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Biography of Dr. Michael Mayer

Michael Mayer is an [American psychologist] and Qigong teacher. He pioneered the integration of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qigong Qigong and psychotherapy. At the California Institute of Integral Studies (San Francisco, 1996, 1997) he taught the first doctoral psychology courses in the integration of Qigong and Western mind-body healing methods. Mayer was the keynote speaker for the National Qigong Association (2004a), and has presented Qigong workshops at many hospitals (Mt Diablo Hospital; Alta Bates Hospital, and UC Medical Center, San Francisco), universities, and workshop settings such as Institute.

Mayer is in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in self-healing methods for physical and mental health. His integrative methods are used at The Medicine Center in Walnut Creek California, a multidisciplinary, integrative medical clinic practicing integrative healthcare that he co-founded.

He has twenty publications about the integration of ancient and modern traditions of psychological healing. He has written three books on the integration of Qigong, psychotherapy, and Western bodymind healing methods (Mayer, 2004b, 2007, 2009a). He has written various mind-body healing articles, including peer-reviewed articles on Qigong and Hypertension (1999, 2003).

Mayer’s approach to psychotherapy, called Bodymind Healing Psychotherapy (2007), is an expanded form of what is now called energy psychology (Feinstein, 2008, a and b). Energy Psychology (Mayer, 2009a) broadens the field of energy psychology from the well known energy psychology methods such as the Freedom Techniques by presenting an integral (Wilbur, 2000; Walsh & Shapiro, 2006), comprehensive approach to healing that combines Western bodymind psychological methods; Chinese medicine approaches, including Qigong and acupressure self-touch; and methods drawn from ancient traditions of meditation and postural initiation (Goodman, 1990, Tomio, 1994, Mayer, 2009b)).

Dr Mayer’s Written and Media Publications:

• Mayer, M. (1982). The mythic journey process. T'he Focusing Folio, 2(2). • Mayer, M. (1984). The mystery of personal identity. San Diego, CA: ACS Publications. • Mayer, M.. (1993). Trials of the heart: Healing the wounds of intimacy. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts. • Mayer, M. (1996). Qigong and behavioral medicine: An integrated approach to chronic pain. Qi: The Journal of Eastern Health and Fitness, 6(4), 20–31. • Mayer, M. (1997a). Psychotherapy and Qigong: Partners in healing anxiety. Berkeley, CA: The Psychotherapy & Healing Center. • Mayer, M. (1997b). Combining behavioral healthcare and Qigong with one chronic hypertensive adult. Mt. Diablo Hospital-Health Medicine Forum. Unpublished study.(Video available from Health Medicine Forum, Walnut Creek, CA, www.alterna-tivehealth.com). • Mayer, M. (1999). Qigong and hypertension: A critique of research. Journal ofAlter-native and Complementary Medicine, 5(4), 371–382. (Peer-reviewed). • Mayer, M. (2000). Bodymind healing Qigong(DVD). Orinda, CA: Bodymind Healing Center. • Mayer, M. (2001a). Find your hidden reservoir of healing energy: A guided meditation forcancer (Audio cassette). Orinda, CA: Bodymind Healing Publications. • Mayer, M. (2001b). Find your hidden reservoir of healing energy: A guided meditation for chronic disease (Audio cassette). Orinda, CA: Bodymind Healing Publications. • Mayer, M. (2003). Qigong clinical studies. In W. B. Jonas (Ed.), Healing, intention, and energy medicine (pp. 121–137). England: Churchill Livingston. (Peer-reviewed). • Mayer, M. (2004a). Qigong: Ancient path to modern health (DVD of keynote address to National Qigong Association). Orinda, CA: Bodymind Healing Publications. • Mayer, M. (2004b). Secrets to living younger longer: The self-healing path of Qigong, standing meditation and Tai Chi.'' Orinda, CA: Bodymind Healing Publications. • Mayer, M. (2004c). What do you stand for? T'he Journal of Qigong in America, Vol. 1, Summer. • Mayer, M. (2004d). Walking meditation: Yi Chuan Qigong. The Empty Vessel: A Journal of Comtemporary Taoism, Summer. • Mayer, M. (2005). Qigong: An age-old foundation of energy psychology. T'he Energy Field, Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology', Vol. 6, (4), Winter. • Mayer, M. (2007). Bodymind healing psychotherapy: Ancient pathways to modern health. Orinda, CA: Bodymind Healing Publications. • Mayer, M.(2009a). Energy psychology: Self-healing practices for bodymind health,'' North Atlantic/Random House, 2009. Mayer, M. 2009b (Winter) Bodymind Healing in Psychotherapy: Towards an integral, comprehensive energy psychology, The Energy Field: The International; Energy Psychology News and Articles, p13. Available free online: www.bodymindhealing.com/

Other Referenced Authors:

Feinstein, D. (2008a). Energy psychology in disaster relief. Traumatology. 14(1), 124–137. Feinstein, D. (2008b). Energy psychology: A review of the preliminary evidence. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. 45(2), 199–213. Feinstein, D. (2004a). Energy psychology interactive (Book and CD). Ashland, OR: Innersource. Gendlin, E. (1978). Focusing. New York: Bantam Books.. Goodman, F. D. (1990). Where spirits ride the wind: Trance journeys and other ecstatic experiences. Indianapolis University Press. Ha, F., & Olsen, E. (1996). Yiquan and the nature of energy. Berkeley, CA: Summerhouse Publications. Jung, C. G. (1960). The structure and dynamics of the psyche (Bollingen Series XX). Princeton,NJ: Princeton University Press Tomio, N. (1994). The Bodhisattva warriors. New York: Samuel Weiser. Walsh, R., & Shapiro, S. (2006, April). The meeting of meditative disciplines and Western psychology. American Psychologist, 61(3), 227–239. Wilbur, K. (2000). The eye of the spirit: An integral vision for a world gong slightly mad (Vol. 7). The collected works of Ken Wilber. Boston: Shambhala. Wilhelm, R.,(1931,1963). The secret of the golden flower. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Jonovich.

Official Bio

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