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Jan Benda, Ph.D. (www.jan-benda.com) is a Czech psychologist, psychotherapist, and author with more than twenty-five years of clinical experience and over thirty years of Vipassana meditation practice. His work explores the intersection of psychotherapy, mindfulness, Buddhist psychology, and contemporary research on the self, emotion, and psychological change.

Over the course of his long-term meditation practice, he has completed numerous retreats, including extended periods of practice in Sri Lanka, where he also studied Buddhist psychology and Abhidhamma. This combination of contemplative practice and clinical experience has strongly shaped his approach to psychotherapy.

He is the author of *Mindfulness and the Self: Mindfulness-Informed In ...more

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	Všímavost a soucit se sebou: Proměna emocí v psychoterapii 4.64 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Všímavost a Já: Od sebeléčení k sebepřesahování 4.77 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystika a schizofrenie: Mystické zážitky jako předmět klinického zájmu 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Program redukce stresu by Jan Benda (Goodreads Author), David Dohnal 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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5 Fragen an Jan Benda über Das achtsame Selbst

1. Viele Menschen praktizieren Achtsamkeit. Was unterscheidet das „achtsame Selbst“ von einer reinen Achtsamkeitspraxis?

In der achtsamkeitsinformierten integrativen Psychotherapie bringen wir unseren Klientinnen und Klienten weder Meditation bei, noch verwenden wir Übungen zur Entwicklung von Achtsamkeit. Stattdessen nutzen wir spezifische Verfahren wie beispielsweise die retrospektive Reflexion ( Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 24, 2026 09:11 • Tags: achtsamkeit, buddhistische-psychologie, das-achtsame-selbst, integrative-psychotherapie, psychotherapie, selbstmitgefühl, trauma

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Higher Self – Psychedelika in der Psychotherapie (German Edition)

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Jak se stát nikým: Probuzení pro skeptiky

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“In meditation, the goal is to break free from samsara. In psychotherapy, the goal is to learn to live more contentedly within samsara.”
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“V meditaci nám jde o to, vymanit se ze samsáry. V psychoterapii nám jde o to, naučit se v samsáře spokojeněji žít.”
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