Sublime

Up to now most of the publications of this “Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy” (the predecessors being the Freudian and Adlerian Schools) have been chiefly in German.

Individual Psychology and Holism

Throughout the book we sometimes use “loving-kindness” and sometimes “compassion.” Please keep in mind that the source of the feeling is the same, but the expression depends on the situation (e.g., if suffering is present or not).

he came to see mindfulness practices as ways to develop a better relationship with oneself.

course, there is a big difference between simply acknowledging what’s true— that we have good as well as not-so-good qualities—and saying that we’re perfect or better than others. It’s

Mindfulness

For instance, when participants share a positive experience about the practice, ask whether any participants experienced something challenging, and vice versa.

Self-compassion practice typically goes through three stages: • Striving • Disillusionment • Radical acceptance

Adlerian psychology is not a “psychology of possession” but a “psychology of use.”