4/14/11

The Way of the Small: Why Less is More

Michael Gellert

Show Description:
Michael Gellert, in his book, "The Way of the Small" offers us a practical and spiritual guide to fulfillment. In an age where we live in a state of grandiosity, hungering for more, more, more, it is important to discover the joys found in practicing simplicity and modesty and that in celebrating the precious small gifts of ordinary life we truly can discover the sacred in all aspects of our lives.

"This book is a journey into the small. It draws upon the age-old teaching that simplicity is the key to a good life. When we live small, we live with limits and according to our means, in a way that is not inflated either economically or psychologically. This helps us to find success and happiness not only materially, but spiritually." Michael Gellert

http://www.michaelgellert.com

Guest Bio:
Michael Gellert is a Jungian analyst practicing in Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. He treats individuals and couples and offers a psychotherapy group and a writing workshop. He was formerly Director of Training at the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles, where he is currently a research instructor. He has also been a humanities professor at Vanier College, Montreal, and a lecturer in religious studies at Hunter College of the City University of New York. Prior to living in Los Angeles he lived in New York City, where he supervised District Council 37’s Personal Service Unit Outreach Program, an employee assistance program for employees of the City of New York. Over the years he has served as a mental health consultant to various organizations, including the University of Southern California and Time magazine.

Michael was born and raised in Montreal. He was educated in rabbinic Judaism, traveled overland from Europe to India at age 19, studied theology at Loyola College in Montreal, and trained with the renowned Zen master Koun Yamada in Japan for two years. He has master’s degrees in religious studies and social work, and studied with Marshall McLuhan at the University of Toronto. The author of Modern Mysticism, The Fate of America, and The Way of the Small, he lectures widely on psychology, religion, and contemporary culture.