In the first chapter of Clinebells Counseling for Spiritually Empowered Wholeness

Clinebell begins with an epigraph from Elisabeth Kubler-Ross stating that the
survival and flourishing of humankind is dependent on the development of loving
and caring relationships. This notion of committed loving relationships is the basis of
wholeness counseling which aims for the maximum development of a persons
potentialitiesand to the development of a society in which all persons will have an
opportunity to use their full potentialities. He then continues to present the seven
dimensions of growth in which each dimension is interdependent and can allow or
hinder the growth of the other.
Clinebell elaborates the concept of an androgynous wholeness which encompasses
a balanced development of both the emotional and rational side. This concept is
very similar to the yin yang concept within Chinese philosophy were your opposing
feminine and masculine side are in fact complementary. He touches upon ones
alienation from his/her body and the consequences of such detachment and
encourages the enhancement of ones consciousness and body awareness. I find
that extremely intriguing as it is one of the central tenets of Buddhism especially
Zen Buddhism! In practices such as conscious meditation, you manage to reach a
state of consciousness were you can meditate while going about your normal day to
day routine.
I remember in Thich Nhat Hanhs book Thich Nhat Hanh The Essential Writings,
there was an entire chapter dedicated to the notion of repressed emotions. This
concept is also presented in the second chapter of Kaufmans book as the idea of
(insert term). Thich Nhat Hanh explains that our emotions are like seeds. If we plant
seeds of anger, pain, and sorrow these seeds will grow to become thorns in our side
(elaborate more/find actual chapter).
(Talk a little about the co-counseling stories).