An Introduction to Zen & Psychoanalysis
with Barry Magid, MD
March 20, 2021 | 4:00pm - 5:30pm | via Zoom
The Mind Body Center at TIMH is thrilled and honored to host Dr. Barry Magid in virtual space on March 20th.
In this introductory talk, Dr. Magid will discuss Zen meditation, how it is practiced, and why it is uniquely suited to be integrated with a psychoanalytic approach (in contrast to the way that mindfulness has been integrated with CBT and other goal directed approaches).
Attendees will receive an email confirmation with a Zoom link, along with a copy of Dr. Magid’s published article Sitting Together: A Conceptual and Clinical Integration of Psychoanalysis and Zen (see excerpt below*). Dr. Magid will touch on the themes of his paper and may reference case material in the talk. A portion of the time together will be reserved for a brief meditation as well as Q&A.
Barry Magid, MD is a psychoanalyst and Zen teacher whose life and work has been dedicated to the integration of Western psychoanalytic psychology with Zen Buddhist practice. After graduating from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1975, he completed his training in psychiatry and psychoanalysis in New York City at Roosevelt Hospital and The Postgraduate Center for Mental Health. In 1996, Barry established The Ordinary Mind Zendo, where he became the founding teacher and in 1998, he received Dharma transmission.
Dr. Magid is the author of Ordinary Mind: Exploring the Common Ground of Zen and Psychoanalysis (2002), Ending the Pursuit of Happiness (2008) and Nothing is Hidden: The Psychology of Zen Koans (2013). He also edited What’s Wrong with Mindfulness (and What Isn’t) (2016), Father Louie: Photographs of Thomas Merton by Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1991) and Freud's Case Studies: Self Psychological Perspectives (1993).
Dr. Magid's psychoanalytic orientation integrates Self Psychology with contemporary Relational psychoanalytic theory. He is on the faculty of The Mitchell Center for Relational Studies, The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy and has served on the board of The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP).