Books & Workshops

Books

Middle Way Health publishes books and sponsors guest speakers, conferences and workshops, including a special series of workshops called the ‘Middle Way Training’ and a recently-published book called 'Falling in Love with the World Again.

Falling in the Love with the World Again

Falling in Love with the World Again is about the heart and soul of self-discovery, and what it takes to bring wonderment back to life. It is a collection of articles written by health practitioners about the challenges of daily life, as well as the occasional overwhelm of it all. The authors use a relaxed tone to tell their personal stories, which are honest, engaging and relatable. The theme of the book is the power of balance in our daily lives: The balancing of our mental processes, our actions and re-actions, and our personal situations with the big picture.

Middle Way Training Workshops

The workshops and books are timeless spiritual and psychological teachings in a modern, casual context. They teach us to recognize the opposing elements in our lives and help us find balance, happiness and freedom by learning to perceive and appreciate the freshness of each moment as it is. The principles upon which the workshops are based are inspired from Buddhist philosophy, but you don't have to be Buddhist or even necessarily spiritual to benefit from the teachings.

The workshops we offer can be utilized after therapy or in conjunction with it. While they exemplify how individual therapy, writing and other specialized workshops can go together and really improve and enhance our lives, the workshops can also stand alone as a one-time experience or ongoing means for self-exploration.

The Middle Way Training Workshops are inspired by the five wisdom families, or energies. During these workshops we examine how energy manifests itself in our lives and how we can enliven and stabilize these energies. These workshops are unique because they represent our personal and shared journeys, and are based on the upcoming archetypal adventure novel Something So Obvious. By re-enacting the journey of the characters in the book, we discuss and work through their issues, which in turn enable us to work through our own. This type of live narrative therapy makes it easier to see our own story, like looking from the outside in. It is a non-threatening, enjoyable way to gain insight into our own lives. By observing and bringing characters in a novel to life, we are also bringing ourselves to life. Within the book's framework, we provide the structure and safety to talk things through, share deep experiences and emotions, and go through the different levels of self actualization and healing processes. The workshops include lectures and discussions, movement and meditations, ritual and song, and reflections and role playing. They are designed for anyone from beginner to advanced meditator, spiritual or self explorer.

More on  the philosophical synopsis of Something So Obvious.