Manchester Academy for Transpersonal Studies
Director: Elliot Cohen PGCE(HE) PhD CPsychol
Psychology, Philosophy and Psychotherapy
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The Northern School of Daoist Studies
at Leeds Metropolitan University and Manchester Academy for Transpersonal Studies
Patron Professor Livia Kohn
General Secretary Dr Elliot Cohen
The Institute is dedicated to furthering the dialogue between Daoism, Psychology and Psychotherapy.
The nature of this dialogue is one of mutual respect, recognising the respective cultural context of each discipline.
Although having a scholarly base the institute welcomes contributions from non-academics and practitioners of Daoist cultivation (i.e. Daoyin, Neidan, Qigong, Tai Chi).
One particular emphasis is the roles and relationships of internal alchemy to Transformational and Psychonautic Psychologys e.g. Transpersonal and Integral.
Another emphasis is the recognition of, and attempt to move beyond, certain dualistic tendencies inherent in Western thought and Western Psychology.
How to apply
Contact Elliot Cohen for more details e.cohen@leedsmet.ac.uk
Dr Elliot Cohen (far left) with one of the abbots of Wudang mountain, taken at the Fifth International Daoist Studies Conference, June 2009.
Useful Weblinks:
Leeds Metropolitan University Social Sciences:
http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/as/sss/0164F67740C447C2B115EABF5D5D2B41.htm
Daoist Studies Website:
http://www.daoiststudies.org/dao/
Three Pines Press:
http://www.threepinespress.com/
Centre for the Daoist Studies:
Fellows of the Northern School of Daoist Studies:
Dr. Lü Xichen 呂錫琛, Central South Zhongnan University, China 中南大學
Area of research expertise “Daoism and Western Psychotherapy 道教與西方心理治療學”
Chen Ming (George) 陈明 Central South Zhongnan University, China 中南大學
Area of research and expertise Daoism, Virtue and Psychological wellbeing
Courses
There are three courses on offer at the Manchester Academy for Transpersonal Studies. Buddhist philosophy and meditation, Daoist philosophy and cultivation and Kabbalah and Chasidic philosophy
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