Dr. Jennifer C. Kaplan

It’s as if real life has invaded the stage.Jennifer Kaplan, a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles who wrote her doctoral dissertation on the psychology of actors, said that for some performers it’s a spiritual experience.Another researcher, she said, coined the term “flow” to describe what an actor experiences in a transcendent performance.“It has nothing to do with what the audience knows, although if an actor is having a particular experience on stage, that might affect what the audience experiences,” Kaplan said. “What it means for actors is they really become one with their character, and there is no sense of separation.”Kaplan said the process is essentially mysterious.
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Jennifer Kaplan, a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles who wrote her doctoral dissertation on the psychology of actors, said that for some performers it's a spiritual experience.Another researcher, she said, coined the term "flow" to describe what an actor experiences in a transcendent performance.

"It has nothing to do with what the audience knows, although if an actor is having a particular experience on stage, that might affect what the audience experiences," Kaplan said."What it means for actors is they really become one with their character, and there is no sense of separation."

Kaplan said the process is essentially mysterious.

By the end of the six weeks, you will have an understanding of the following: WHAT MINDFULNESS IS • LOVING-KINDNESS • MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CULTIVATING THE WITNESS • IMPERMANENCE • LIVING A MINDFUL LIFE Location: • 1739 Berkeley Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 When: • 6 consecutive Wednesday Evenings, 7:30PM - 9:00 PM, beginning July 18th - August 22nd What to bring: • Comfortable clothes - journal/notepad - pen Registration: • Total for 6 classes: $185 • Please register ahead of time • A Nonrefundable deposit of $50 is required to hold space and balance of $135 due at first class Make check payable to: • Open Door Therapy Mail check to: • Open Door Therapy, 618 Acanto Street, Los Angeles, CA 90049 Teachers: Jennifer Kaplan, Ph.D., MACP A licensed clinical psychologist West LA, Dr. Jennifer C. Kaplan received her MACP (Masters in Counseling Psychology) and Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology, a field of psychology focusing on the interrelationship of mind, body, and spirit from the Instiute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, CA. While there, she was steeped in mindfulness practice.Dr. Kaplan has been working therapeutically with individuals and couples since 2001 and teaching mindfulness meditation since 2003.She spent years researching performing arts psychology, creativity, and fame.She gives talks and lectures on various mind-body-spirit topics such as healing holistically for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.You can learn more about Dr. Kaplan by visiting her website at www.opendoortherapy.com.

About Dr. Jennifer C. Kaplan
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Jennifer C. Kaplan, Ph.D., MACPLicensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY 20709)Mindfulness Meditation Teacher

Open Door Therapy618 Acanto StreetLos Angeles, CA 90049(310) 470-8363

Email: drkaplan@opendoortherapy.com

Jennifer C. Kaplan, Ph.D., MACP
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Jennifer C. Kaplan, Ph.D., MACP Psychologist