
Magazine Body & Mind
Are You Looking to Buddhism When You Should Be Looking to Therapy?
The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice isn’t about achieving mental health.
The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice isn’t about achieving mental health.
Buddhist psychotherapist Dr. Miles Neale explains why Western Tibetan Buddhist students often bring psychological baggage to their spiritual quest and how communities can heal after accusations of abuse.
A friend of the late Michael Stone reflects on the teacher’s struggle with mental illness.
The psychotherapist and yogi was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
How finding moments of quiet among her daily tasks helped one writer prepare for her father’s death.
Stone was in a coma, and surrounded by friends and family in the hospital.
Though we may think of sitting still as a way to find peace, it’s not always what we find when we engage in formal sitting practice. In this series, Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist Michael Stone explores how to settle the mind and body when troubling afflictions visit us on the cushion.
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