Figuring out how one can live a happy, healthy life has been Dr. Zhang’s lifelong passion. Having journeyed back from a life that put her happiness and health in danger, she now does everything she can to share her best learnings with others. Mindfulness practice is definitely at the top of that list.
Dr. Zhang started learning meditation in 2005 when she was going through a crisis in her marriage. (She is still happily married to the same husband .) As she shared in her video, she was on a bumpy road for years until meeting Shinzen and the people at the Unified Mindfulness (UM) Hub. Participating in the UM coach training and teacher/trainer certification process helped her to steadily improve her mindfulness ability and, in turn, her quality of life. As a true beneficiary, she supports her students to use life as the testing ground for their mindfulness practice where they can learn to be open, to be happy, and to be healthy.
Students can learn with Dr. Zhang on-line and off-line, in English and Chinese, and through one-on-one coaching and small group learning programs. Dr. Zhang lives mostly in China and can be reached through her email at [email protected].
Dr. Zhang received her medical degree from Peking University, a Master’s degree in Public Health from Rutgers University, an MBA from the Western University, and a PhD in Chinese Medicine from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. She was named as one of the 25 most influential business women in China and one of the 10 CSR Leaders in China by Fortune China.
You can learn more about Dr. Zhang by listening to the four Word Power conversations she has had with Shinzen Young through the Life Practice Program here:https://tinyurl.com/huaying-zhang
Julianna received her BA in psychology from Duke University. As founder, president, and head trainer of Unified Mindfulness, she is dedicated to disseminating Shinzen Young’s comprehensive mindfulness meditation system through the creation and presentation of educational programs and teacher-training certification programs.
Dr. Hunter serves as associate professor of practice and is the founding director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University. He also serves as visiting professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, where he developed and co-teaches the Leading Mindfully executive education program..
Dr. Eisendrath serves as chief psychologist and president of the Institute for Dialogue Therapy, P.C., where, as a Jungian analyst, she offers psychotherapy with individuals and couples, psychoanalysis, supervision, and training.
Dr. Vago serves as the research director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and the director of the Contemplative Neuroscience and Integrative Medicine (CNIM) Laboratory at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is an associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Department of Psychiatry.
Stella is a psychologist, professor, and Zen practitioner. She became a formal student in 2008 in the Soto Zen tradition. She teaches courses in mindfulness based psychotherapies and the psychology of compassion at the Union Institute & University. She also co-facilitates a family program and young adult program at Shao Shan Temple, in Woodbury Vermont.
Dr. Creswell serves as a tenured associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also the director of the Health & Human Performance Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr. McCormick currently serves as director of education at Unified Mindfulness. In 1975, he received a B.A. in psychology from the University of California Santa Cruz, where he was part of Dr. Elliot Aronson’s research team that examined cooperative approaches to reducing interracial conflict and academic performance problems in newly integrated school, and made Honors in Psychology, College Honors, and Thesis Honors.
UnifiedMindfulness.com is the official teacher training platform for Shinzen and the Unified Mindfulness System.
Created over 50 years of research and testing by Shinzen Young, Unified Mindfulness is a system of meditation that’s easily researchable by science, with clear terminology and rigorous precision around concepts and procedures.
The Unified Mindfulness system is a comprehensive, robust and refined support structure that any individual at any stage of meditation practice can rely on to go deeper in their insight and their ability to share it with others. It is also a secular form of meditation, which means it’s not religious in any way so anyone, of any faith, can do it.