The Eightfold Path, Untangling Anxiety and Insecurity, plus Lessons in Grief with Monk & Zen Teacher Sensei Koshin Palley Ellison

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Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison has devoted his life to the study and application of psychotherapy and Buddhism. He is also an author, Zen teacher and monk, Jungian psychotherapist, and founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, a nonprofit in Chelsea that offers meditation training and study programs for medical professionals and caregivers. 

His new book, Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion, is designed to heal society from our shallow “junk” pleasure-seeking culture, where people search for connection in the wrong places and keep their restlessness and anxiety at bay with unfulfilling distractions.

Untangled is a welcoming guidebook to finding expansive ease and joy through the Eightfold Path, one of Buddhism’s foundational teachings.

Learn more about Sensei Ellison and the episode on the podcast blog.

In the episode, we discuss (CW: abuse, suicide, death):

• An overview of Eightfold Path
• How stepping on this path support us in transforming our lives
• Healing from trauma and abuse to find the path forward
• The “tangles” that hold us back, including our fears, anxieties, narratives about ourselves, and self-created insecurities and doubts
• Lessons from the sick and dying
• What we can do as a society to begin to take better care of each other
• The power of patience

 

Connect with Sensei Ellison by following his Instagram, and learn more about Zen Meditation and Contemplative Care at the New York Zen Center.

Untangled is available wherever you shop for books.

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