Zen and Therapy

Manu Bazzano is a psychotherapist and supervisor in private practice. He has studied eastern contemplative practices since 1980 and in 2004 was ordained a Zen monk in the Soto and Rinzai traditions. A primary tutor at Metanoia Institute, London, and visiting lecturer at the University of Roehampton, London, and various other schools and colleges, he facilitates workshops and seminars internationally. He is editor of Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy, and book review editor for Self & Society - International Journal for Humanistic Psychology. www.manubazzano.com

• IntroductionChapter 1 Self, No-Self, and Doing the Next Thing Chapter 2 All is well that ends: on Living-and-DyingChapter 3 Zen and Therapy: Two Expressions of Unconditional HospitalityChapter 4 Presence, Mindfulness, and Buddha-natureChapter 5 Why Zen is not TranspersonalChapter 6 This Body, this Earth: Incarnate Practice and EcopsychologyChapter 7 On DifferentialismChapter 8 Imperceptible Mutual Aid: Zen, Therapy and the Unconscious

"In this book, which offers new insights on areas explored in his previous writings, Bazzano brings to bear his playful wit, widely cultured knowledge, and direct experience of both Zen and Psychotherapy in a poetic investigation of important themes which will be relevant to both professionals and to the general reader."Caroline Brazier, author of Buddhist Psychology & course leader at Tariki Trust.