Sacred Attention Therapy: Group Work Manual

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The Sacred Attention Therapy Group Work Manual is a long-awaited response to people who have thought of setting up and running Human Awakening Groups and have not been sure quite how to do it. It is also intended for therapists, group leaders, SAT students, SAT therapists, and anyone who wants to try their hand at setting up and running a therapy group. The manual is the product of Richard Harvey’s 40 years of experience and it offers a unique approach and insights into therapeutic group work.

“Group work tacitly infers that the natural habitat for human beings is coming together in gatherings. It is primitive and innate. We are communal beings. Modern life has fostered our removal from the gathering, from the rituals of togetherness. Contemporary humans have been separated from each other unnaturally in houses, in families, in relationships, in employment, in furtive meetings, and secretive lonely occupations. Simply the act of gathering together may be viewed as effective and positive in itself. What transpires as a result of such gathering together can be spectacularly transformational and—bearing in mind I am not given to using this term lightly, if at all—life changing.”

Sacred Attention Publishing, August 2018
Pages: 120
PDF document

The Sacred Attention Therapy Group Work Manual is a long-awaited response to people who have thought of setting up and running Human Awakening Groups and have not been sure quite how to do it. It is also intended for therapists, group leaders, SAT students, SAT therapists, and anyone who wants to try their hand at setting up and running a therapy group. The manual is the product of Richard Harvey’s 40 years of experience and it offers a unique approach and insights into therapeutic group work.

“Group work tacitly infers that the natural habitat for human beings is coming together in gatherings. It is primitive and innate. We are communal beings. Modern life has fostered our removal from the gathering, from the rituals of togetherness. Contemporary humans have been separated from each other unnaturally in houses, in families, in relationships, in employment, in furtive meetings, and secretive lonely occupations. Simply the act of gathering together may be viewed as effective and positive in itself. What transpires as a result of such gathering together can be spectacularly transformational and—bearing in mind I am not given to using this term lightly, if at all—life changing.”

Sacred Attention Publishing, August 2018
Pages: 120
PDF document

Who is this Manual for?

  • Group leaders and coordinators who want to set up a therapy group

  • Individuals who want to further their inner work in a group setting

  • Couples who want to develop their primary love relationships

  • Groups of likeminded souls motivated toward inner work, psycho-spiritual growth and development

  • Communities, businesses, and corporate departments interested in developing cohesiveness, mutual trust, and openness to growth and development

  • Psycho-spiritual or neo-monastic communities who seek direction in their group meetings

What does the Manual contain?

The manual contains two main parts: an examination of the basic building blocks of therapy groups and a compilation of therapy group exercises collected under several headings.

The first part, Elements of Group Work, discusses the setting, the space, the leader, the group circle, the challenges the leader faces, beginning and ending the group, time boundaries, and preparation for participation in group work.

In the second part of this manual you will find approximately 150 exercises. The exercises are based on Sacred Attention Therapy, which is a psycho-spiritual psychology and psychotherapy. The exercises are organized under nine headings for ease of use. The exercise section provides enough material for many hours of group work.

 

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