Flowers in the Dark by Sister Dang Nghiem

Flowers in the Dark by Sister Dang Nghiem

"Profound and hopeful.... Sister Dang Nghiem integrates the neuroscience of trauma, effective treatments, and mindfulness training. Highly recommended."-Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Buddha's Brain

Learn the accessible and deeply compassionate practices for healing trauma, known as the Five Strengths of applied Zen Buddhism. More than a philosophy, these body-based practices are backed by modern neuroscience research, and they can be applied by anyone suffering from trauma to begin experiencing relief.

Mindfulness teacher Sister Dang Nghiem, MD, is an inspiration for anyone who has ever suffered from abuse, life-changing loss, severe illness, or the aftermath of war. In Flowers in the Dark, she brings together her lived experience as a survivor, certified MD, and ordained Buddhist teacher to offer a body-based, practical approach to healing from life's most difficult and painful experiences.

Offering insights from Buddhist psychology and simple somatic practices for tapping into our Five Strengths--our inner faculties of self-trust, diligence, mindfulness, concentration, and insight--Sister Dang Nghiem's approach to trauma is radically accessible; it begins with awareness of our breathing. With each chapter containing a progression of guided reflections an exercises, this book can be read as an adjunct to therapy and a helpful guide for moving through trauma in the body. With the practice of mindfulness, we can access our strength as survivors and our joy in being alive.

SISTER DANG NGHIEM, MD (Sister D) was born during the Tet Offensive in 1968 in Vietnam, the daughter of a Vietnamese mother and an American soldier. She lost her mother when she was twelve years old and came to the United States with her brother when she was seventeen. She acquired English while living in several foster families and went on to get a medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She left her career as a doctor in 2000 to travel to Plum Village monastery in France, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, where she was ordained a nun. Healing: A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun (2010) is her memoir, and Mindfulness as Medicine: A Tale of Healing and Spirit (2015) is her second book. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Global Studies program honored her in 2019 by awarding her the T.

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ISBN 13	9781946764560
ISBN 10	1946764566
Title	Flowers in the Dark
Author	Sister Dang Nghiem
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Parallax Press
Year published	2021-01-26
Number of pages	256
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