Wayne C. Allen

Author of:

* Half Asleep in the Buddha Hall - And Eastern look at living life fully and with zest
* This Endless Moment - Zen based, self-responsible living
* Living Life in Growing Orbits - a 365 day self-development program
* "Pain Management" DVD and book - a set designed for injured workers, featuring zazen (meditation), yoga, and Qi Gong techniques for dealing with pain.
* "The Random Musings of a Simple Zen Guy" - my blog

Training and Specialization

* M.Th. in Pastoral Counselling, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary (Wilfrid Laurier University) 1983
* In conjunction with this degree, completed a two year internship at Interfaith Counselling Centre, Kitchener, Ontario. This involved more than 800 hours of classroom training, 400 hours of individual and group supervision and 800 hours of supervised counselling of clients.
* Additional training includes:
Ericksonian Hypnosis,
Conflict Resolution for Large Groups,
NLP training and NLP Hypnosis training,
Phase 1 (individual self-knowing) and Phase 3 (acupuncture theory and the philosophical underpinnings of the psyche) from Bennet Wong and Jock McKeen at The Haven, Gabriola Island, B.C.

Style

* Self-responsible, Zen based therapy and lifestyle coaching.
* Lateral thinking and clear focus.
* Teaches what it means to direct focused attention at life's challenges and overcome them joyfully and with great elegance.
* Bodywork - Zen Bodywork Psychotherapy helps the client to release the pent up emotion, often through yelling and crying, followed by a muscular shaking and release, often followed by a sense of well being and laughter.

Motivational Speaker

* Have worked with groups as small as 6 and as large as 300, instilling confidence, balance and peace into formerly troubled lives.

* Have worked with executives from organizations large and small, helping them to become more effective by sharing responsibility with others and by motivating others to work with them to build a brighter future.

Websites:

• Personal Website
• Zen Life-Flexibility Program
• Portfolio