Dr Ivtzan, Itai
- Contact details
- Teaching: Programmes
- Current research and publications
- Research archive
- Other scholarly activities
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Contact details
Position: Lecturer
Location: AE.3.28, Stratford
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8223 4384
Email: i.ivtzan@uel.ac.uk
Contact address:
School of Psychology
The University of East London
Stratford Campus
Water Lane
London
E15 4LZ
Brief biography
Dr Itai Ivtzan is a chartered psychologist and holds a position as a full-time positive psychology lecturer at UEL (University East London) as part of the MAPP (MSc Applied Positive Psychology) programme. He is also an honorary senior research associate at UCL. He published numerous journal papers and his main areas of research are spirituality, mindfulness, meaning, and self-actualisation.
For the last ten years Itai has run seminars, lectures, workshops and retreats, in the UK and around the world, in various educational institutions and at private events while focusing on a variety of psychological and spiritual topics such as: psychological and spiritual growth, consciousness, meditation, and positive psychology.
Itai is also a qualified counselling psychologist. As part of his therapeutic work, Itai created the AMT (Awareness-Meaning-Therapy), where clients remove unconscious blocks, allowing them to reach their primary human motive: the will to meaning.
Itai’s work is based upon the idea that awareness is freedom. His vision is that teaching and therapy should provide deeper awareness and thereby inspire and motivate his students and clients to achieve their full potential. His work is transformational and is made to create real changes in one’s life.
Teaching: Programmes
- MAPP Programme (Masters in Applied Positive Psychology)
Current research and publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
- Ivtzan, I., Gardner, H.E., & Smailova, Z. (2011). Mindfulness meditation and curiosity: the contributing factors to wellbeing and the process of closing the self-discrepancy gap. International Journal of Wellbeing, 1(3), 316–326. doi:10.5502/ijw.v1i3.2
- Ivtzan, I., Chan, C.P.L., Gardner, H., & Prashar, K. (2011). Linking religion and spirituality with psychological wellbeing: examining self-actualisation, meaning in life, and personal growth initiative. Journal of Religion and Health, 51, 13–30.
- Ivtzan, I., & Conneely, R. (2009). Androgyny in the mirror of self-actualisation and spiritual health. The Open Psychology Journal, 2, 58–70. http://www.benthamscience.com/open/topsyj/articles/V002/58TOPSYJ.pdf
- Ivtzan, I. (2008). Meditation on consciousness. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 22(2), 147–160.
- Ivtzan, I. (2008). Self actualisation: for individualistic cultures only? International Journal on Humanistic Ideology, 1(2), 111–138.
- Ivtzan, I. (2008). The metaphysics of imagery. Journal of Mental Imagery, 34, 74–82.
- Ivtzan, I., & Moon, H.S. (2008). The beauty of self-actualisation: linking physical attractiveness and self-fulfilment. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 16, 34–46.
Research archive
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
- Ivtzan, I. (2007). Tarot cards: a literature review and evaluation of psychic versus psychological explanations. Journal of Parapsychology, 71, 139–150.
Other scholarly activities
Journal Reviewer — Editorial Board
- International Journal of Psychological Studies
- Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology
Consultancy
- Mckinsey & Company
- New Acropolis UK
- Easier Travel
- Voewood House events
