Practice

Aloha!

This is the place to go to keep up with my current research and studies.

At the current time, I have suspended patient sessions with Jane's practice and am on an extended sabbatical. I've been asked by so many colleagues recently what my latest project is about and when they can expect to see a full manuscript that I've decided to share what I can here.

In the spring of 2002, I was sent a prepublication report of a former patient of mine who had not responded to therapy with myself or any of a number of other therapists and indeed seemed destined for institutionalization. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the patient, Mrs. Z, had responded dramatically and quickly with the assistance of a single individual's efforts!

Of course my interest was piqued and I proceeded to follow up on this individual who could seemingly work magic--for lack of a better term--on the previously hopeless. Along the way I was able to use some of the research I had gathered to write articles for a couple of publications, and the deeper I looked into this individual the more fascinated I became.

Who is this miracle worker? In a word, Wongmo. Out of curiosity, I arranged to attend one of his weekend seminars on music as therapy and to be perfectly honest, my eyes were opened. I learned ways of thinking in that one weekend that to this day I'm surprised I never thought of myself.

I am currently conducting exhaustive research into Wongmo's methods and successes and hope to have a finished manuscript available concerning this incredibly talented man by spring 2004. I will, of course, be including in the appendices some of the case reports I have gathered based on my various observations and research. Wongmo has kindly made himself available to me for my studies any hour of the day or night and I am taking exhaustive notes and documenting all I humanly can.

Leo

ps--I apologize for not answering mail and expect to be able to do so once my research here is finished and I'm back home in my very own office.