Inner Science Institute

Introduction

Defining Presence and Therapeutic Presence

Theory of Therapeutic Presence

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Exploring Presence in the Therapeutic Relationship

EXERCISE: CONTINUUM OF PRESENCE

Traditional Story: Two Birds

MEDITATION: TWO BIRDS AND BEYOND

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Recognizing Unconditioned Presence

MEDITATION: UNCOVERING PRESENCE & REVEALING THE SELF

MEDITATION: OBSERVING THE STILLNESS

Diagnosis in Buddhist Psychology

REFLECTION: AVOIDANCE, ATTACHMENT, MISUNDERSTANDING

Curiosity

Present Moment Awareness

Silence

REFLECTION: RECOGNIZING AND ALLOWING UNPROCESSED PAIN

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Acknowledging Unfolding Internal Processes

EXERCISE: LISTENING FOR THE UNCONSCIOUS

Self-Awareness

Foreground and Background

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Focusing on Therapeutic Intimacy that Encourages Relational Presence

Identifying with the Unconditioned Self

Presence as Vulnerability

Encouraging Relational Presence: Tending to the Relational Unconscious

Encouraging Relational Presence: Emotional Regulation

Encouraging Relational Presence: Transforming Core Affect

MEDITATION: SELF-COMPASSION BREAK

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Mindfulness

Relational Mindfulness

REFLECTION: RECOGNIZING RUPTURE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR (Part 1)

REFLECTION: RECOGNIZING RUPTURE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPAIR (Part 2)

Amplifying Inner Resources of Intentionality and Surrender

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Navigating Dissociation

References - Downloadable PDF

EXERCISE: CREATING AN INDIVIDUALIZED PRACTICE

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Post-Test: How to Deepen Therapeutic Presence

Course Evaluation: How to Deepen Therapeutic Presence

Completion and Next Steps for CE Credit and Certificate