Do you know what Russell Simmons, Kourtney Kardashian, and Arianna Huffington have in common? It may not be anything you’d expect: besides being celebrities, they’re all practicing mindfulness mediation. Mindfulness has taken modern Western culture by storm, and it’s not just for celebrities. From hospital-based outpatient programs to the classrooms of public schools, and from cooperate boardrooms to the stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, it appears there are no limits to the applicability of this practice.
As mindfulness meditation is garnering more and more attention, psychologists, coaches, and therapists are also taking note. For those suffering with chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and many other conditions, mindfulness practice can be profoundly helpful. As it grows in popularity, more and more scientific studies are conducted which provide compelling evidence proving the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation for those affected by mental health issues such as anxiety or depression, among others. But what is mindfulness really about? How does mindfulness meditation work? And, most importantly, how can it change us and the way we interact with the world?
We’ll answer all these questions, and more, in our comprehensive mindfulness meditation guide. Check out the following links to learn more about:
Miles Neale, Psy.D., is a Buddhist psychotherapist in private practice in New York City, Assistant Director of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science, and Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is a graduate of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and earned a master’s degree in mindfulness meditation research from NYU’s Gallatin Program of Individualized Study. Dr. Neale complements his Western clinical training with twenty years studying the traditional mind science and meditative arts of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, has conducted extensive field research while living in various monasteries throughout Asia, and maintained long-term, mentoring relationships with preeminent American Buddhist scholars and Tibetan meditation masters.
In his private practice Dr. Neale combines insight-oriented talk therapy with contemplative wisdom and meditative skills to further empower clients on their hero’s journey of wellbeing, altruism and creativity. As Assistant Director of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science he teaches both public courses and professional training programs based on Tibet’s ancient treasure trove of healing techniques including mindfulness meditation, compassion practice and role-modeling visualization made accessible through the contemporary lens of neuroscience, mind/body medicine, and health psychology. Dr. Neale also teaches and collaborates on state-of-the-art meditation research at Weill Cornell Medical College and has been a contributing expert on mindfulness and meditation for the BBC World Service.
