Integrated Energy Medicine Archives - Applied Buddhist Psychology

Article: Tonglen – An Integrated Energy Medicine Point of View

Applied Buddhist Psychology, Article, Buddhism, Compassion, Empowered Living, Geshe Pema Dorjee, Inner Wisdom, Integrated Energy Medicine, Isa Gucciardi

By Joanna Foote Adler, PsyD, CHT

Much has been written on the practice of Tonglen, the Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice of giving and taking. Tonglen is a powerful and important practice in many of the schools of Buddhism. I would like to offer some thoughts to add to this literature from the perspective of Integrated Energy Medicine as it is taught at the Foundation of the Sacred Stream, which will hopefully help to focus this practice for western practitioners in a skillful way.

Special Announcement: Sacred Stream Offering Series of Workshops in Iowa’s Quad Cities Region This May

Applied Buddhist Psychology, Depth Hypnosis, Empowered Living, Integrated Energy Medicine, Isa Gucciardi, News

Starting May 9, Sacred Stream will be offering some of their most popular workshops in Iowa’s Quad Cities region. Courses available include: Coming to Peace: Methods of Conflict Resolution (Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center, Hiawatha), Expanding Consciousness: The Four Immeasurables Resolution (Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center, Hiawatha), Embracing the Sacred Feminine (Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Wheatland), Consciousness and Integrated Energy Medicine (Bettendorf Public Library, Bettendorf), and The Path of Service and the Nature of Suffering (Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Wheatland).

Podcast: Episode 31: Healing Beyond the Conscious Mind

Applied Buddhist Psychology, Applied Shamanism, Depth Hypnosis, Dreams, Integrated Energy Medicine, Podcast

Once we have become conscious of our issues, we must then go beyond our conscious understanding to truly transform them. In today’s episode, Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. discusses how altering states through hypnosis, meditation, and the shamanic journey can lead to deep and long lasting healing beyond the conscious mind. From this perspective, Isa offers a brief introduction to several of the programs offered by Foundation of the Sacred Stream.

Podcast: Episode 28: The Path of Service

Applied Buddhist Psychology, Integrated Energy Medicine, Podcast

In this excerpt from a talk given to acupuncture students at ACTCM in San Francisco, Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D. discusses the nature of healing, the role of the healer, and the difference between healing and curing.