Dr. Michael Mayer

Dr. Michael Mayer, Ph.D is a licensed psychologist in private practice in the SF Bay area, and a Tai Chi/Qigong teacher, specializing in self-healing methods for physical and mental health. He presents his approach to bodymind healing at professional conferences, national/international workshops, universities, and hospitals; and he is a keynote speaker. Dr Mayer was a co-founder of, and a practitioner at, The Health Medicine Center, a multi-disciplinary medical clinic practicing integrative health-care. He pioneered the integration of Qigong and psychotherapy, and was the first person in the United States to train doctoral psychology students in these methods. Michael is certified by the American Tai Chi and Qigong Association as a Master Tai Chi Instructor, and he is a Fellow of the American Association for Integrative Medicine. Dr Mayer is the author of twenty publications on bodymind healing including six books, and various health related articles, including peer reviewed articles on hypertension. His most recent book, The Path of a Reluctant Metaphysician:Stories and Practices for Troubled Times, won a Ben Franklin Award; it tells Michael's autobiographical journey through the mind-body medicine community over three decades, but it also a book about how anyone can find their own unique life path. Michael's guiding image of "two streams becoming one" guides him as he joins East/West, mind/body and ancient/modern in his work. His website is www.bodymindhealing.com.