About the Author: Richard Aiken
Richard Chalon Aiken, MD, PhD, is a physician, a psychiatrist, and spiritual advisor.
He has a Doctor of Philosophy from Princeton University and a medical doctorate from the University of Utah. He did his residency and fellowship training at Washington University in St. Louis and currently practices psychiatry in Springfield, Missouri, where he is the Medical Director of Lakeland Behavioral Health System. He also is affiliated with Missouri State University’s Taylor Health and Wellness Center.
Dr. Aiken has served as psychiatrist for the Christian-based internationally recognized Smalley Relationship Center.
Professor Aiken has taught and researched at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zürich, Switzerland, and the Kunglia Techniska Hφgskolen in Stockholm, Sweden. He has lectured widely in Europe and the United States and written numerous articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has been a guest at a number of podcasts and nationally syndicated radio.
It’s a tough task to be spiritually mindful in the midst of the chaos in a world where most of our moments have been seized by a mindless environment. A framework is needed to accomplish purposeful mindfulness throughout the day while attending to our necessary obligations, ideally leading to mental, physical, spiritual health.