John Astin holds a
Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California, Irvine and completed post-doctoral training from 1998-2000 at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He is a nationally recognized researcher in the field of mind-body medicine and is presently serving as the Executive Director of the newly formed Baumann Institute, a grant-making organization founded by Bay area philanthropist Peter Baumann. The Institute is dedicated to the experiential and scientific investigation of the nature of awareness, and its relationship to human health and well-being. John also continues to serve as a Research Scientist at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
During his career, John has lectured widely on the topics
of stress and health, and the applications of meditation
in medical training and practice. He has published over 50
scientific papers in the areas of stress reduction and mind-body
medicine, and his
scientific work has been featured on CNN, Fox News, and a
host of other local and national media. He is also the author
of two books of poetry and prose reflections on the non-dual
nature of awareness, Too Intimate for Words and This
Is Always Enough.
John is also an internationally known singer,
songwriter and recording artist. Following his early years in which he was a student of classical guitar, in 1987 he released his first major studio recording, "Into the Light,". He
has since that time produced seven other recordings of original
contemplative music including his most recent title, "What We've Always Been". Whether it is his poetry and writing, his research, or his music, John's life and work is rooted in the recognition that who we are is
not merely the ever-changing pattern of thoughts, feelings,
memories, and sensations that appears and then disappears
each moment, but the ground of consciousness or awareness
that is awake to it all.
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