tachments and guilt that accompanies living a self-centered life. The therapist’s role is to carefully guide the client on introspection and recollections the client’s share with the therapists. These recollections focus on what was received from significant others in terms of services, gifts, kindness and other objects, what has been returned to significant others in life, and what troubles, inconveniences, deceits, pettiness and other selfish things that happened with these significant others (Ramaswami & Sheikh, 1989, p.108). Naikan therapy’s main goal is to have clients recognize their responsibility to the people in their life as well as to the environment surrounding them.The Naikan Therapeutic ProcessTraditional Naikan therapy consists of two parts: immersion and counseling.Immersion takes place where a person can be isolated. The client will sleep and eat alone and undergo training in meditation techniques. Meditation may last from 4:30 a.m. until 7 p.m. Clients receive visits from their therapists and different times during the day that will typically last one to two hours. The purpose of these visits is to further instruct them on meditation and to hold dialogues with them concerning introspection and reoccurring life themes. For example, clients can explore desires that block constructive living, such as dishonesty, negativity, and blaming. It is important that therapists show honor and respect to their clients and consistently reinforce their ability to solve their own problems.P.3To show honor and respect and to offer empowerment to the client, the therapist will…”bow his or her head to the floor, open the folding screen, bow again, and ask what topic the client is focusing on for that current meditation. This ritualized format symbolizes the therapist’s humility as he are she prepares to listen to the client’s confession. The client’s response is similarity in ritua...
