Contributed by Jack Kornfield
Training the Heart and Mind
A Message from Jack KornfieldClinical psychologist and author Jack Kornfield has been instrumental in bringing mindfulness to Western audiences. With candor and humor, he shares a moving... Read more
VIDEO: Jack Kornfield on True Healing
Creating an Invitation for ConnectionIn this clip from his Networker Symposium keynote address, Jack Kornfield shares how to embody a fuller spiritual wisdom in your work with clients to heal... Read more
VIDEO: Jack Kornfield on the Role of Ritual in Clinical Practice
Simple Rituals Can Help You Be Fully Present with Clients in PainIt can be difficult to leave your emotions in the consulting room at the end of the day, especially when a client's story is heartbreaking or horrifying. But... Read more
What Really Heals and Awakens - Symposium
Highlights from Symposium 2018Weaving together Buddhist philosophy and storytelling, clinical psychologist and spiritual teacher Jack Kornfield explored the nature of therapeutic... Read more
A Doorway to Mystery
Creating a Sacred Space in TherapyAs pressures mount to narrow the focus of psychotherapy into a medicalized, evidence-based approach, one of the teachers who first helped integrate mindfulness... Read more
Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India and has taught worldwide since 1974. He is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practices to the West. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and is the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and of Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. He has written more than a dozen books including The Wise Heart; A Path With Heart; After the Ecstasy, the Laundry; and more.