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by Ralph de la Rosa (Author)
Therapist and meditation instructor Ralph De La Rosa places the new psychotherapeutic model based on Internal Family Systems (IFS) within the context of Buddhist meditation, showing how the process of healing trauma can lead you to your deepest spiritual nature. This book offers clear conceptual frameworks for understanding trauma, posttraumatic growth, and the close relationship between trauma healing and spirituality. Through reflective writing exercises, experiential practices, and guided meditations, you will learn to: - Understand that your mind is made up of distinct "parts," each with its own perspectives and intentions. - Recognize common types of internal parts within the Internal Family Systems model. - Separate from a part within yourself that holds pain, sadness, or other difficult emotions. - Use meditation as a method to open to the transformative power of self-compassion and self-love.
Author Biography
Ralph De La Rosa is a psychotherapist and meditation teacher known for his open and humorous teaching style. He is the author of books on trauma healing through compassion-based meditation and Richard Schwartz's Internal Family Systems model of psychotherapy. His most notable books include The Monkey is the Messenger and Don't Tell Me to Relax.
