Dr. Pavel Somov

Pavel Somov, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in private practice, co-owner of Existential-Dynamic Associates.  He is the author of several books on mindfulness-based applications and self-help, such as Eating the Moment, Present Perfect, Lotus Effect, Reinventing the Meal, Anger Management Jumpstart, and Mindful Emotional Eating.

He is on the advisory board of the Mindfulness Project (UK) and has lectured extensively, domestically and internationally, on the topics of mindfulness-based therapy applications and self-care.  His books have been translated into Dutch, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Russian.  Somov has also published on the topics of psychodrama and logotherapy.

He grew up in the Soviet Union and, after his service in the Soviet military, immigrated to the United States in the early 1990s.  He lives, practices, and meditates in Pittsburgh, PA.