John Churchill, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and licensed practictioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and developer of the somatically based contemplative practice path known as Embodying the Open Ground, which integrates psychodynamic healing, adult development, and meditation.
Born in London, England, Churchill's meditative and contemplative studies began as a teenager. In his twenties, he became a monk at Samye Ling Kagyu Monastery in Scotland, where he began his studies in the Mahayana and Mahamudra traditions.