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Title:     Only Minds Dancing : A look at Zen and psychotherapy
Creator: Bowman, Suzanne
Catalan subject: Psicoteràpia ; Budisme zen Congressos
English subject: Psychotherapy Religious aspects Buddhism ; Zen Buddhism Congresses
Abstract:  Suzanne Bowman received her Master's degree In social work in 1979 from Boston University. In early 1970's, she worked as an administrator and training program director at Butler Hospital, a mental hospital associated with Brown University. She has been a full-time therapist in private practice for the past several years in Providence, and is a consultant toa drug program in New Bedford, MA. She met Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1973 . when the Providence Zen Center was a few blocks from her house. When it moved to larger quarters in 1974, she sold most of her possessions and moved in with her two young sons. Until 1984 she lived and worked at Providence Zen Center in various capacities: as summer program director, director, head Dharma Teacher, and secretary to the Zen Master, during which time she traveled with him in the United States and abroad. For eight years she was married to George Bowman, a Master Dharma Teacher in the Kwan Um Zen School. She currently lives in Providence with her younger son and practices with the Dharma Hope Zen Group afew blocks away
Source:  Primary Point 1986, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 5
Document type:  info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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