David Kundtz
I have enjoyed several careers -- most recently the practice of psychotherapy, with a social service agency for several years, and then in a 20-year private practice in Berkeley, California. I worked with individuals, families, and couples. I have also done public speaking on stress management and emotional health. Now, semi-retired, I have focused on writing. Prior to all of that, I was in religious ministry for about 20 years.
My doctorate (S.Th.D) is in pastoral psychology.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, schooled in Washington (Georgetown University), Baltimore (St. Mary's Seminary and Univ.), and Berkeley (Graduate Theological Union), I lived and worked many years in Idaho -- with a three-and-a-half-year period in Cali, Colombia. I currently live in Kensington, California and Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley (part of the Graduate Theological Union - GTU) lists me as an adjunct professor. I continue to write and have recently taken up some art projects that have been percolating for years.
Works

Awakened Mind: One Minute Wake Up Calls
Following on the success of Quiet Mind, Awakened Mind is David Kundtz's newest book of meditations for living peacefully and mindfully in a busy world. As the Navajo proverb says, "When we are pretending to be asleep, no one can awaken us." We must stop the pretending and "awaken" ourselves. The book contains more than a hundred reflections on life, gratitude, creativity, diversity, and spirituality, each with an inspiring quotation and an idea for putting that meditation to use in daily life. This remarkable collection of insights shows us how living in a state of awareness about the reality that always exists in front of our faces, under our noses, or just below the surface of every moment, is one sure way to live life more fully and joyfully.