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Gestalt practice distinguishes itself as an awareness practice rather than a form of therapy because it does not purport to cure any psychological symptoms. Keeping with this distinction, it does not employ the roles of patient and therapist. Instead, it relies upon the interaction between two equal
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Gestalt practice work may involve the reporting of present awareness, and the integration of awareness through intrapsychic dialogue between aspects of personality. This kind of work, borrowed from
Gestalt therapy, is often practiced as a shared experiment between two partners working together as a
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Gestalt practitioners teach mindfulness skills, using a wide variety of methods not limited by the psychotherapeutic model. All
Gestalt practice techniques emphasize experience over analysis. Besides the standard Gestalt exercises that characterized Gestalt therapy, Dick Price widened the approach
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Meditation practices, derived from many different contemplative traditions, may be used by
Gestalt practitioners. Buddhism provides many useful models for mindfulness and compassion practice, and some of these have been adapted to complement the objectives of Gestalt practice.
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dialogue with whatever is encountered in the dream. This approach is borrowed from the
Gestalt therapy model. However, in contrast to Gestalt therapy, alternative sources of dream interpretation, including intuitive experiences are welcomed in Gestalt practice.
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Gestalt on his own. Price was impressed with the similarities between Gestalt and
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Gestalt practice, with the same objectives of enhanced awareness, spiritual growth, and respect for the natural environment.
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