Draft:Radhule Weininger

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Radhule Weininger
Radhule Weininger Photo.jpg Weininger in 2025
Born	Radhule Weininger (1957-06-04) June 4, 1957 Fuerth, Germany, U.S.
Education	Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies M.D. degree from Westfaehlische-Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster Medical School, Germany.
Occupations	Author, Lecturer, Public Speaker and Psychologist
Website	RadhuleWeiningerPhD.com

Radhule Weininger is a German-American author, lecturer, clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. Holding a PhD in psychology in addition to an MD, she focuses on the intersection of psychology and Buddhist contemplative practices, including mindfulness, nonduality, Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Her work has been acknowledged by Buddhist teachers and scholars, and one of her books includes an introduction written for the work by the Dalai Lama.

She is the author of three books: "Healing Spiritual Homesickness," published by Mandorla Books, as well as “Heart Medicine” and “Heartwork,” both published by Shambhala, under Penguin Random House.

She is also a regular contributor to Psychology Today, where she authors the series Heart Medicine for a Changing World.

Early life

During medical school in Germany, Weininger traveled to Sri Lanka, where she began formal meditation training in 1981 at Black Rock Monastery. She later qualified as a physician and moved to the United States in 1984, earning a Ph.D. in psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 1990 and training as a clinical psychologist. Influenced in childhood by post-war conditions in Germany, including her grandfather’s imprisonment for protesting the Nazi regime, she developed an interest in social engagement and peacebuilding.

Career

Weininger is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in Santa Barbara, California, known for teaching meditation and contemplative practices. She has focused in her work on integrating Western psychological approaches with Buddhist contemplative traditions, including as a writer as well as teaching meditation in both academic and workshop settings. She serves on the faculty at Pacifica University, where she integrates psychology and depth-oriented approaches to emotional healing, and is also an instructor at The Omega Institute. Weininger’s work has been acknowledged by Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Tara Brach.

Influences

Weininger’s influences include Joanna Macy, Joseph Goldstein, and Jack Kornfield, with whom she has worked and studied.. She also studied with Dzogchen meditation teacher Alan Wallace as well as training in facilitating emotional wellness with Paul Ekman. Her writings, teachings, and clinical practice integrate multiple healing modalities, including Jungian Psychology and Buddhist Psychology.

Work

Weininger works as a writer, teacher, and clinician. She has written about these and related themes in her books as well as in a series of articles published in Tricycle, The Santa Barbara Independent and Psychology Today.

Her instruction in contemplative practices includes partnerships with research and retreat centers. She has worked with retreats at Casa de Maria Retreat Center in Montecito and the Big Bear Retreat Center, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, including at its Sedgwick Reserve research facility in the Santa Ynez Valley. She also teaches meditation at the university.

External links

• Official website
• Radhule Weininger at Psychology Today
• Radhule Weininger at Tricycle
• Radhule Weininger at Lion's Roar
• Radhule Weininger at Santa Barbara Independent

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