Ron Alexander, Ph.D.

Ronald A. Alexander, Ph.D., practices mind/body psychotherapy and leadership coaching in Santa Monica, CA, and specializes in the practice of somatic psychology, creativity and leadership training. He teaches clinical training groups for professionals in Somatic Psychotherapy and Ericksonian-Mind/Body healing therapies and the Art of Mindfulness meditation.

Dr. Alexander is a Diplomate in Professional Psychotherapy in the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy. He is the originator of the OpenMInd Training; a unique method of mind/body healing that integrates the wisdom teachings of the east and western psychology. A Buddhist practitioner who is ordained as a lay Zen Buddhist and a certified teacher of Kundalini Yoga, he has studied and taught Buddhist meditation and psychology and other healing disciplines for 34 years in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Asia.

Dr. Alexander teaches workshops and training programs at The New York Open Center, UCLA extension, Omega Institute in Austin, TX and NY, Kriplau Center for Yoga and Health, Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA., the Santa Monica Yoga Works, Chrysalis Center in Ireland and throughout Europe and Australia. He is a member of the adjunct clinical teaching faculty of Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA and has been a consultant and leadership coach working with the entertainment industry for over 30 years.

Ronald A. Alexander, PhD, is a leading somatic/mind/body psychotherapist in private practice, Santa Monica, CA., teacher of meditation, executive and leadership coach, communication and creativity consultant to the entertainment industry. He is a seminar leader and conducts trainings for professionals nationally and internationally in somatic/mind/body healing therapies, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Meditation and Psychotherapy. He personally trained with Milton Erickson, Ernest Rossi, and Steven Gilligan in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy as well as with Daniel P. Brown of the Harvard Medical Cambridge Hospital professional trainings seminars in hypnosis and hypno-analysis. He was trained and certified by both the Los Angeles Gestalt Therapy Institute as well as with Erving and Miriam Polster Ph.D. of the Gestalt Training Center of La Jolla. He was trained and supervised in psychoanalytic self-psychology, relational and object relations therapies. He is an associate member of the American Psychological Association and a clinical member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

Dr. Alexander was formerly Chairman of the Psychology Department and Director of Clinical Training at Ryokan College, is a member of the adjunct Graduate Faculty in Psychology at Pepperdine University and Pacifica Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, Cottonwood Treatment Centers London, England and is a long time workshop leader at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur. He is the originator of the OpenMind Training, a mind/body healing system that integrates the wisdom teachings of the east and western psychotherapeutic methods. He has been practicing, studying, and teaching, meditation, holistic psychology and mind/body healing methods since 1970.

He has traveled extensively in Nepal, Bali, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India, living and studying the mind/body healing process. He was ordained as a lay Zen Buddhist, his yoga and meditation studies include Tibetan Buddhism, Vipassana, Zen, Vedic (non dual), Kundalini, as well as Hatha and Ashtanga yoga’s.

Dr. Alexander conducts ongoing groups and seminars and is available for individual consultation in these areas. He consults and teaches Mindful Zen and the Art of Leadership, an East-West approach to leadership training for small family-owned businesses, the Television, Music and Film industries as well privately coaches organizations, executives and entrepreneurs.
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Dr. Ronald Alexander, PhD is a leading Executive and Leadership Coach, Communication and Creativity Consultant with a private practice in Santa Monica, California. His extensive training includes conflict management, gestalt therapy, leadership and organizational development and has pioneered the early values and vision based models for current day leadership and professional coaching. He has studied with and has been influenced by noted leaders in these fields such as Ken Blanchard, Warren Bennis, Umberto Materana and Francesco Variela. Dr. Alexander specializes in mind/body therapies and has been studying and teaching Zen Meditation, Creative Visualization and Transpersonal Psychology for the past 34 years. He is a pioneer in combining Eastern and Western techniques that support strategies of personal and corporate excellence including creativity, leadership skills, communication and conflict resolution.

Dr. Alexander began his coaching career over thirty years ago by providing Stress Management, Holistic and Behavioral Medicine training workshops to corporate clients. He was also working very closely with Hollywood talent in his private practice and soon became sought after by entertainment executives interested in developing creativity, leadership and communication skills within their companies. Today Dr. Alexander is a well-known consultant and coach to the artistic talent, management and production staff in the Motion Picture, Television and Music Industries. His entertainment clients include Universal Pictures, Sony Entertainment (film and music), Walt Disney Studios, ABC Television, Telemundo, RCA, MCA and DGC (David Geffen Company). He has also provided leadership and coaching training for employees from computer and software companies including Apple Computer, Microsoft and Sun Micro systems. In addition, Dr. Alexander teaches OpenMind Trainings such as Mindful Zen and The Art of Leadership throughout the USA, Europe and Australia.
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