Connecting to our inner lives can foster healing, self-development and self-awareness. This unique book looks in depth at ten major contemporary psychotherapeutic approaches which all use inner dialogue as a way of developing both professionally and personally.
Each chapter is written by an expert in their field, some of whom were chosen to contribute by the founder of the approach. The authors include personal stories of how they have used the approach in their own lives and work as therapists, giving a deeper insight into each method. As well as developing a connection to the mind, several of the approaches focus on deepening an awareness of the body and listening to its voice. Approaches covered include the Jungian approach, Gestalt therapy, Focusing, internal family systems therapy, and Hakomi.
Drawing on both Eastern and Western traditions and methods, this fascinating book will be of interest to psychotherapists, counsellors and students, as well as anyone with an interest in inner dialogue, healing and personal development.
Industry Reviews
This new book by Chuck Eigen feels like a winner to me. He has chosen for his authors significant figures in the consciousness world representing a diversity of theory and methodology. He has asked them to be more personal in their presentation so the reader could feel in a more personal way what this particular approach has meant to them in their lives. The result is a series of chapters that are fascinating to read and that bring to the reader a more direct and intense experience of the various approaches. I enjoyed the material and came away feeling that I had really been connected to a deeper experience and understanding of the work of so many of my colleagues. Chuck had a particular kind of vision, which he implemented in bringing this book together, and it most certainly has worked far beyond the usual anthologies.
