Links

LINKS

PSYCHOTHERAPY INFORMATION

International Mental Health Professionals Japan
www.imhpj.org

TELL Web-Based Depression and Anxiety Test (WB-DAT)
http://telljp.wb-dat.net/

International Counseling Centre in Kobe, Japan
www.icckobe.com

International Therapist Directory
www.internationaltherapistdirectory.com

Shanghai International Mental Health Association
www.s-imha.org

Lomi Clinic ? somatic psychotherapy in Santa Rosa, California, USA
http://www.lomi.org/

USA National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
"Your Guide to Healthy Sleep"
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/healthy_sleep.pdf       

Australia Cognitive Therapy links
MoodGYM: http://moodgym.anu.edu.au/
e-Couch: http://ecouch.anu.edu.au/

Todo Institute, in USA
www.todoinstitute.org; email todo@together.net

information on Morita (
X“c) Therapy & Naikan (“àŠÏ) Therapy 
Naikan Nara Center Japanese only - telephone 0742-48-2968

JAPAN INFORMATION AND HELP LINES

Tokyo English Life Line (TELL) 
www.telljp.com

Importing or Bringing Medication into Japan for Personal Use (English)       
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/import/index.html 

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Importing or Bringing Medication into Japan for Personal Use (Japanese)      
http://www.mhlw.go.jp/topics/0104/tp0401-1.html
    

Japan Helpline
http://www.jhelp.com/en/jhlp.html
24 hour non-profit, nationwide emergency assistance service - 0120-46-1997 Toll-free

Osaka Information Service for Foreign Residents (OIS)
http://www.ofix.or.jp/life/index.html

Dawn Center Osaka womenfs center
http://www.dawncenter.or.jp/top/index.jsp

Kyoto City International Foundation 
http://www.kcif.or.jp/en/ 

Osaka International Exchange Center
 
http://www.kkc.cc/eng/

Internet information service about Japan in English
www.EnglishFriendlyJapan.com

 

ALCOHOL AND DRUG INFORMATION

Alcoholics Anonymous Japan
http://aatokyo.org/

Channah Thailand alcohol and drug rehabilitation center
www.channahthailand.com   

Western cognitive psychology approach

Wat Thamkrabok -  alcohol and drug rehabilitation center, Buddhist monastery, Thailand
http://www.thamkrabok.net/index.html   
contact is Mae Chee Rambhai, a senior nun

 

CROSS-CULTURAL INFORMATION

Interaction International -3rd culture kids
http://www.interactionintl.org/home.asp

Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research
http://www.sietar-japan.org/index.html

Intercultural Communication Institute
http://www.intercultural.org/

Geert Hofstedefs cultural dimensions
http://www.geert-hofstede.com/hofstede_dimensions.php?

 

KANSAI AREA ACTIVITIES

Kansai Ramblers -hiking in Kansai area
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4758949801

Language exchange group -in Umeda, Osaka -contact Rimi Makino
rimim@hotmail.com

SELF-CULTIVATION PRACTICES

Chi Gung in Kyoto (and occasional Osaka classes)
Emi Morita (English and Japanese)
email contact:
emiyoga@gmail.com
Website - http://www.aiinspire.com/

General information on the Way of Tea (’ƒ‚Ì“’ = cha-no-yu):
http://www.urasenke.org

Karate
http://www.daitou-kensou.co.jp/karate
e-mail:office@daitou-kensou.co.jp

Aikido in Kyoto
www.aikidokyoto.com; 075-461-8002

Tao Shiatsu Massage
Kyoto Tao Sangha Center
075-551-2770  

http://www.taosangha.com

Martial Arts - Kyoto City Budo Center  (‹ž“sŽs•“¹ƒZƒ“ƒ^) (Budo (•“¹) = martial arts)                         
075-751-1255;
Southeast corner of Sakuranobaba Dori (
÷‚Ì”nꓹ‚è) and Marutamachi Dori, (ŠÛ“c’¬“¹‚è);
Entrance on Sakuranobaba Dori; near Heian Shrine & Kyoto Handicraft Center

 

BUDDHISM IN JAPAN -

Listing of Soto temples in Japan that welcome foreign practitioners
http://www.sotozen-net.or.jp/kokusai/list.htm   

Information on the Rinzai and Obaku Zen sects of Japan, including information on how to sit zazen and information about specific temples
http://rinnou.net

Jeff Shorefs Zen website
http://www.beingwithoutself.org/

Shunko-in, Kyoto (Myoshinji lineage) 
http://www.shunkoin.com
email: rev.taka.kawakami@gmail.com;
075-462-5488

Tekishinjuku, Kameoka, Kyoto-fu (Myoshinji lineage)
http://www.tekishin.org/guide/guideeg.htm
email: zen@tekishin.org
0771- 24-0152 (English);
 3000 yen per night

Vipassana Buddhist meditation practice   
Japan Vipassana Meditation Center - Dhamma Bhanu;
Iwakamioku, Hatta, Mizuho-cho, Funai-gun, Kyoto 622-0324;
Tel/Fax: 0771-86-0765;
Email: info@bhanu.dhamma.org 
Website: http://www.bhanu.dhamma.org 

Shugendo information
http://www.shugendo.fr/

YOGA INFORMATION -

Sri Ramana Maharshi ashram, India
http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/

Shaktipat therapy
http://www.wilcoxhealingcenter.com/

Patanjali kundalini yoga care
http://www.kundalinicare.com/index.html

DAOIST INFORMATION -  

Universal Healing Tao Center Thailand
www.universal-tao.com

Healing Tao USA
http://www.healingtaousa.com/index_standard_2010.html

Daoist studies website
http://www.daoiststudies.org/dao/aar

CHRISTIAN INFORMATION

Kamogawa Church in Kyoto
http://www.kamogawachurch.com

Christian wedding service
Daniel Arakelian
http://www.weddingprojapan.com

DR. PAWLEfS PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS

Kansai Gaidai University, Asian Studies Program
http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/

International Cross-Cultural Psychology Association
http://iaccp.org/

Japanese Association for Transpersonal Psychology/Psychiatry
http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jatp/

Shoji Muramotofs homepage
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~shojimur/

 

PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AROUND THE WORLD

Mark Johnson  - Northern California, USA - 
www.theessentialbeing.com

Josh Sandoz
Seattle, Washington -
www.joshsandoz.com

MINDFULNESS AND PSYCHOLOGY -   

Richard Sears, Ph.D. mindfulness, Buddhism and psychology
http://www.psych-insights.com

Society for Clinical Mindfulness & Meditation
www.clinical-mindfulness.org

Center for Clinical Mindfulness & Meditation
www.myunion.edu/ccmm

Stephen K. Hayes Quest Center Network
www.stephenkhayes.com


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