Meditative Psychoanalysis Presentation by Jeffrey Rubin, Ph.D.

Interest in blending Eastern meditative and Western psychotherapeutic traditions is burgeoning, yet we have only begun to realize what these rich traditions can teach each other. In this presentation—a combination of lecture, meditation practice, and dialogue with the audience—Dr. Rubin will explore what he terms meditative psychoanalysis, a practice that blends the best aspects of Western psychoanalysis and Eastern meditative traditions (heightened concentration and mindfulness, decoding unconscious meaning, and liberated intimacy) into a more encompassing synthesis.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this program participants will be able to:

1. Delineate how meditation can enrich psychoanalytic listening.
2.  Describe what meditation neglects and omits.
3. Articulate how psychoanalytic understandings of
   unconscious meaning and communication can enrich the meditative process.
4. Explain how meditation and psychoanalysis can enrich each other.
5. Discuss how meditation and psychoanalysis could be integrated.
6. Learn how to deepen one’s meditation practice.

Bio

Jeffrey B. Rubin, PhD practices psychoanalysis and psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy in New York City and Northern Westchester, New York. He teaches at several psychoanalytic institutes and is considered one of the leading integrators of the Western psychoanalytic and Eastern meditative traditions. The author of six books, he has presented on psychoanalysis, psychoanalysis and Buddhism, and meditation throughout the United States and abroad.