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	Trigger Point Release & Esalen® Bodywork - Gestalt
		Gestalt is the Zen branch of psychology, which allows clients to become centered in the present moment, freed of the shackles of the past and fears of the future.
		She explains, "Not until I met Fritz Perls in 1965 did I learn that he had applied some concepts of gestalt psychology in formulating a practice of gestalt therapy in a way that paralleled my own applications of gestalt psychology theories in the kind of art experience work I was doing.
		Gestalt is a specialization, in a category by itself, but most psychologists have studied gestalt methods and have integrated these into their practices.
	www.triggerpointrelease.com /moregestalt.html (1042 words)

	Mary Henle: Gestalt Psychology and Gestalt Therapy
		Gestalt psychologists, on the contrary, have the highest respect for disciplined thinking, one of whose finest achievements is science.
		Gestalt psychology has formulated the hypothesis of psychophysical isomorphism, both as a position on the mind-body question and as a heuristic.
		Thus, Gestalt psychologists have held that values are not arbitrarily attached to objects or actions, depending on subjective evaluation or on the individual's history of rewards and punishments.
	gestalttheory.net /archive/henle.html (4830 words)

	Ethical Considerations
		The individual, however, in the Gestalt system is assumed to be responsible for increasing awareness of his value system and, based on his awareness and attention, his choices.
		It is not that the Gestalt therapist preaches these principles to his clients in the sense of demanding acceptance, nor is it that he holds them as covert injunctions withheld by design.
		In Gestalt therapy, as in Buber, this intellectual function is seen as an integral part of organismic functioning; however, when used exclusively or overemphasized, this function removes the individual from contact with more direct experience, aliveness.
	www.afn.org /~gestalt/ethics.htm (1875 words)

	Contemporary Growth Therapies
		Gestalt therapy is particularly useful in helping functional people enhance their awareness and deepen their relationships, and it can be integrated in a complementary way with other growth-oriented therapies, particularly TA and psychosynthesis.
		The role of the gestalt therapist in the growth process is not that of "changer," teacher, or helper.
		Gestalt therapy challenges the "aboutism" of endless intellectualizing (in theology and philosophy) concerning the "ultimate meaning of life" which so often becomes a substitute for the direct, enlivening experiencing of spiritual reality.
	www.religion-online.org /showchapter.asp?title=1939&C=1750 (5661 words)

	Fritz Perls - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He coined the term 'Gestalt Therapy' for the approach to therapy he developed with his wife Laura Perls from the 1940s, and became associated with the Esalen Institute in California in 1964.
		His approach is related but not identical to Gestalt psychology and the Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy of Hans-Juergen Walter.
		He has been widely evoked outside the realm of psychotherapy for a quotation often described as the "Gestalt prayer".
	open-encyclopedia.com /Fritz_Perls (260 words)

	Fritz Perls: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		His approach is related but not identical to Gestalt psychology ((psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties) and the Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy (additional info and facts about Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy) of Hans-Juergen Walter (additional info and facts about Hans-Juergen Walter).
		He has been widely evoked outside the realm of psychotherapy for a quotation often described as the "Gestalt prayer (additional info and facts about Gestalt prayer) ".
		This was especially true in the 1960s (The decade from 1960 to 1969) when the version of individualism (A belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence) it expresses received great attention.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/fritz_perls.htm (256 words)

	Manchester Gestalt Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gestalt therapy was developed nearly 50 years ago by a group of theorists based in New York: Fritz and Laura Perls, Paul Goodman, Paul Weisz, Elliot Shapiro and Isidor From.
		Gestalt theory is a well-balanced theory in recognising both the advantages and the disadvantages, the neurotic and contactful uses of this.
		In Gestalt therapy, which combines a paradoxical approach with a methodology which distinguishes direct and indirect suggestions and an emphasis on boundary conditions, the logic of the therapist's stance is very different.
	www.123webpages.co.uk /user/index.php?user=mgc&pn=10701 (6619 words)

	Tools and Techniques
		PRAYER: Prayer, as a psychological tool, develops our consciousness and personality by a) changing consciousness or attitudes through self-surrender and b) giving as opposed to actually receiving something from a higher force.
		In prayer, we ask to be better instruments of the Lord in serving others, in transforming our personality to a higher level of consciousness with such dominant qualities as love, joy, understanding, giving, forgiving, compassion, etc. Through repetition of prayer, these attributes or attitude changes actually manifest as we become humble, calmed, and centered.
		We might look at prayers as invocations, bringing higher consciousness down into our present state of consciousness; whereas, meditation is a convocation, raising consciousness up to a higher level of consciousness.
	members.aol.com /haheinz/gc7.htm (2070 words)

