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Guidance to meditation About author Stephan Bodian has been practicing and teaching meditation for more than 30 years. His workshops on meditation and self-realization are offered through Omega Institute and other learning centers, and his articles on meditation and related themes appear regularly in national magazines. When he’s not writing or teaching, Stephan practices an approach to counseling and coaching that guides clients in using meditative techniques for inner exploration and healing. A licensed psychotherapist, he’s available for phone consultations worldwide through his Web site, www.stephanbodian.org. Stephan first became interested in meditation in high school when he came across the word Zen in a novel by Beat writer Jack Kerouac. After studying Asian philosophy at Columbia University and doing graduate work at Stanford, he took a leave of absence and went off to a Zen monastery in the mountains near Big Sur, California, where he shaved his head and spent long hours following his breath. Ordained a monk in 1974, he eventually became director of training at the Zen Center of Los Angeles and resident teacher at a small Zen center in San Diego before putting aside his robes in 1982 to pursue a master’s degree in psychology — and a more ordinary life. From 1984 to 1994 he was editor-in-chief of Yoga Journal, an award-winning magazine devoted to yoga, meditation, and holistic health. His books include Timeless Visions, Healing Voices, a collection of interviews of prominent visionaries and healers; Living Yoga (with Georg Feuerstein), an anthology of articles from Yoga Journal; and Buddhism For Dummies (with Jon Landaw), a comprehensive, user-friendly introduction to one of the world’s great spiritual traditions.