MINDFULNESS AND THE EGO – GETTING OUT OF OUR OWN WAY
In this video you’ll learn:
- What is mindfulness and how does it improve our psychological health
- What is the ego and how does mindfulness help us be more free from the negative effects of the ego
- What is a source of much of our suffering and how do we reduce it’s impact on our lives
- When should we turn to meditation versus medication for psychological difficulties – are they mutually exclusive?
- What is the relationship between meditation and psychotherapy – do they work well together?
Mark Epstein, M.D. is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism, meditation and psychotherapy, including Advice Not Given, Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart, and many more. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University and is currently Clinical Assistant Professor in the Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at New York University.