JAPANESE PSYCHOTHERAPY

by 

Joanne Lucia and Morgan Bernal

Health and Healing Rooted in Japanese Buddhism

 

Morita Therapy – the psychology of action – developed by Japanese psychiatrist, Shoma Morita, who was influenced by the psychological principals of Zen Buddhism.

http://www.morita-therapy.org/

 

http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-MDL/oka.htm

Shame and Social Phobia in Japan. A report on Japanese shinkeishitsu personality.

 

Naikan Therapy – self reflection and attention – developed by Yoshimoto Ishin, a devout Budhist of the Jodo Shinshu sect in Japan.

 

http://www.iit.nrc.ca/~andre/amida/therapy.html

Amida Trust – Buddhist Psychotherapy

 

 Constructive Living – action and reflection – developed by David Reynolds, who studied both Morita and Naikan therapies, saw a need to combine the two Japanese approaches to mental health.

 

http://www.stanford.edu/~patryan/what.html

Approach to Constructive Living.

 

Http://www.teledyn.com/fun/CL/cl-intro.html

Synthesis of Morita and Naikan Therapy

 

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Other areas of Japanese Healing Therapies:

Meaningful Life Therapy (MLT) – Ikigai Ryoho

Hakomi Shinkik Saiza (quiet sitting) Shadan and Sotai

 

http://www.anamorph.com/todo/morita.html

Concepts of Morita, Naikan and Constructive Living

 

http://www.teledyn.com/fun/CL/bib.html

Bibliographies available on Morita and Naikan Therapy

 

Meditation Therapy – Zen meditation in Psychotherapy

http://www.meditationtherapy.com/Shugyo.html

Andrew Shugyo Bonnici, Ph.D., a zen teacher and meditation psychologist integrates the formal discipline of Zazen meditation with the sincere embodiment of Faith Mind. E-mail Counseling Session located at the bottom of Homepage--click Hut to find out more about Meditation Life Therapy.

 

Articles on Buddhist Psychology and psychotherapy, music,  poetry, and meditation practice (there are some nice images and music on this site)