The Healing Mind: Hypnosis & Meditation | Dr. Akira Otani

Dr. Inna Conboy speaks with Dr. Akira Otani. Together they discuss: the importance of human connection in healing, hypnosis and its potential usage in various aspects of life, Milton Erickson and the Case of Joe, story of a gang member turned monk, mindfulness meditation in daily life and therapy, the common ground and differences between hypnosis and meditation, and other beautiful stories.

Dr. Akira Otani. Dr. Otani is a licensed, practicing psychologist currently working at Spectrum Behavioral Health in Arnold, MD. He was born in Osaka, Japan, before moving to US at the age of 17. He is familiar with both cultures and fluent in both English and Japanese. He practiced Iyengar and Anusara yoga for 20 years before switching to meditation in 2015. The follow year, he spent 6 months in Kobe, Japan, studying Buddhist meditation intensively. Over the years, in addition to seeing clients, he conducted applied psychological research in the areas of clinical hypnosis and mindfulness meditation. The effort resulted in 9 books (in Japanese) and more than 70 journal articles and book chapters (in English and Japanese).

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