Sanity and Sainthood
Integrating Meditation and Psychotherapy
$43.62
- Paperback
158 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2025
Summary
Meditation can bring peace and mental stability, as described in ancient Buddhist texts. Meditation also gives us clear comprehension, which is an ability to see what’s going on inside our minds. While at times this can be wonderful, for most people, this will result in periods where we notice how much pain and dysfunction exists within our own psyche.
In Sanity and Sainthood, clinical psychologist and longtime meditation teacher Dr. Tucker Peck shows how to use the tools of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798218610890 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Tucker Peck |
| Publisher: | Mahnamana Publications |
| Imprint: | Mahnamana Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 158 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 218g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
With wit and insight, Tucker has a knack for demystifying difficult subjects. In ‘Sanity and Sainthood’ he takes readers on an entertaining and informative exploration of the ways the dharma and psychology offer practitioners a mutually supportive environment for healing and self-discovery. Sharon Salzberg, bestselling author of Lovingkindness and Real Life
Tucker Peck brings the experience of being both a practicing clinical psychologist, and a meditation teacher who has led dozens of retreats worldwide, to this eminently practical text. If you’re interested in what meditation can (and can’t!) do for you, this book is a great place to start. - Michael Taft, bestselling author and host of the podcast Deconstructing Yourself
Tucker Peck
Dr. Tucker Peck is a meditation teacher and licensed clinical psychologist. He has taught over sixty residential meditation retreats in numerous countries around the world. Tucker received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Brown University and his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. He was faculty at the University of Arizona, in both the Department of Psychology and the College of Medicine. He is the founder, and currently the treasurer, of the Open Dharma Foundation, which provides scholarships to meditation retreats for people who couldn’t otherwise afford to go. He teaches weekly at the San Francisco Dharma Collective, hosts an online class for advanced meditation practitioners, and runs an in-person psychotherapy practice. Tucker lives with his husband, Chris, and their godchildren, Juniper and Rumi Daniel, in Alameda, California, an island in the San Francisco Bay.
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