Jan Benda (CZE)

Psychologist and therapist

Jan mainly focuses on the use of mindfulness and self-compassion in psychotherapy and self-development. He is also interested in meditation, Buddhist psychology and altered states of consciousness.

Jan Benda runs a private psychological practice in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. He likes traveling to Southeast Asia where he lived for some time as a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka. He wrote a book on mindfulness, self-compassion and transforming emotions in psychotherapy.