MEN'S GROUP - The Journey of Intimacy and Self-Mastery

There's a well known story in Zen Buddhism:
A teacher, Dizang, asks Fayan, "Where are you going?"
Fayan replies, "Around on pilgrimage."
Dizang asks, "What is the purpose of pilgrimage?" And Fayan says, "I don't know."
To this Dizang replies, "Not knowing is most intimate."

A new Men's Group is forming to explore Self-Intimacy as the gateway to Self-Mastery. However, as an antidote to the popular belief that "a male must know who he is", this group will investigate 'not knowing' as the skill for deeply cultivating self-confidence and self-understanding. Mindfulness-Meditation will be taught and emphasized throughout the group process.

• Led by Douglas Johns, LCSW
• Weekly Sessions. Date and time to be determined.
• 811 NW 20th Ave. (cross street Johnson) in Portland, Oregon
• Phone: 503-252-3739 Website: www.GroupTherapyPortland.com
• Initial screening interview required prior to admission ($50): Check, Cash, and Credit Card Accepted.
• $50 per group session due in monthly installments
• Insurance may reimburse. Please inquire if interested.
• Space is limited.

Doug Johns, LCSW has been in private therapy practice since 1998 where he teaches skills for assertive living and decision making. A dedicated student of Zen Meditation since 2002, Doug has a daily meditation practice through which he practices and refines the skills he teaches. In 2008 Doug completed an intensive professional training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) under the direction of Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Dr. Saki Santorelli of the Center For Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Doug incorporates MBSR into many of his groups. MBSR is a highly structured and research driven approach for educating people in the use of Mindfulness-Meditation for physical and emotional healing. Replicated studies with MBSR have demonstrated improvement in pain reduction, depression relapse, anxiety, and attention problems.