	CPP - Centrum Pomocy Profesjonalnej - English version - gestalt terapy
		Gestalt therapy can help you understand yourself in a fuller way.
		Gestalt is recognized for it's focus on developing authentic relating in the present (I and Thou, Here and Now), respect for the individual details of each person's experience, and range of expressive techniques (including imagery & enactment).
		Each person is viewed as a whole (Body/Mind/ Emotions), a unique individual in a particular life situation, someone who can only be fully understood in relation to their current situation as s/he experiences it.
	www.cpp.net.pl /gestalt.php (302 words)

	Grand Delusions - Chapter 12
		Indeed, Fritz even wrote what he called the Gestalt Prayer, which he frequently used to begin his group therapy sessions: And by the way, after a patient finished with her time in the hot seat, he or she kissed Perls on the forehead; a mark of respect, it was believed.
		As for Gestalt Therapy's techniques for resolving one's "unfinished business," they typically require "reenacting (either directly or in fantasy) the original situation and allowing the associated affect to be experienced and expressed." This usually involves hotseat work, with the patient acting out the topdogunderdog aspects of his or her personality.
		Transpersonal Gestalt contends that Perls' cornerstone principle of the here-andnow is the link to such transpersonal concepts as the "flow of Tao" and the Jungian "collective unconscious." The shift away from the Perls legacy, however, can be found in new emphasis on the gentler side of life.
	www.primaltherapy.com /GrandDelusions/GD12.htm (11517 words)

	Titles -The Gestalt Approach
		This giant of modern psychology wrote that The Gestalt Approach was "an exploration of a somewhat new approach to the entire subject of human behavior -- both in its actuality and its potentiality." Eyewitness to Therapy contains film transcripts that Perls believed had significant teaching value.
		In The Gestalt Approach he has succeeded in writing a readable comprehensive theory explaining gestalt therapy.
		Fritz Perls believed a study of his films was the best way to learn gestalt therapy.
	www.sbbks.com /gestalt-appr.html (132 words)

	The Brights' Movement Forums -> A Hindu Bright? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		I believe, prayers help human mind to cope with difficulties, prayers build confidence say for a new risky adventure, taking an SAT test or a college final examination, gives comfort when faced with danger, illness, disappoitments and so on.
		But a prayer that seeks the help from the "inner-self" instead of a supreme being looks a lot like those in the self-help books.
		With regard to the 'prayer' I guess it's a question of to whom you are praying.
	www.the-brights.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=828 (1106 words)

	Gestalt! Vol.5; No.2 - A Discussion of Field Theory in Gestalt Therapy
		Gestalt psychology tells us that subject and object are in a dialectical relationship, mutually effecting each other so that it is impossible to tell what is cause and what is effect.
		However, in Gestalt therapy we present this as only a "working hypothesis." We ask the client if he/she can identify with that assessment, is there anything he/she is or can be aware of which resonates with this.
		What makes such a process Gestalt, to me, is the concommitant need to examine the kind of limit (rigid, permeable, etc), including how it serves the system, and the immediate context in which the system functions.
	www.g-gej.org /5-2/1998field.html (11384 words)

	Fritz Perls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His ideas were also used to develop similar new age human potential concerns such as neurolinguistic programming NLP
		Fritz Perls: Gestalt Therapy A nearly forgotten interview with Fritz Perls (the co-founder of Gestalt Therapy) by Adelaide Bry
		Links previously listed here have been moved to the Gestalt Therapy page.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fritz_Perls (343 words)

	Quaker Messages from Stephen Travis Pope
		Prayer and meditation can and should still be central components of our daily routines, but it's important to remember that our spiritual life is meant to be as continuous as our emotional or physical lives are.
		In the phases when I feel most integrated and focussed, my favorite prayer is the one that I say on each breath when I inhale life and energy and joy and connection between the outer and inner worlds.
		The oft-repeated Zen Buddhist Gestalt Prayer calls us to live with an attitude of "infinite gratitude for all that is past, infinite service to all that is present, and infinite responsibility for all that is future." The prayer continues with the oft-forgotten statement, "we focus now on the creation of all that is."
	www.create.ucsb.edu /~stp/Messages.html (7827 words)

	Fritz Perls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The legacy of Max Wertheimer and gestalt psychology.
		question, the Gestalt therapy of Fritz Perls has generated the most attention...
		Gestalt therapy is a method of psychotherapy developed in the 1950s by Fritz Perls, and is considered a way of life by Gestalt practitioners.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Fritz_Perls (527 words)

	Behavior OnLine Forums - Depression Discussion
		In writting an essay on what Gestalt has to offer in working with individuals with Depression I have quickly recognised that Gestalt therapy has many developed theories and principles that places this approach in very good stead for working with the key themes that are identified in the area of Depression.
		I have in particular identified figure/ground formation becoming potentially fixed and the individual being unable to discriminate between a fantasised perception of self and phenomena in the present that differs from the fixed figure ie "I am hopeless at everthing".
		These are not mechanical or strictly behavioral interventions when conducted within the perspective of Gestalt therapy's understanding of experiment, field, and especially of dialogue, when the supportive relationship between the therapist and client forms a ground.
	www.behavior.net /bolforums/showthread.php?p=2187 (2283 words)

