Session Topic: Deconstruction of the self: a step beyond mindfulness
Javier García Campayo is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and Director of its Master of Mindfulness program. A practicing psychotherapist and researcher, he has trained in Spain, the UK, and Canada. He leads research at Miguel Servet Hospital and has held key national roles in psychosomatic medicine and primary care mental health. Javier is a visiting lecturer at universities in Spain, the U.S., and Brazil, and has published over 300 scientific articles and 20 books. His research focuses on mindfulness and compassion, fibromyalgia, cultural psychiatry, and depression. He was also Associate Editor of the journal Mindfulness.