Finding Purpose & Meaning in Times of Crisis, Loss & Change
by Ronald Alexander, Ph.D.
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Wise Mind, Open Mind
Build your mindstrength in uncertain times. Crisis can cause paralyzing grief and anger, not to mention an inability to imagine a way out of suffering. Pioneering psychotherapist Ronald Alexander combines ancient Buddhist practices and tools with leading-edge creative psychology to guide readers past their pain and create fresh personal visions for joy, contentment, happiness, and vitality.
Wise Mind Open Mind focuses on the building of mindstrength – the ability to use mindfulness to calm the churning waters of thoughts and emotions. As the mind quiets, it opens into deeper states of awareness through a three-step process that resilient creative artists have mastered.
Readers of Wise Mind Open Mind will learn how to:
- Let go of the past
- Tune into the present and their core creativity
- Move forward with passion and purpose
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Words of Praise
“We have the creativity in us that creates the universe – all we need do is be aware of it. This book provides a wise roadmap to the treasure within.”
Ram Dass
– Spiritual Leader, and the author of Be Here Now
“InWise Mind Open Mind readers will learn how the weave of mindfulness and contemporary psychology can heal, enliven and free our spirit. This book is a lucid and inspiring guide on the spiritual path!”
Tara Brach, Ph.D.
– Clinical Psychologist, Buddhist Meditation Teacher, and the author of Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha.
“Wise Mind Open Mind is an outstanding guidebook to apply mindfulness practices to artfully navigate times of change and crisis. A seasoned, loving psychologist, Dr. Alexander combines spirituality with gems from his clinical practice in a wonderful contribution to the healing arts.”
Judith Orloff, MD
– NY Times Bestselling Author of The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People
“Wise Mind Open Mind helps us open our innate wisdom mind and develop its vast possibilities for psychological and spiritual transformation. I heartily recommend this book.”
Lama Surya Das
– Author of Awaking the Buddha Within and founder of the Dzogchen Meditation Centers.
“In this book Dr. Alexander explores creativity with flashes of genius that flow from the silence of the heart.”
Catherine Ingram
– Author of Passionate Presence, and A Crack in Everything
“Wise Mind Open Mind allows us to dissolve any resistance to change, immerse ourselves in the present, and eventually emerge strengthened, renewed, and with a deeper sense of purpose.”
Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D.
– Author of Shaman, Healer, Sage and Courageous Dreaming
“Fusing western psychology and Buddhist practices, this book provides the reader with clear guidance and instruction, and helps us to transform our thinking. It is both easily informative and greatly supportive.”
Sharon Salzberg
– Author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
“Ron Alexander has done a superb job of making the deep and complex principles of Buddhism and mindfulness practical and available to help people make profound shifts in their lives. Beware: this book could have serious side effects of happiness and peace.”
Bill O’Hanlon
– Author of Pathways to Spirituality: Connection, Wholeness, and Possibility for Therapist and Client
“This book melds positive thinking psychology with ideas from a variety of meditative traditions. It will change your life, if you let it.”
Stuart W. Twemlow, MD
– Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Menninger Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine.
“Ron Alexander offers practical tools to navigate the dark waters of our unconscious resistance to the tides of change with the clear, compassionate, fierce wisdom of a sage who speaks to our deepest fears, doubts and desires like an old friend. A treasure for all of us in these times of change.”
Shiva Rea, MA
– Yogini, Samudra: Global School for Living Yoga – Author of award winning CD’s & DVD’s
“A wonderful read for one seeking a new path towards healing!”
Marion Solomon Ph.D.
– Senior Extension Faculty, UCLA, Department of Humanities, Sciences & Social Sciences, Author of Narcissism & Intimacy
“A truly breakthrough book that dynamically combines the wisdom of mindfulness, the cutting edge of contemporary creative psychology with profound insights into the art of creative transformation.”
Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D.
– Author of Age Wave and Bodymind