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Ralph De La Rosa, LCSW (born October 16th, 1976) is an author, psychotherapist, and meditation teacher whose most known for integrating traditional mindfulness-based meditation practices with the Internal Family Systems Model of Psychotherapy. Ralph’s work has been featured in many publications and podcasts including CNN, Tricycle, SELF, and Women’s Health.   He regularly offers retreats at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. Ralph’s books include The Monkey is the Messenger: Meditation and What Your Busy Mind Is Trying To Tell You, and Don't Tell Me to Relax: Emotional Resilience in the Age of Rage, Feels, and Freak-Outs which was named one of the “Best Books of 2020” by Mindful Magazine.

Biography
Ralph began practicing meditation in 1996 and has taught meditation since 2008. He was a student of Amma's for 16 years and began studying Buddhism in 2005. Today, he identifies simply as a practitioner and teacher of human spirituality.

Ralph is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Services. He trained in multiple modalities of trauma-focused therapy while working in NYC’s clinical foster care system including Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS) and Somatic Experiencing (SE).

Ralph himself is a PTSD, depression, and opiate addiction survivor. His work is inspired by the tremendous transformation he has experienced through meditation, yoga, and therapy.