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 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 awareness practices in psychology and medicine. 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 reality, 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,
and sensations that appears and then disappears
every moment, but the ground of consciousness or awareness
that is awake to and inseparable from it all.
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