R. W. Vince Arnold, DMin, EdD’s Newly Released Transforming Mindfulness I Rest in Him

Hubert, NC, March 04, 2024 — “Transforming Mindfulness: I Rest in Him~ The historical knowledge, fashionable science and philosophical roots of mindfulness-oriented meditation”: a potent mix of mindfulness coaching and spirituality is the creation of revealed creator, R. W. Vince Arnold, DMin, EdD, who has twenty-eight years of uniformed service with commissions in the United States Air Force and the United States Navy. He accomplished quite a few assigned active-duty excursions with the USCG, USMC, and the USN as a navy chaplain. He is a founding chaplain of two Navy CREDO Program Centers: Okinawa, Japan (1987) and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (1997). He accomplished eleven further years of clinic service as a civilian director of a PTSD clinic and, subsequently, as a counselor in a mind damage clinic.

He accomplished a BA in faith from Emmanuel College (1979), an MDiv from Duke University (1982), a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Renewal (DMin, 2000), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a doctorate in counseling psychology (Ed.D., 2005), Argosy University. Dr. Arnold held the next skilled credentials (till his retirement in 2018): North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS, 1994–2018); Clinical Fellow, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT); Board Certified Clinical Chaplain and Diplomate Psychotherapist, College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP). He additionally holds the ERYT200 and YACEP® certifications and is a Certified iRest® Yoga Nidra Teacher. He at present serves on the Board of Directors for Warriors at Ease (WAE).

Dr. Arnold is a veteran of the Iraq War and retired on the rank of Navy Captain in 2007. He resides close to Swansboro, North Carolina together with his spouse (Teresa) of forty-seven years. He and Teresa have two daughters and 6 grandchildren.

Arnold shares, “Transforming Mindfulness is a compassionate trilogy-based compendium concerning mindfulness-oriented meditation.

“Book 1: The Sacred River is a person-focused soul-story of a army chaplain, Iraqi veteran, and PTSD/mTBI clinic director/pastoral counselor; an intrepid journey into mindfulness through the converging currents of historical knowledge, fashionable contemplative neuroscience and philosophy. The mythos of mindfulness is launched as is a sensible religious tapestry train, whereby the reader could uncover the holistic perform of mindfulness grounded in spirituality.

“Book 2: The Adepts of Kingdom Mindfulness is a studious introduction to the ideas and rationale for recontextualizing secular fashions of mindfulness, (e.g. MBCT, MBSR, KORU Mindfulness, Warriors at Ease, and that iRest). Courageous hospitality is obtainable as a skillful means to beat cultural limitations and aversions which impede respectful dialogue, inhibit mutual studying, and restrict views to myopic stereotypes of meditation, faith, spirituality, and mindfulness. Well-researched, the literature of the traditional Judeo-Christian religious adepts and quite a few historic, biblical, and philosophical precedents for relocating mindfulness are supplied to counterpoint and floor private observe. The roots of mindfulness inside quite a few knowledge traditions, together with the Judeo-Christian, are revealed. The religious part of mindfulness is boldly addressed and unfolds inside a core idea referred to as Kingdom mindfulness.

“Book 3: Entering a Divine Rest, the summit of Transforming Mindfulness, demonstrates a respectful recontextualization of Integrated Restoration (iRest Yoga Nidra) whereas recognizing and honoring its historical past and custom. Practical aids are supplied to complement the expert instructing and observe of a distinctively Christocentric meditation mannequin referred to as I Rest in Him (aka iRest in Him).”