The pillar of Awareness derives from Phenomenology & Eastern traditions of Zen & Taoism. The ‘science of experience’ focuses on the subjective & unique. Rather than starting with psychological models, we allow embodied awareness to naturally emerge.
Free Course includes: 07 core readings, 4 assignments, 50 item quiz, Completion certificate for 10 CPE points.
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Course curriculum
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Armstrong, P. (1994). What is Phenomenology_ A lecture.
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Frank, A. (2019). The blind spot. Aeon.
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Spinelli, E. (2005). Chapter 2 The phenomenological world. In The interpreted world An introduction to phenomenological psychology (pp. 19-34). Sage Publishing.
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Spinelli, E. (2005). Chapter 7 Phenomenological psychotherapy. In The interpreted world An introduction to phenomenological psychology (pp. 128-142). Sage Publishing.
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Beisser, A. (1989). Flying Without Wings. Doubleday, New York. (pp95-102)
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Cogan, J. The phenomenological reduction. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. httpsiep.utm.eduphen-red
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Assessment no 11-1
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Assessment no 11-2
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Assessment no 11-4
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Video lecture on Phenomenology - 92 minute
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Bloom, D. (2009). The phenomenological method of Gestalt therapy- Revisiting Husserl to discove the _essence_ of Gestalt therapy. Gestalt Review, 13(3), 277-295.
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Boris, G. D. J. B., Melo, A. K., & Moreira, V. (2017). Influence of phenomenology and existentialism on Gestalt therapy. Estudos de Psicologia, 34(4), 476-486.
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Amendt-Lyon, N. (2018). Introduction- Gestalt therapy and _new phenomenology_. Gestalt Review, 22(3), 281-289.
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Joyce, P. & Sills, C. (2014). Chapter 2 Phenomenology and field theory. In Skills in Gestalt counselling & psychotherapy (pp. 16-29). London, UK Sage Publications.
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McConville, M. (2001). Let the straw man speak Husserls phenomenology in context. Gestalt Review, 5(3), 195-204.
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Crocker, S. F. (2017). The phenomenological method in Husserl and in Gestalt therapy. Gestalt Review, 21(2), 123-141.
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Orange, D. M. (2018). The seduction of mystical monisms- A temptation for human dignity-oriented therapies. Gestalt Review, 22(3), 290-301.
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Blaize, J. (1998). Introduction to a phenomenological approach of the body in Gestalt therapy. Gestalt Review, 2(1), 72-83.
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Burley, T. (2012). A phenomenologically based theory of personality. Gestalt Review, 16(1), 7-27.
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Gutjahr, L. (2018). Nourishing notions or poisonous propositions_ Can _new phenomenology_ inspire Gestalt therapy_ Gestalt Review, 22(3), 331-357.
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Amendt-Lyon, N. (2018). The boundaries of Gestalt therapy and the limits of our imagination. Gestalt Review, 22(3), 302-330.
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Duncker, K. (2003). Phenomenology and epistemology of consciousness of objects. International Gestalt Journal, 26(1), 79-128.
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Kennedy, D. (2003). The phenomenal field The homeground of Gestalt therapy. British Gestalt Journal, 12(2), 76-87.
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Miller, M. V. (1990). Toward a psychology of the unknown. The Gestalt Journal, 13(2), 23-38.
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Van de Riet, V. (2001). Gestalt therapy and the phenomenological method. Gestalt Review, 5(3), 184-194.
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Polster, M. (1981). The language of experience. The Gestalt Journal, 4(1), 19-27.
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Yontef, G. M. (1979). Gestalt therapy Clinical phenomenology. The Gestalt Journal, 2(1), 27-45.
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Nelson, P. L. (1987). Notes and perspectives on phenomenological research.
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Friesen, N. (2014). Waldenfels’ responsive phenomenology of the alien - An introduction. Phenomenology & Practice, 7, 68–77.
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Milton, M., Charles, L., Judd, D., O'Brien, M., Tipney, A., & Turner, A. (2003). The existential-phenomenological paradigm - The importance for integration. Existential Analysis - Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 1–38.
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Bloom, D. (2019). Gestalt therapy and phenomenology - The intersecting of parallel lines. In P. Brownell (Ed.), Handbook for theory, research and practice in Gestalt therapy, (pp. 183–202). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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Jacobs, L. (2010). Ethical inspiration and complex experiencing. AAGT Conference on Continuity and Change in Gestalt Therapy.
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Bloom, D. (2012). Sensing animals_knowing persons - A challenge to some basic ideas in Gestalt therapy. In T. B. Levine (Ed.), Gestalt therapy -Advances in theory and practice (pp. 1–11). Routledge.
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Lobb, M. S., Orange, D., & Bocian, B. (2018). Dialogue on experience and comprehension in psychoanalysis and Gestalt psychotherapy. Palermo, February 2nd-3rd. Istituto di Gestalt H.C.C. Italy.
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Lobb, M. S. (2017). Phenomenology and aesthetic recognition of the dance between psychotherapist and client - a clinical example. British Gestalt Journal, 26(2), 50–56.
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Crocker, S. F. (2009). Phenomenology in Husserl and in Gestalt therapy. British Gestalt Journal, 18(1), 1828.
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Boris, G. D. J. B., Melo, A. K., & Moreira, V. (2017). Influence of phenomenology and existentialism on Gestalt therapy. Estudos De Psicologia (Campinas), 34(4), 476–486.
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Philippson, P. (2020). Topics in Gestalt therapy - Post-truth - The world therapy made! [Kindle Edition]
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Matthies, F. (2015). New phenomenology an advance for the gestalt approach_ New York City; Gestalt Institute New York.
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Solomon, M. (2019). Part B - Methodology.
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About the presenter
Dr Steve Vinay Gunther
Steve Vinay Gunther has studied Gestalt therapy since 1985 and founded Gestalt institutes in Australia, South Korea, and China. Since 2000, he has been an international Gestalt trainer, teaching in Asia, Egypt, South Africa, Mexico, Colombia, and the USA.
In addition to Gestalt therapy, Steve is trained in family therapy, narrative therapy, somatic therapy, career coaching, and family constellations. He has practiced and studied meditation since 1973 and previously served as a professor of Spiritual Psychology at the Ryokan Institute in Los Angeles.
Steve pioneered relational psychology with his concept, The Unvirtues, and designed the Relational Parenting system. He is the father of five children and grandfather to four boys.