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		Those of you who are students of human nature such as I might enjoy these little tidbits.
		Fritz Perls wrote this following item called the Gestalt Prayer, which is part of the Gestalt school of psychology.
		And, in an issue of Rough Times, this response to The Gestalt Prayer was printed: The Getsmart Prayer I do my thing, and you do your thing.
	www.etext.org /zines/ASCII/ATI/ati-38 (3101 words)

	The Gestalt Bibliography
		THE GESTALT J. The deprivation of a psychological theory: Gestalt therapy.
		THE GESTALT J. "Angal's theory of the ambigous gestalt; Its implications for psychotherapy.
		Professor Henle's views of the connections between gestalt psychology and Gestalt therapy are antagonistic and based, mainly, on an examination of F.
	www.gestalt.org /biblio2.htm (10566 words)

	BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule: Gestalt Therapy
		Hycner, Richard and Jacobs, Lynne The Healing Relationship in Gestalt Therapy - A Dialogic - Self-Psychology Approach Paperback 1995
		MacKewn, Jennifer Developing Gestalt Counselling - A Field Theoretical and Relational Model of Contemporary Gestalt Counselling and Psychotherapy Hardcover 1997
		Naranjo, Claudio, M.D. Gestalt Therapy - The Attitude and Practice of an Atheoretical Experientialism Hardcover 1993
	www.behavenet.com /capsules/treatments/gestalt/gestalttherapy.htm (504 words)

	Boomers Guide to Divorce - Book Excerpt
		A great example of the shifting attitude of the times is the Gestalt Prayer.
		Not only did this new way of thinking about human relationships derail the conventions of the past, at its very core was the message: to your own self be true.
		As the "Gestalt" school of thought swept California in the 1960s, people's sense of good and bad depended upon their comfort level at any given time.
	www.halpi.com /BoomersGuidetoDivorce.html (1906 words)

	ipedia.com: Gestalt prayer Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The so-called "Gestalt prayer" is a 56-word statement by psychotherapist Fritz Perls that is generally taken as a classic expression of the kind of individualism that took "do your own thing" as a slo...
		The so-called "Gestalt prayer" is a 56-word statement by psychotherapist Fritz Perls that is generally taken as a classic expression of the kind of individualism that took "do your own thing" as a slogan in the U.S in the 1960s.
		As of 2004, this closing is omitted from about a quarter of searchable Web citations of the statement, and such sites include the first Google hit for the search string
	www.ipedia.com /gestalt_prayer.html (201 words)

	Gestalts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
		Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there
		Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /railton/enlt214m/gestalt.html (157 words)

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		Research Summary There are well over 100,000 scientific articles emphasizing the effects of mind on body and of body on mind.
		The fields of hypnosis, biofeedback, relaxation training, psychoneuroimmunology, faith and prayer and spirituality have solid scientific studies at this time.
		Students complete a survey comparing their beliefs about spiritual issues and prayer with those of the general public.
	www.amsa.org /humed/CAM/C2.doc (4945 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		These include biofeedback, relaxation training, autogenic training, psychosynthesis, meditation, guided imagery, spiritual healing, prayer, Logotherapy, Gestalt therapy and many other short-term psychotherapeutic interventions.
		History, Philosophy, and Methods The “separation” of mind and body is often said to have originated with Rene Descartes.
		In many chronic disorders mind-body medicine is the approach of choice in stress illnesses and at the very least, a major adjunct even when pharmaceuticals are necessary.
	www.amsa.org /humed/camresources/c2.doc (1155 words)

	Dissociation
		I chose the 'mental patients liberation' direction rather than what later became known as the 'yuppie' direction, that is, the predatory direction.
		I was struck in passing by the 'Gestalt' of how the corruption being blindly promoted by DMH was reflected there.
		I was already aware of one case where a client who has been caught red-handed defrauding a county mental health system became the client serving on its Implementation Review Committee.
	www.northcoast.com /~starfish/level/multiple.htm (1661 words)

	Print Message
		Seriously, we take our prompts to make us feel better, from many places...or we wallow in dark, negative places.
		IF you haven't heard about it or a reminder might help motivate you, please read the non religious Gestalt Prayer about false expectations others may have about you.
		I am not in this world to live up to your expectations etc is well worth living, methinks.
	www.suite101.com /print_message.cfm/funlight/111866/1068565 (764 words)

	Alibris: Browse Books by ISBN
		0939266024: An Oral History of Gestalt Therapy: Interviews with Laura Perls, Isadore From, Erving Polster, Miriam Polster
		0939266245: Gestalt Therapy: Excitement and Growth in the Human Personality
		0939297176: Our Father : the Lord's prayer arranged in picture and rhyme for people who are still very young
	www.alibris.com /books/isbns/16876 (839 words)

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