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Alejandro Chaoul, PhD

Alejandro Chaoul, PhD

Founder and Director of The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute
Adjunct Faculty, McGovern Center for Humanity and Ethics
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Integrative Medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center

Alejandro Chaoul, PhD, is the founder and director of The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute. He has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism since 1989, studying with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. He is currently supporting the Integrative Medicine Program of MD Anderson Cancer Center, where since 1999 he has been leading people with cancer and their family members through mind/body/spirit techniques aimed at reducing stress and facilitating healing. Alejandro, who received his PhD in religious studies from Rice University, was recently named a fellow of the Mind and Life Institute and is a senior teacher of The 3 Doors.

Publications

https://junghouston.org/about-us/our-leadership/

Education & Training

Bachelor of Arts
Boston University


Bachelor of Science
Boston University


Master of Arts
University of Virginia


Doctor of Philosophy
Rice University