Amy Mindell

"METASKILLS" addresses a level of therapy and life that has not been widely studied. Beyond our interventions in therapy, beyond our day-to-day interactions, lie feeling attitudes - metaskills - which strongly affect what happens in life as well as in therapy.

The Spiritual Art of Therapy

Metaskills

Arnold Mindell

The open heart says, more than anything else, "Go on, ride the horse backwards. Let the impossible unfold." Native American tribes often spoke of a "Heyoka," a crazy-wisdom trickster figure who did everything differently. His horse went forwards, for instance, but he rode it facing backward. "Riding the Horse Backwards" introduces Process Work, Arnold and Amy Mindell's innovative school of healing and self-exploration that puts crazy wisdom and dreaming just before linear thinking and common sense. An illustrated running narrative of a workshop presented by the Mindells at the Esalen Institute, "Riding the Horse Backwards" is the story of an approach to human experience that is still young enough to be exciting and startling, where crises can unfold into festivals of self-discovery. Arnold is the founder of one of the most inspiring schools of healing in the West - Process Work. Amy and Arny are innovators in the fields of personal therapy, relationship work, and group or "worldwork."

Process Work in Theory and Practice

Riding the Horse Backwards

Whether you are a student-in-training or a long-time practitioner, this book will help you explore the unique style that animates your work and makes you most creative and effective. The contents of this book will be enriching for facilitators of all kinds including therapists, organizational facilitators, coaches, teachers, leaders, and other types of individual and group helpers. Through lively stories, discussions, pictures, and numerous process-oriented exercises, you’ll explore the many facets of your style, the mythic flow that moves you while working, and how your facilitator skills come to life in your own special way. You’ll understand that your unique style is one of the greatest gifts that you share with others, even though you are usually not quite aware of it. You’ll also discover the special artistry that lies hidden in the most unusual parts of you, including your biggest learning problems!

Explore Your Special Gifts and Powers as a Facilitator, Therapist, Teacher, Coach, and Helper

Your Unique Facilitator Style

The Dreambody Near Death

Coma

Coma: A Healing Journey, is a heartful and practical guide to non-intrusive communication with coma patients. Extending her husband, Arnold Mindell’s pioneering work with people in comatose and near death conditions, Amy Mindell provides step-by-step exercises to help family members and caregivers communicate with, and care for, patients thought to be lost in coma. The book helps to bridge the divide between the coma patient and concerned family, friends, and healthcare professionals while furthering the comatose person’s meaningful communications and inner journey. The deep relationship that comes from caring for, and communicating with, the person in coma, makes healing a part of the caregiver’s, as well as the patient’s, journey. Book Review 1: "A consummate guide for reconnecting with, and caring properly for, those we may consider ‘lost to coma.’ An absolute must for committed caregivers." -- Ondrea and Stephen Levine, authors of Embracing the Beloved and Healing with Life and Death Book Review 2: "Mindell’s approach to coma replaces the static image of a subhuman patient in a vegetative state with the dynamic vision of a person in an altered state of consciousness journeying into healing. The implications of this are nothing short of revolutionary and will have enormous consequences for persons in coma and for those who care for them." -- Michael Kearney, M.B., F.R.C.P.I., consultant in Palliative Medicine, Our Lady’s Hospice, Dublin, author of Mortally Wounded: Stories of Soul Pain, Death and Healing Book Review 3: "This practical guide will bring comfort to caregivers and family members of coma patients, as well as teaching them useful skills." -- Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and Peace, Love and Healing

Amy Mindell

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