John Ruskan
A clearly written how-to book by a facilitator who offers training and certification in his particular approach to presence-centered practice.
The Presence Process: A Healing Journey into Present Moment Awareness
Michael Brown
Another clearly written how-to book recommended to me by a participant in one of my tele-classes who recognized that Michael and I use similar approaches.
The Sacred Mirror: Non-Dual Wisdom and Psychotherapy
Edited by John J. Prendergast, Peter Fenner, and Sheila Krystal
A diverse range of essays by various non-dual psychotherapists and practitioners. This will be of particular interest to those who want to facilitate others in learning presence-centered methods.
Listening from the Heart of Silence: Non-Dual Wisdom and Psychotherapy
Edited by John J. Prendergast, Ph.D and G. Kenneth Bradford, Ph.DA second book of essays by non-dual practitioners that serves as a “volume 2” to The Sacred Mirror listed above.
John Welwood
John is an insightful, sensitive, and intelligent writer, and though this book is written from a Buddhist perspective, its approach is accessible and universal. There is much within these pages that will be of use to therapists and facilitators interested in presence-centered practice.
Body-Centered Psychotherapy: The Hakomi Method
Ron Kurtz
In this brilliant, articulate, and heartful book, Ron Kurtz lays out the basic principles of presence-centered healing and transformation more clearly than any other author I've encountered to date. And don't let the "Body-Centered" label fool you; Hakomi helps people to become more conscious of the full range of human consciousness: body, mind, emotions, and the loving presence of our spiritual nature. Another clarification: this book is not just for psychotherapists; Hakomi's founder Ron Kurtz now refers to Hakomi as "assisted self discovery," and emphasizes that its tools can be used by anyone interested in living a more conscious life.
Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model
Richard Schwartz
Dick Schwartz has evolved insightful, practical methods for bringing the consciousness of the “Self” to less conscious parts of ourselves. This book introduces Schwartz’s therapeutic model in an accessible style that will help you to interact more consciously with unconscious parts of yourself.
Non-Dual Wisdom and Psychotherapy Conference
This is one of the few gatherings I know of where non-dual and presence-centered practitioners can meet and find out more about each others’ work. It usually takes place in the Bay area in California in the late summer or fall.
Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy
www.psychospiritualtherapy.org
I don’t know if this organization offers resources related to presence-centered practice, but their mission is likely to be of interest to presence-centered practitioners: “to foster and deepen the mutually enhancing, as well as constructively critical, relationship between spirituality, psychotherapy, and healing.”
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Additional Resources
Because of the vast numbers of books on presence, non-dual wisdom,and related topics, I’ve limited the resources below to those with a strong “how to” or “do-it-yourself” orientation. I've also included resources for those interested in gaining skills in presence-centered facilitation.
