Dr. Joseph Parent is a highly regarded expert in performance
psychology working with athletes, actors, artists, and executives.
He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and
his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He has studied,
practiced, and taught Mindful Awareness since the 1970s in the
lineage of the great Tibetan meditation master Venerable Choegyam
Trungpa, along with his friend and fellow author, Pema Choedroen.
Dr. Parent is the best-selling author of ZEN TENNIS: Playing in the
Zone, and ZEN GOLF: Mastering the Mental Game, with more than a
half-million copies in print, digital, and audio formats worldwide.
He is a sought-after keynote speaker at a wide variety of
businesses and associations events. He offers executive coaching,
Mindful Awareness training, and sports psychology lessons by phone
or video calls anywhere in the world. Dr. Parent teaches in person
at the beautiful Ojai Valley Inn and Spa resort in Ojai,
California, where he makes his home.
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Connection
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