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Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 08 Sept 2009
When the Therapist is a Yogi: Integrating Yoga and Psychotherapy
When the Therapist is a Yogi: Integrating Yoga and Psychotherapy
Page Range: 15 – 22
Each day the psychotherapist is witness to the struggling and suffering of human beings. He is a listener, a problem-solver, a priest, a shaman, a parent, a consultant, a friend, a teacher, a seeker, an explorer, and a container for deep emotions. Sometimes he is a yogi and a meditator.
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