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Allen, K. S., and R. P. Steinkohl. Yoga in a geriatric mental clinic. Activities, Adaptation, &
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Allione, Tsultrim. Cutting through Fear: A Tibetan Buddhist Practice for Cultivating
Compassion and Courage audiotapes. Sounds True, 2001. Reviewed by Anne Seidlitz in
Tricycle, Spring 2002, pp. 82-83.
Based on the Chod practice.
From the review by Anne Seidlitz: “... Making a compelling connection between Buddhist and
psychotherapeutic perspectives, Allione recognizes the importance of making the ‘split-off’ parts
of ourselves ‘conscious’ in order to work with them—rather than battling or rejecting them. This
follows the logic of both psychotherapy and Buddhist psychology: if we fight with our thoughts
in meditation, for example, they just become stronger.
“It seems that Allione’s program—and the Chod practice—offer powerful tools for understanding
and working with psychological, personal, and physical challenges. While psychotherapists might
argue that simply neutralizing them through the offering doesn’t provide enough insight into their
root causes, from the Vajrayana Buddhist perspective inviting and transforming difficulties on the
spot is the best path for awakening insight.. .”
“... However, unless you feel emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually sound enough to eject
your consciousness, chop up your body, and face your demons in full-frontal view, maybe it’s
better to work up to this practice with a teacher before embarking solo on the Chod path.. .”
Alongi, Richard. Attitudinal healing using the Tibetan Seven-Point Mind Training. Presentation
at the Transpersonal Psychology Conference, Feb 13-15, 204, Palo Alto, California. Author
email: [email protected].
“For millenia, Tibetan Buddhists have devised and practiced the lojong, or mental training
exercises, as a way of refreshing one’s mental attitude. There has been a system of lojong brought
to Tibet by Atisha (982-1054) and as passed down by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (1101-1175) of
using slogans as a way of shifting the mind out of old patterned ways of thinking. These slogans
can help both the transpersonal therapist and his/her clients to move beyond the ordinary ways of
conceptualizing one’s self and others and of operating in the world. In this presentaion, I would
like to introduce the transpersonal professional community to this time-tested method of mind
training, present clinical examples of the effectiveness of this approach, and guide the participants
in some exercises whereby one might get a taste of this marvelous approach.”
Ambikananda Saraswati, Swami. Anxiety or panic attacks. In Swami Ambikananda, Healing
Yoga: A Guide to Integrating the Chakras with Your Yoga Practice. New York: Marlowe & Co.,
2001, pp. 138- 139.
___. Depression. In Swami Ambikananda, Healing Yoga: A Guide to Integrating the
Chakras with Your Yoga Practice. New York: Marlowe & Co., 2001, pp. 132-133.
Anand. How psychiatrists look at yoga. Journal of the Yoga Institute, Oct 1968, 14(3):42-44.