Authors: Brenda Shoshanna
ISBN-13: 9780743243360, ISBN-10: 0743243366
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: December 2003
Edition: Reprint
Brenda Shoshanna, Ph.D., is a practicing psychologist, therapist, workshop leader and author. She has written many books, including Zen Miracles, Why Men Leave and Journey Through Illness and Beyond, winner of the NABE Award for Best Book of the Year in the Category of Health. She is also the relationship expert on iVillage.com and runs workshops nationally on all aspects of psychology, Zen and relationships. Dr. Shoshanna lives in the New York area. Visit the author online at www.BrendaShoshanna.com.
We are meant to live a life of love. Being in love energizes our daily existence, fills us with positivity, heals the body, and make every moment precious. In Zen And the Art Of Falling In Love, Dr. Brenda Shoshanna offers a completely different way of looking at love, using the timeless principles of Zen. Based on 13 essential Zen practices, the book guides us in the simple steps that open our lives to love. Readers will discover new ways to cope with trouble spots in relationships through chapters titled, Taking Off Your Shoes (Becoming Available), Doing Nothing (Relesing Control), Walking Meditation (Taking New Steps) and Being the Doorman, (Being There for Others). The book also includes exercises and instructions for applying the material to our everyday lives.
Introduction | xiii | |
Part 1 | Starting Out | 1 |
Chapter 1 | Taking Off Your Shoes (Becoming Available) | 3 |
Chapter 2 | Sitting on the Cushion (Meeting Yourself) | 19 |
Chapter 3 | Doing Nothing (Releasing Control) | 35 |
Part 2 | Zen in Action | 55 |
Chapter 4 | Kinhin: Walking Meditation (Taking New Steps) | 57 |
Chapter 5 | Cleaning House (Emptying Yourself) | 77 |
Chapter 6 | Being the Doorman (Being There for Others) | 99 |
Chapter 7 | Cooking (Nourishing Others and Oneself) | 115 |
Chapter 8 | Receiving the Stick (Dealing with Blows) | 135 |
Part 3 | Advanced Training | 157 |
Chapter 9 | Sesshin: Intensive Training Period (Developing Endurance) | 159 |
Chapter 10 | Struggling with Your Koan (Working on Problems) | 183 |
Chapter 11 | Dokusan: Meeting with the Master (Moments of Dramatic Choice) | 203 |
Chapter 12 | One Breath (No Separation) | 217 |
Chapter 13 | Finding the Ox (Meeting the Beloved) | 233 |