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Corridor Of Shadows
“If you cannot hear my gentle whispers then let the harsh lessons of life teach you…” Corridor of Shadows is the long-awaited new book by Muhyiddin Shakoor, a contemporary American Sufi, who is also a psychotherapist and academic, currently teaching in Turkey as a visiting professor. In his highly-acclaimed previous book, Writing on the Water, which has inspired thousands of readers, Shakoor offered a personal account of his first encounter with Islam and his initial years on the Sufi path. Now, he continues his spiritual journey with Corridor of Shadows. In this book, he relates to us with his fluent yet intricate style new lessons of life, each laden with wisdom and laced with wit. C...
On Becoming a Group Member
This book provides an introduction to the general landscape of group counseling by way of the idea that learning to be an effective group member is essential to becoming a group leader. Interactive scenarios place the reader right into the group, providing insights into the challenges and opportunities of participation. Each chapter explores a different stage of group work and concludes with useful suggestions and tips for having a successful experience. Throughout the book, an emphasis is placed on member development and personal growth being achieved through self-awareness, interpersonal experiences, and dynamic ways of being. Cultural diversity, ethics and confidentiality, and involvement strategies and skills are also discussed. With its unique, practical, and engaging approach, this book will be invaluable to counseling students as an excellent complement to the theory and research on group counseling.
Last Rose of Summer - Yazdan Kalan Son Gül (İngilizce)
Last Rose of Summer is everyone's story. A story that embraces anyone who ever lived in a neighborhood, or feared a bully or ever wanted to love. It is a story about the extraordinary richness of ordinary-seeming people. On a journey to adulthood Carlos Jackson starts learning the art of living after he suddenly becomes smitten by Kamara, a young girl who visits her aunt next door. At a picnic, she places a single rose petal into Carlos’ hand and from this day on, roses follow Carlos through life until the last rose comes. Yet his enthrallment leads him into conflict with Blue Joe Davis, the neighborhood bully. And when he is left heartbroken by Kamara’s unexpected departure, Uncle Dan, ...
Return to Forever
Once you complete this journey your eyes will be open FOREVER! - MIA CALABRESE The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary, and even humble individual -M.Scott Peck.... Nino Jones, an elderly homeless man from New York City, agrees to join a group of Heavenly mercenaries who are risking their eternities to pull off one of the most heroic challenges of all time. The target is Satan himself, and the future of the entire civilized world hangs in the balance. Follow Nino as he tours the magnificant Kingdom of Forever, the devastation of the Outerdarkness, and the absolute horrors of Hell. Listen as he learns about the origins of the cosmos and the meaning of human existence from such characters as Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr., Pontius Pilate, King Solomon, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Malcolm X, Virgin Mary, and many others. Flee with Nino through the streets of Manhattan as he is pursued by demons who are trying to prevent him from delivering his holy message, the truth about who we are, where we come from, and why we must RETURN TO FOREVER!
The Practice of Multicultural Group Work
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part I: INTRODUCTION TO MULTICULTURAL GROUP WORK. 1. Training Multiculturally Sensitive Group Leaders. 2. Cultural Values and Group Work. Part II: AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF RESPONDENTS. 3. Cultural, Social, and Family Autobiographies. Part III: RESPONSES TO MULTICULTURAL GROUP WORK VIGNETTES. 4. Task Group Vignette #1: The First Meeting and Group Impasse. 5. Task Group Vignette #2: The Fourth Meeting and Silence before the Storm. 6. Psychoeducational Group Vignette #1: The First Meeting and Group Silence. 7. Psychoeducational Group Vignette #2: Asian American Group: To Disclose or Not Disclose? 8. Counseling/Therapy Group Vignette #1: The Assertiveness Group and the Bomb. 9. Counseling/Therapy Group Vignette #2: An Adolescent Boys Group and the Missing Member. 10. Counseling/Therapy Group Vignette #3: A Gender Orientation Group: Where Do We Fit? 11. Counseling/Therapy Group Vignette #4: A Women's Eating Disorders Group -- To Blame or Not to Blame? Part IV: CONCLUSIONS. 12. What Have We Learned? 13. Suggestions for Best Practices in Multicultural Group Work.
Sufism in America
Sufism in America sheds light on spiritual, mystical Islam in America. The Sufi path focuses on developing a personal relationship with God, doing what is beautiful in the sight of God, and struggling against the lower self to reach loving submission. Up to this point, very little has been written about the Sufi orders in America and those who participate in them. This study focuses on the Alami Tariqa in Waterport, New York, which was started in the 1970s by a shaykh from the Balkans. The Alami Tariqa strives to uphold sharia while adapting to the Western setting. Its membership is diverse, consisting mostly of American-born participants from Christian and Jewish backgrounds, in addition to...
Sufi Encounters
An unparalleled exploration of Sufism as it is practised around the world, describing meetings with today's enlightened teachers as well as including wonderfully inspiring translations of the great Sufi masters of the past. Ultimately, this book acts as a guide to the Sufi path and offers wise insight into the meaning and purpose of life. A compelling view of Sufi history together with vivid personal remembrances of living mystics. This is an inspiring and at the same time beautifully subtle book, with light-filled insights on every page." – Saadi Shakur Chishti, author of The Sufi Book of Life The Sufi path described in this book leads the seeker past ordinary states of consciousness towa...
Counselling Victims of Warfare
In the United Kingdom since 1987 38,000 people have been referred to The Medical Foundation for specialist psychological treatment relating to warfare, and in the past 80 years 75,000 military personnel have received counselling from the Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society. The topic of warfare induced psychological stress and trauma is a vast one. This book gives an unique, person-centred insight into counselling victims of warfare (either civilians or military personnel) whose trauma is physical or psychological. It covers such topics as anger, death, nightmares, recovered memories, emotional and physical pain, and alcohol use. It also contains a list of useful contacts for further support and helpful tips. Counsellors, trainees and other healthcare and social care professionals dealing with civilian or military victims of warfare will find this guide invaluable.
