by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
A couple short children’s stories:
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
A couple short children’s stories:
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
Meditation as an altered state of consciousness: Empirical contributions of Western behavioral science. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 1983, 15, (1), 61-81.
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
One Reality, Many Paths: Exploring the Universal/Particular Relationship. Sausalito, Ca: Institute of Noetic Sciences, l993.
by Shapiro, D.H and Shapiro, J.
Jewish Spirituality: A proposed definition and three challenges. Jewish Spectator, 1992, 56,3,31-33.
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
ABSTRACT: This research attempts to assess the clinical efficacy of self-regulatory strategies in treating anxiety. Subjects will be drawn from the medical clinic division of the psychiatry outpatient clinic at the V.A. Hospital. These subjects, on anti-anxiety medication, will be randomly assigned to one of four self-regulatory treatment groups: transcendental meditation; Zen meditation, biofeedback, progressive relaxation and a no-contact control group. The treatment groups will be led by nationally recognized experts in each of the respective self-regulatory technique. Dependent variables will include subjective pre-post tests (Speigelberg trait state inventory; Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale Fear Survey Schedule; Rotter Internal External locus of control scale); physiological measures (Gsr repeated measures,heartrate); and patient voluntary reduction in anti-anxiety drugs. Treatment will last three months. There will be a three month and six month follow-up. The results of this study will help determine 1) the treatment of choice between different self-regulatory strategies; 2) the advisability and feasibility of non-pharmacological alternatives for relieving anxiety, and stress and tension.
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
Self-control, control by a benevolent other, and meditation: Is God a confounding variable in
meditation research? In MGT Kwee (Ed.) Psychotherapy, Meditation, and Health London/Hague: East–West Publications, 1990, 65-123.
Zenvagen (PDF file) – Self-control, control by a benevolent other, and meditation: Is God a confounding variable in meditation research? In MGT Kwee (Ed.)Psychotherapy, Meditation, and Health London/Hague: East–West Publications, 1990, 65-123.
Translation: Swedish (H. Karllson). Part One In Zenvagen,46, 13-27, 1991; Part Two in Zenvagen 47,10-15, 1991.
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
Envisioning the New Psycho-Spiritual Paradigm: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Jewish Renewal, and the Rebbe of the Future.
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
Transformation, Love, And Spiritual Wisdom: Giving and Receiving: 7 lessons from breath and sense of control. From gratefulness at first in breath to imagining the letting go of the final outbreath. Below is the Sharing given at Yom Kippur at University Synagogue, 2004, followed by a tape of the talk.
Introduction and overview of the talk
“I cannot thank you enough for a superbly, sublime, spiritual experience.” —Rabbi Arnie Rachlis
“I spend much of my time trying to support the Rabbi and the congregants rushing around. I am happy and proud to do this. But for the hour I spent with you today listening and receiving, I am truly grateful. The comments after you “quietly slipped out” after the talk were remarkable. So many were touched and genuinely moved. Again our thanks,” —Carol Richmond, President, University Synagogue
“Loved how you used the different dimensions of breath as a metaphor for moving through life with balance and equanimity…beautiful” —John Astin
Read the Sharing (including Johanna’s 2024 comments)
Click below to listen to the audio of the talk.
by Deane H. Shapiro, Jr., Ph.D.
Teshuvah. A monthly column in the Temple Beth El newsletter. l989-l990. Topics include: The Holy Days; Daily Blessings; Healthy Habits and Thoughts; Feeling God’s Presence, Universal/Particular.
by Shapiro, J. and Shapiro, D.H.
Faces of Soviet Jewry. Temple Beth El newsletter. l990.
Below is material from our Mission to the Soviet Union sponsored by our Temple, Beth El, to meet with “Jewish Refuseniks” during 1989, a time of “glasnost” openness. The material below shares the Faces of Soviet Jews with whom we met (1); offers a pictorial essay (2); includes the suggestions we made to the Los Angeles and Orange Country Commission on Soviet Jewry (3); and ends with our personal reflections on the trip, then, and during the Days of Awe, 2017 (4).
In 1991, two years after our visit, the USSR was disbanded into its constituent republics. We joke that maybe we had some small part in that! 🙂