Joseph (Joe) Loizzo , M.D., Ph.D.

Joseph (Joe) Loizzo, M.D., Ph.D. is a psychiatrist, clinical researcher and meditation scholar-teacher who integrates neuroscience with contemplative practice to help people cultivate personal well-being, interpersonal compassion, and transformational leadership. Assistant Professor at Weill-Cornell Medical College and founder of the educational non-profit Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science, he has published dozens of chapters and articles on the benefits and mechanisms of meditation in peer-reviewed publications such as The Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. His books include Boundless Leadership, Sustainable Happiness and Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy. In addition to offering frequent classes and workshops internationally through his Nalanda Institute, Dr. Loizzo maintains a private psychotherapy and consulting practice in Manhattan, where he lives with his wife, Gerardine, and their sons Maitreya and Ananda.

Upcoming Programs by Joseph (Joe) Loizzo , M.D., Ph.D.

Embodying the Inconceivable Liberation: The Non-Dual Wisdom and Art of Growing Altruistic Community

Mar 31 - Apr 02, 2023

The profound and magnificent teachings of self-transcendent wisdom and compassion are the jewel at the heart of the Nalanda tradition preserved in Tibet. Powerful methods for transcending our default self-enclosure and becoming awakened altruists (bodhisattvas) are no longer luxuries in a world whose future increasingly depends on the cultivation of universal empathy and responsibility for […]

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