CJ Liu interviews Pilar Jennings, Phd on her experience as a psychoanalyst in a private practice with a focus on the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation, and her book “To Heal a Wounded Heart”. Why is examining our psyche important part of feeling more alive and connecting with otheres? Pilar uses buddhist therapy to shares the signals or signs when our spiritual practice represses our psyche and its needs. What is the beauty and caution of revelation that happens during spiritual retreats? How can we balance focus on our individual needs and our needs to be part of a collective consciousness? What type of human problems cannot be addressed by pschology alone? Why is a spiritual practice a better solution? How has Pilar map spiritual concepts (spirit, soul, psyche, karma) together as one whole?
Buddhist Therapy: YouTube Interview with Pilar Jennings
About Pilar Jennings
Pilar Jennings, PhD, is a psychoanalyst in private practice with a focus on the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation. She has been working with patients and their families through the Harlem Family Institute since 2004. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Union Theological Seminary, guest lecturer at Columbia University, and faculty member of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science.
A warm and engaging speaker, Dr. Jennings is available for workshops and speaking engagements addressing topics related to spirituality and psychotherapy, creative clinical work with children, and healing from trauma.
