Below is the article that we have in Another Way News. Info on Another Way is available here: http://www.lynneforrest.com/html/another_way.html and be sure to check out Lynne's amazing blog at http://lynneforrest.com/blog/
Another Way Center Welcomes Diana & Lauryn!
Diana Peterson and Lauryn Higgins are a mother-daughter team who teach Constructive Living, a blend of two Japanese approaches to better living. CL was developed by Dr. David Reynolds, an anthropologist studying Japanese therapeutic approaches.
Morita training is a behavior-oriented process, emphasizing acceptance of feelings while bringing one's actions in line with a sense of purpose.
Naikan systematically considers life from the perspective of what we are receiving day to day and moment to moment.
Together they form a unified program which develops an active attention to life.
Diana first encountered CL in 1978 when she met Dr. Reynolds in Japan. Having experienced traditional psychotherapy, she found its practicality immediately useful for a range of problems, from migraines to weaving and work-related projects to physical fitness. She became a certified instructor in 1988.
A School Psychologist by training, Diana, a local taekwondo instructor, uses martial arts as a way of teaching CL principles.
Lauryn grew up with CL and has (perhaps inadvertedly) provided some humorous stories to the CL community about children using what they hear. She became a certified instructor in 2004, with an interest in eating disorders.
Lauryn also teaches bellydance and yoga and is available for private sessions.
She also offers assistance with resume development.
In 2006, Diana and Lauryn hosted a CL instructor training with Dr. Reynolds, as well as hosted the annual meeting for CL instructors. Their office is called Asala, refering to the season in which the Buddha began instruction in what he had learned, and emphasizing the instructive form of therapy which is CL.
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