Our Team
We are a team of highly trained professionals integrating the contemplative psychology and meditation practices of Buddhism and Yoga with current advances in psychotherapy and neuropsychology. We apply our therapeutic training and meditative backgrounds to working with clients individually, in group settings, as well as curating and leading immersive experiences of pilgrimage around the Buddhist world. We value the importance of individual and community experience as catalysts for profound transformation.
Emily Wolf, PhD
Dr. Emily Wolf is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and certified yoga instructor, Co-editor of 'Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy: Accelerating Healing and Transformation' (Routledge, 2017). Emily co-founded Mindstream, an integrative therapy collaborative, and directed the Certificate Program in Contemplative Psychotherapy at Nalanda institute. She has trained in the lineage of the Dalai Lamas for over 2 decades under preeminent Buddhist scholar Professor Robert Thurman and contemplative psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Loizzo, as well as Tibetan Buddhist master Geshe Tenzin Zopa.
Miles Neale, PsyD
Dr. Miles Neale is a licensed psychotherapist, author of Gradual Awakening (Sounds True, 2018) and founder of the Contemplative Studies Program, a two-year online immersion into Tibetan mind science integrated with neuropsychology. He is on faculty at Tibetan House US and Weill Cornell Medical College, and Co-editor of 'Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy’ (Routledge, 2017). For over twenty years Miles has trained in the lineage of the Dalai Lamas under preeminent American Buddhist scholars and Tibetan masters.
Sylvia Zimmerman, MS
Sylvia is Mental Health Counselor and School Psychologist. For the past twenty years she has been serving young adults and children ages pre-k through 21, leading parent support groups, and providing training and consultation to educators. Sylvia is also a Reiki Practitioner and Master Teacher in Usui/Tibetan Reiki Ryoho. She uses a variety of approaches integrating contemplative and energetic practices that are individualized and include western strengths-based approaches to therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and motivational interviewing.
Abby Eletz, LMSW
Abby holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work, and is a graduate of Nalanda Institute’s Contemplative Psychotherapy Program. She has over twenty years of experience training in and exploring eastern and western mind-body traditions. Her current work as a psychotherapist revolves around the integration of these contemplative and somatic practices within a therapeutic setting. Abby is also a trained teacher of the Mindful Self-Compassion curriculum.
Reuben Lorch-miller, MA
Reuben holds an MA in Mental Health Counseling, an MFA in Studio Art, and has trained in Contemplative Care at the New York Zen Center. Reuben is primarily informed by Buddhist psychology, humanistic therapy, and cognitive-behavioral theories. He takes a pragmatic, holistic, and integrative approach to this work. Reuben emphasizes collaboratively developing and utilizing the qualities of curiosity, acceptance, and compassion. He believes that a client’s inherent wisdom and resources can be accessed within a supportive therapeutic relationship.
Kim Meijer, LMFT
Kim is a NYS licensed Marriage and Family therapist with a specialization in Integrative Therapy and Contemplative Psychotherapy. Integrative therapy combines psychotherapy with somatic therapy to heal the body, mind and spirit. Kim is also trained in trauma-informed approaches, expressive arts and vinyasa yoga.