Harmony Meditation, Shinè and Zen. Contemplative Roots and Clinical Innovation of a Transformative Practice

Abstract

Harmony Meditation is a meditative practice codified in Italy in the 1990s by AlessandroMahony, derived from the Zen tradition and integrated with psychological, psychophysiological,and neuropsychological expertise. Unlike approaches such as Mindfulness and TranscendentalMeditation, it does not exhaust itself in non-judgmental observation or in the mechanicalrepetition of a mantra, but rather configures itself as a transformative practice that usessymbols, visualizations, breath, and awareness to dissolve the psychic nuclei that fuel sufferingand symptoms. This article, theoretical-comparative in nature, explores the theoretical andmethodological connections between Harmony Meditation, Shinè meditation (śamatha, “calmabiding”), and Zen meditation, highlighting their aims, mechanisms, and clinical benefits. Itfurther proposes a placement of Harmony Meditation within the landscape of contemporarycontemplative practices, with an accredited bibliography including references to PubMed-indexedliterature.