Christine Simmonds-Moore is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of West Georgia and has received several Bial research grants, given to promote exploration of a variety of exceptional experiences.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction: Overview and Exploration of the State of Play Regarding Health and Exceptional Experiences(Christine Simmonds-Moore)      PART ONE: BELIEF, MIND AND BODY1. The Mind- Body Connection and Healing(John Gruzelier)      2. Altered States of Consciousness, Mental Imagery and Healing(David Luke)      3. Excerpts of Intercorporeality: A Phenomenological Exploration of Energy Healing(Carl Williams, Diane Dutton and Chris Burgess)      4. The Function of Religious Beliefs and Practices: Buffering the Impact of Exposure to Traumatic Events(Eve Binks)      PART TWO: EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCES AND MENTAL HEALTH5. What Meditation Can Do: Mental Health or Exceptional Experiences(Stefan Schmidt)      6. The Muse in the Machine: Creativity, Anomalous Experiences and Mental Health(Nicola J. Holt)      7. Exploring Ways of Manipulating Anomalous Experiences for Mental Health and Transcendence(Christine Simmonds- Moore)      8. Transformative and/or Destructive: Exceptional Experiences from the Clinical Perspective(Isabel Clarke)      9. Counseling at the IGPP: An Overview(Eberhard Bauer and Martina Belz)      10. Clinical Psychology for People with Exceptional Experiences in Practice(Martina Belz)      11. Clinical Parapsychology in the United Kingdom(Ian Tierney)      Bibliography      About the Contributors      Index

Christine Simmonds-Moore is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of West Georgia and has received several Bial research grants, given to promote exploration of a variety of exceptional experiences.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction: Overview and Exploration of the State of Play Regarding Health and Exceptional Experiences(Christine Simmonds-Moore)      PART ONE: BELIEF, MIND AND BODY1. The Mind- Body Connection and Healing(John Gruzelier)      2. Altered States of Consciousness, Mental Imagery and Healing(David Luke)      3. Excerpts of Intercorporeality: A Phenomenological Exploration of Energy Healing(Carl Williams, Diane Dutton and Chris Burgess)      4. The Function of Religious Beliefs and Practices: Buffering the Impact of Exposure to Traumatic Events(Eve Binks)      PART TWO: EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCES AND MENTAL HEALTH5. What Meditation Can Do: Mental Health or Exceptional Experiences(Stefan Schmidt)      6. The Muse in the Machine: Creativity, Anomalous Experiences and Mental Health(Nicola J. Holt)      7. Exploring Ways of Manipulating Anomalous Experiences for Mental Health and Transcendence(Christine Simmonds- Moore)      8. Transformative and/or Destructive: Exceptional Experiences from the Clinical Perspective(Isabel Clarke)      9. Counseling at the IGPP: An Overview(Eberhard Bauer and Martina Belz)      10. Clinical Psychology for People with Exceptional Experiences in Practice(Martina Belz)      11. Clinical Parapsychology in the United Kingdom(Ian Tierney)      Bibliography      About the Contributors      Index

Christine Simmonds-Moore is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of West Georgia and has received several Bial research grants, given to promote exploration of a variety of exceptional experiences.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction: Overview and Exploration of the State of Play Regarding Health and Exceptional Experiences(Christine Simmonds-Moore)      PART ONE: BELIEF, MIND AND BODY1. The Mind- Body Connection and Healing(John Gruzelier)      2. Altered States of Consciousness, Mental Imagery and Healing(David Luke)      3. Excerpts of Intercorporeality: A Phenomenological Exploration of Energy Healing(Carl Williams, Diane Dutton and Chris Burgess)      4. The Function of Religious Beliefs and Practices: Buffering the Impact of Exposure to Traumatic Events(Eve Binks)      PART TWO: EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCES AND MENTAL HEALTH5. What Meditation Can Do: Mental Health or Exceptional Experiences(Stefan Schmidt)      6. The Muse in the Machine: Creativity, Anomalous Experiences and Mental Health(Nicola J. Holt)      7. Exploring Ways of Manipulating Anomalous Experiences for Mental Health and Transcendence(Christine Simmonds- Moore)      8. Transformative and/or Destructive: Exceptional Experiences from the Clinical Perspective(Isabel Clarke)      9. Counseling at the IGPP: An Overview(Eberhard Bauer and Martina Belz)      10. Clinical Psychology for People with Exceptional Experiences in Practice(Martina Belz)      11. Clinical Parapsychology in the United Kingdom(Ian Tierney)      Bibliography      About the Contributors      Index