Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. He serves as the Director of Training for the Center’s Buddhist Contemplative Care Programs. He is a ACPE Chaplain Supervisory Resident. Koshin is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He is a co-founder of the Buddhist Psychotherapy Collective. Koshin is currently a Jungian Analyst Candidate at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association. He is the Co-Director of Contemplative Care Services for the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. Koshin began Zen practice over twenty years ago, and he is a Senior Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, at the Village Zendo. He gives plenary addresses, workshops and retreats on contemplative based approaches to leadership and care, and meditation in a variety of settings from corporations to national healthcare conferences.

His expertise as a chaplain is in the following areas:

• Helping clients find true courage in the midst of the difficulties in everyday life
• Companioning clients with the psychological issues of wellness & illness, grief & loss, childhood & adult trauma, anxiety & depression
• Guiding clients in the integration of spirituality & sexuality
• Working with clients to rediscover their vitality & creativity
• Assisting couples to reconnect in order to resolve difficulties in a constructive & inclusive way
• Exploring unconscious material through dream work and Sandplay