Gerald N. Epstein, M.D., is a pioneer
in the use of mental imagery for treating physical and emotional
ailments.
In 1974, after 15 years as a Freudian
psychiatrist, he changed direction to study the therapeutic
uses of the imagination under Madame Colette Aboulker-Muscat.
Through the years, Dr. Epstein's work
has elucidated the spiritual dimensions that lie at the
root of all healing.
A prolific author, in 1981, Dr. Epstein
authored Waking Dream Therapy to advance the therapeutic
use of imagination. Bantam Books published Healing Visualizations
in 1989, now considered the classic text of mental imagery
exercises for healing. In 1994, he wrote Healing Into
Immortality, also published by Bantam Books, which presents
a clear account of the reasons and remedies for illness.
His most recent book, Climbing Jacob's Ladder (1999),
takes the reader on an experiential journey of the Bible.
Dr. Epstein is Director of The American
Institute for Mental Imagery, a post-graduate training center
for health care practitioners. In addition, he holds public
classes and workshops in imagery, dreams and Kabbalah. He
also lectures worldwide and maintains a web site named www.drjerryepstein.org.
Dr. Epstein is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City where he
lives and maintains a private practice.
Dr. Epstein conducts research in mind
body medicine. He completed a grant awarded by the National
Institute of Health Office of Alternative Medicine to study
the effects of mental imagery on asthma. He continues to
research the effects of mental imagery on various illnesses.
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