The 20th anniversary edition of the bestselling guide to selfreflection.A unique blend of the spiritual and psychological to help you examine your life renew your relationships and reshape your future.amp10Drawing on Eastern spiritual and psychological traditions Naikan is an effective method of selfreflection for cultivating selfawareness gratitude empathy and a path for moving forward in our lives. Naikan began as a spiritual practice in the Buddhist tradition and is now recognized by psychologists as an effective tool for helping people navigate the path of personal relationships addictions and other mental health challenges.amp10This edition commemorates the 20th anniversary of this influential works first publication. Author Gregg Krech now after 30 years of teaching Naikan shares the depth of his experience with essays parables poems quotations and recommended reflection exercises and includes new material on relationships a 7day practice program and an updated appendix for counseling professionals.amp10The unique structure of Naikan illuminates truths that we may otherwise overlook and that can have a dramatic impact on our understanding of life our relationships and our daily experience of being alive. More than a philosophy Naikan is a deep and transformative practice that can open us up to a different understanding of how we have lived and where to go from here.amp10