Jonathan Erickson

Jonathan Erickson is a writer and holistic life coach based in Portland, Oregon. He received his PhD in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute where his research focused on neuroscience and imagination. A decade earlier he earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley with a thesis on interdisciplinary creativity. Jonathan has published papers on a variety of topics, including the neurobiology of creativity, psychology and religion, and human-animal relationships. Outside of the academic and coaching spheres, Jonathan is a certified holistic bodyworker trained at the Esalen Institute, a yoga teacher, a creative writer, an animal lover, an advocate for the environment, and has been known to moonlight as a comedy improviser.