Who is Sunny Massad?
"Enlightenment is not a destination. It is your natural state...
It is who you are beyond your story."
I am the President and founder of the Hawaii Wellness Institute, a nonprofit educational organization that makes my work available to the public. I frequently speak to groups and organizations about on women's issues, life balance, self-care, positive psychology, and the importance of enlightened living in the 21st century.
I was an adjunct faculty member of Westbrook University from 2001-2008, teach "The Unconventional Entrepreneur" at the Hogan Entrepreneur Program at Chaminade University, am a volunteer trainer for Hospice Hawaii, serve on the Board of Noumenon Journal, and certify people to become coaches and consultants through the wellness counselor certification offered at the Hawaii Wellness Institute.
I have a private practice at the Hawaii Wellness Retreat House in Honolulu, Hawaii. I have always been an unconventional thinker, so creating UnTherapy as a conscious alternative, was just the sum of many unconventional life experiences.
In my early twenties I was one of the founders of an alternative community in the San Juan Islands, which is still there today. I later traveled to India to learn to meditate at the Rajneesh International Meditation University where I became interested in many alternative modalities of thinking and being.
I studied hypnotherapy and NLP with Ragini Michaels in Seattle in 1986 and have recorded two best-selling hypnosis CD's entitled, Peace of Mind and Clarity. I promote the use of hypnosis and meditation because they are powerful tools that can rejuvenate the mind/body from the overload of "noise." Settling the brain down helps to access calmness and bring peace to the mind, which is the epitome of psychological wellness.
"The concept for UnTherapy originated while I was working on my Master's thesis called the "Psychology of the Buddhas" but became a reality while completing my Ph.D. dissertation on the subject of enlightenment."
Sunny Massad, Ph.D.
Hawaii Wellness Retreat House
3670 Kalihi Street
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 848-5544