The Heart of Listening

Since the work of Carl Rogers there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of the quality of attention and the sense of relatedness in therapeutic change. Sensitivity to these aspects is deepened in meditational practices, which put one in touch with the emergent self. This book considers how relationships and change can be facilitated by very subtle attention to qualities and flows within the therapeutic process. The closer we can reach into the experience of the other, the more this person may feel understood and attended to. Rosalind Pearmain brings together insights from Buddhism, Taoism and yoga with those from cognitive psychology, neuroscience and consciousness studies to provide a synthesis.