02/09/2026
Best way to start the week! Composers Breakfast in Malibu! "I Want You Back" as a ballad brought tears to my eyes.
Ira Israel
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1821 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA
90403
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| Monday | 9am - 6pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 6pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 8pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 1pm |
| Sunday | 9am - 6pm |
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I am a licensed psychotherapist, licensed counselor, NLP Master Practitioner and the author of the New World Library book “How To Survive Your Childhood Now That You’re An Adult: A Path to Authenticity and Awakening,” which is endorsed by Sting, Reverend Michael Beckwith, Warren Farrell, Jack Kornfield, Marianne Williamson, Sam Keen, Katherine Woodward Thomas, Allan Badiner, Elliott Dacher, Rabbi Joshua Buchin, Jai Uttal, Daniel Pinchbeck, Shauna Shapiro, Joanne Cacciatore, Lorin Roche, Fred Luskin and many many others. I teach sold-out "Cultivating Meaning and Happiness through Mindfulness and Yoga" workshops at Esalen and Kripalu and have written over 300 articles on psychology, philosophy, Buddhism, yoga, film, art, music & literature for The Huffington Post, Good Men Project, Mind Body Green, Thrive Global, Medium and many other websites. Lastly, I am the producer, writer and actor of the best-selling DVD series "A Beginner's Guide to Happiness," "A Beginner's Guide to Mindfulness Meditation," "Mindfulness for Depression," "Mindfulness for Anxiety," and "Yoga for Depression and Anxiety.”
I received my BA degree in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, then took a Master of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of Connecticut where I concentrated on philosophy of mind and aesthetics; I also have a Master of Arts degree in religious studies from UCSB where I studied Buddhist psychology and Hindu philosophy; finally,I took a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Antioch University where I concentrated on the works of Lacan, Jung, Bowlby, and Klein.
