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Dr. Andrea F. Polard started her meditation practice and interest in psychology at age sixteen. Having endured childhood trauma, happiness was on her mind early on, as she wondered whether she and her fellow-sufferers could really be happy. To find out how to reduce suffering and invite happiness, Dr. Polard enrolled in the Freie University of Berlin, Germany, where she received her first master's degree in clinical psychology in 1993. When Dr. Polard immigrated to the United States, she enrolled at Ryokan College, Los Angeles to receive her second master's degree in clinical psychology in 1996, as well as her doctorate in psychology in 1998.
Dr. Polard's training as a psychotherapist included various psychodynamic therapies, mind-body therapy, Buddhist-oriented therapy, Zen meditation, and mindfulness practice. When she discovered that happiness was indeed possible for all, she decided to share with others the necessary, consciousness-building skills for it. As writing had long been her passion, Dr. Polard soon started on "A Unified Theory of Happiness: An East-Meets-West Approach to Fully Loving Your Life" -- a project that took her twelve devoted years to complete. It is a book that is not only to inform, but delight the reader.
Since then Dr. Polard founded the Los Angeles Center for Zen Psychology, offering Zen psychotherapy, consultations, workshops, training, and meditation groups, based on both Western and Eastern thought. She lives with her husband and their three children in the quiet mountains of Topanga. For more information, please visit www.AndreaPolard.com
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