Heal and Learn to Be Here. Let Go and Experience Peace
About One Life, Two Journeys
Our Satsangs
About Mark Forman
Our Satsangs
Our Satsangs are intended to empower participants both in their spiritual practices as well as in their recovery from childhood trauma. Our Satsangs are not intended to substitute for other spiritual or therapeutic commitments, but to add fresh perspectives and tools to what participants may already be doing.
Our Purpose
About Mark Forman
Our Satsangs
At One Life, Two Journeys, we believe in the power of compassion and patience to transform lives. We strive to create a welcoming atmosphere where participants from a wide variety of traditions and life experiences feel at home to explore their spiritual and psychological growth.
About Mark Forman
About Mark Forman
About Mark Forman
Dr. Mark Forman brings his 25 years of practice as a psychologist as well as his 30 years of spiritual practice to bear on these important topics. He sees One Life, Two Journeys as an opportunity to pass on the lessons he has learned from personal experience as well as from his own teachers and mentors.
Therapeutic and Spiritual Disclaimer
While One Life, Two Journey Satsangs may offer beneficial therapeutic insights, they are in no way intended to substitute for individualized trauma therapy under a trained professional. Attendance at Satsangs also does not form or constitute a legal or de facto therapeutic relationship as a client of Dr. Forman's. Mark is not currently taking on new psychotherapy clients. Further, Mark does not assume the role of a Guru, authorize other students to lead One Life, Two Journey Satsangs, or carry individual spiritual students except short-term as a consultant when specifically sought outside of Satsang, for which he has only limited availability. If interested in a consultation, you may inquire with at drmarkforman@outlook.com. Satsang participants agree to confidentiality as to each participant's identity and agree to not share any identifying information with others.
About Dr. Mark Forman
Mark Forman, PhD is a practicing clinical psychologist in the state of California. His text – A Guide to Integral Psychotherapy: Complexity, Integration, and Spirituality in Practice – is one of the seminal works in the field of Integral Psychotherapy.
Mark is more recently the author of The Monster's Journey: From Trauma to Connection, which is a reimagining of The Hero's Journey archetype for those who have suffered early childhood trauma. It is a book meant primarily for clients who are trauma survivors.
Mark's spiritual journey started at the age of 17, when he met his root guru, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, from who he received shaktipat initiation. This led to a significant and persistent kundalini awakening at the age of 18. Mark attended dozens of weekend retreats and meditated daily over the next seven years. He then settled into a more fluid relationship with meditation, where he has moved in and out of formal practice and has gained deep and indispensable support from additional spiritual teachers. Among those who have supported his spiritual practice over the past 30 years have been pranic healer Andy Capinegro; Reiki master Chantal D'Arville; neo-Jungian dream worker Jeremy Taylor; mindfulness teacher Roshi Melissa Blacker; Integral Theorist Ken Wilber: Founder of Pragmatic Dharma, Kenneth Folk; Founder of the Finder's Course, Jeffrey Martin: as well as most recently with shaktipat teacher Swami Nardanand of Just Enjoy Meditation.
Mark's trauma recovery journey began unknowingly in his teens, as his early childhood experiences erupted in his teens into a serious depression, lasting approximately ten years despite his consistent integral life practice. He was aided first by his initial therapist, Jungian Alden Josey. In his mid-20s he took additional steps with the compassionate support of Hakomi therapist Joe Sousa (Moksananda), who was also a devotee of Gurumayi and Adyashanti. But his trauma recovery journey became more central and focused in his 30s when he began working with the widely respected trauma therapist Janina Fisher, PhD, one of the world's leaders in the field. It was from her that he learned the Structural Model of Traumatic Dissociation and its application in therapy, which is his central framework he uses for trauma recovery and treatment today.