A presentation of the influence upon therapy, particularly Strategic Therapy of Zen Buddhism. Similarities between therapeutic change and spiritual enlightenment are discussed in terms of the relationship between Master and trainee and therapist and client. The use of directives, of riddles, of absurd tasks, and the types of single interventions and paradoxical procedures are discussed. Examples of cases and Zen stories are compared. Zen, systems theory, and Erickson's strategic therapy are brought together.
Dialogue 01 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy - Working with the Mind / Working with the Body, featuring William Glasser, MD, and Alexander Lowen, MD.
Moderated by Carol Lankton, MA.
Dialogue 03 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 - The Legacy of Gregory Bateson, featuring Mara Selvini Palazzoli, MD, and Paul Watzlawick, PhD.
Moderated by Stephen Gilligan, PhD.
Clinical Presentation 03 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 1990 - The Ultradian Healing Response: Mind-Body Healing in Every Day Life, featuring Ernest Rossi, PhD.