Dr. Yael Kornberg is a psychiatrist in the day care unit of the mental health Center of Be’er Yaakov-Ness Tziona.
She has studied various therapeutic modalities and incorporates into her work the practices of psychotherapy, hypnosis, CBT and trauma therapy. Her research focuses on cognitive functions and she participates in the forum for innovative psychiatric approaches. She has been practicing meditation for twenty years and is a graduate of the 3rd class of the Mindfulness Based Therapy Program.
Yael writes:
“At the program I was exposed to a fascinating world, with roots in Buddhism and with long branched arms, touching body-mind and favorably influencing the fields of psychotherapy, education, culture and the cultivation of most enlightened social values. I learned that for me practicing mindfulness and the mindful state equals living a healthy life style. The changes resulting from such practice are profound and of utmost significance; changes in the sense of self, in relationships, in interpersonal communication and in the establishment of existential meaning. Today, from a holistic perspective, I maintain that mindfulness has a place in western medicine such as do nutrition and sports in the prevention and treatment of sickness and aliments. The Mindfulness Based Therapy offers a unique, experiential, pleasurable and profound course of study. The teaching includes practice, exposure to Buddhist texts, to current research and to research-based therapeutic approaches. I find the teachers inspiring and an amazing example of walking the talk with determination, effective action and great modesty.”