include a sentence or two about the article and why it interests you.See More
Doriana Chialant replied to Sara Lazar's discussion Review of the neuroscience of mindfulness in the group New Lit - Articles, Chapters, Books"Sara, thank you so much for posting this article! And thank Britta for this great contribution.
Do you know of any articles that look specifically to the neurobiology of metta meditation? or even just attempts at understanding the components of…"
Lynette Monteiro joined Christopher Germer's group
Workshops, Conferences, Events
You're invited to post events that IMP members might be interested in that are not necessarily IMP-sponsored. These include your own workshops, talks by meditation teachers, professional and academic conferences, and so forth. They can be local events (New England) or more distant if the event will attract a wider audience.See More
Lynette Monteiro joined Chris Willard's group
Writing Support!
Dear Friends,We are offering this writing support group to exchange ideas and advice about writing and publishing- for all those new to the process, and those with experience in getting their work into the world.See More
Lynette Monteiro joined Paul R. Fulton's group
Buddhist & Western Psychology
For discussions related to conceptual, practical, theoretical issues related to the relationship between these 2 "Great Traditions"See More
Ashley Sitkin replied to Chris Willard's discussion Getting Together in the group Student/Trainee/Early Career"What about a doodle poll to make it easier for everyone to consider different scheduling possibilities?
http://www.doodle.com/"
Tim Desmond commented on Paul R. Fulton's group Buddhist & Western Psychology"The Dharma Teachers Council of the Plum Village School is currently wrestling with many of these ideas in the creation of guidelines around mental health in the sangha.
My own perspective on this is based in the practice of generosity and…"
Liz Markle replied to Chris Willard's discussion Getting Together in the group Student/Trainee/Early Career"What about Sunday, June 3rd?
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Mindfulness and Depression
Posted by Tom Pedulla on April 2, 2012 at 8:51am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hi Folks,
To kick off this month's discussion on mindfulness and depression, I'm posting a link to a recent article in Psychology Today by Peter Strong, a mindfulness-based psychologist in Boulder, CO:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-mindfulness-approach/201004...
I think Dr. Strong…
Can self-compassion heal childhood trauma?
Posted by Christopher Germer on January 29, 2012 at 7:23pm 8 Comments 2 Likes
Hi Folks,
Various members of the Board of Directors of IMP will each take a month over the coming year to host a conversation on this forum page. We're hoping these conversations will become a robust exchange of ideas and clinical experience on hot topics at the interface to Buddhist psychology and practice with psychotherapy.
My own area of interest is self-compassion, which may be considered the emotional attitude of mindfulness. Self-compassion has 3 components…
Continue "compassionate numbing" versus "exquisite empathy"
Posted by Christopher Germer on December 5, 2011 at 2:24pm 11 Comments 1 Like
Hi Folks,
I'm giving a talk at the NICABM conference on Thursday on the topic of "compassion fatigue." Therefore, I've been digging into the recent literature on the topic and found two interesting new ideas--"compassionate numbing" and "exquisite empathy."
Apparently MD's suppress empathy and compassion at a very early stage of information processing in order to do the needful in their profession: …
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Film Series Suggestion Box
Posted by Chris Willard on December 3, 2011 at 3:00pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Please feel free to comment on films you would like to see as part of the New England Dharma Film Series
A warm welcome to all of our members,
Welcome to the new online community of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Please feel free to explore the site and connect with others from around the world.
Here you can create groups and discussions based on geography, interest, or training, share and exchange ideas, and support one another in practice.
We hope that you enjoy these new features, and find them useful and sustaining.
Sincerely,
The Board of Directors of The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.
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