PSYCHOTHERAPY INFORMATION
Reggie Pawle’s Blog: https://reggiepawle.wordpress.com
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 Therapy & Naikan 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
Importing or Bringing Medication into Japan for Personal Use (日本語)
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 women’s 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/
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 Hofstede’s 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
General information on the Way of Tea:
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
075-751-1255;
Southeast corner of Sakuranobaba Dori and Marutamachi Dori;
Entrance on Sakuranobaba Dori; near Heian Shrine & Kyoto Handicraft Center
BUDDHISM IN JAPAN –
Listing of Soto temples in Japan that welcome foreign practitioners
http://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/temples/foreigner/index.html
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 — Click on “English” button at top of the page
Jeff Shore’s 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/
Yoga Ashram Rishikesh – various programs for all levels of yoga practitioners http://www.yogashramrishikesh.com/ At Rishikesh, in the serene foothills of the Himalayas, special retreats invite novices to practice stretching, breathing and contemplation alongside qualified yogi masters. Depending where you stay you might also be encouraged to help out in the organic garden and cook for the group, in between soul-enriching excursions into the mountains. Ashrams offer courses to suit your level, from a few weeks to three months.
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. PAWLE’S PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS
International Mental Health Professionals Japan
http://www.imhpj.org/
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 Muramoto’s homepage
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~shojimur/
PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AROUND THE WORLD
International Therapist Directory
http://internationaltherapistdirectory.com
MINDFULNESS AND PSYCHOLOGY –
Richard Sears, Ph.D. mindfulness, Buddhism and psychology
http://www.psych-insights.com