Publisher's Synopsis
Meditation is becoming a daily practice for more and more people, and is used by clinical psychologists, counsellors, and therapists to heal themselves and their clients.;This new book provides a psychological appraisal of meditation, summarizing 15 years of sustained psychological research in the area, and signposting new research and theoretical directions. The contributors are among the most eminent international writers and researchers on the psychology of meditation, and this collection represents a balanced, comprehensive overview of research in the field. Readers will also gain greater knowledge of meditation and find new perspectives for understanding human behaviour more generally.;The book is aimed at clinical and research psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, and other medical doctors, neurophysiologists and people working in organizations promoting meditation.
