David K. Reynolds
Encyclopedia
David Kent Reynolds, PhD is a writer and the founder of Constructive Living
.
He was retained by the World Health Organization
(WHO
) to teach Constructive Living to professional health workers in China
. Dr. Reynolds studied naikan
with Yoshimoto Ishin in Japan.
Reynolds, an American, currently divides his time between Japan and the United States.
in their title.
Constructive Living
Constructive Living, founded in the 1980s by Dr David K. Reynolds, is a unique synthesis of the ideas and practices of Shoma Morita embodied in Morita Therapy and Naikan Practice as evolved by Ishin Yoshimoto.Constructive Living is a registered trademark....
.
He was retained by the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
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(WHO
Who
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) to teach Constructive Living to professional health workers in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Dr. Reynolds studied naikan
Naikan
Naikan is a structured method of self-reflection developed by Yoshimoto Ishin a business man and devout Jodo Shinshu Buddhist who, as a young man, had engaged in an ascetic 'contrition' practice involving sensory deprivation through dwelling in a dark cave without food, water or sleep...
with Yoshimoto Ishin in Japan.
Reynolds, an American, currently divides his time between Japan and the United States.
Books by David K. Reynolds
Most of Dr. Reynolds' books about Constructive Living contain a reference to waterWater
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
in their title.
- Suicide Inside and Out, 1976
- Morita Psychotherapy, University of California Press, 1976
- The Quiet Therapies, University of Hawaii Press, 1980
- Naikan Psychotherapy, University of Chicago Press, 1983
- Constructive Living, University of Hawaii Press, 1984
- Playing Ball on Running Water, Morrow, 1984
- Even in Summer the Ice Doesn’t Melt, Morrow, 1986
- Water Bears no Scars, Morrow, 1987
- Flowing Bridges, Quiet Waters, SUNY Press, 1989
- Pools of Lodging for the Moon, Morrow, 1989
- A Thousand Waves, Morrow, 1990
- Thirsty, Swimming in the Lake, Morrow, 1991
- Plunging Through the Clouds, SUNY Press, 1993
- Rainbow Rising from a Stream, Morrow, 1992
- Reflections on the Tao te Ching, Morrow, 1993
- A Handbook of Constructive Living, University of Hawaii Press, 2002
- Light Waves: Fine Tuning the Mind, University of Hawaii Press, 2001
External links
- David Reynolds Website
- Unpublished Works of David K. Reynolds