Arnold Mindell (January 1, 1940 – June 10, 2024) was an American author, therapist, and teacher in the fields of transpersonal psychology, body psychotherapy, social change, and spirituality.

[1][2][3]: 15  He is known for extending Jungian dream analysis to body symptoms,[4][5][6]: 61  promoting ideas of 'deep democracy,'[7]: 136 [8][9]: 207 [10] and interpreting concepts from physics and mathematics in psychological terms.

[15][17] Mindell subsequently entered analysis with Riklin and Marie-Louise von Franz and trained as a Jungian analyst at the Jung Institute.

[20] The Mindells settled in Oregon, and in 2013 were invited by the Yachats Academy of Arts and Sciences to present a lecture on their conflict resolution and open forum work around the world.

Core ideas include his 'dreambody' concept and the application of psychology to social issues and conflict resolution in large groups, known as 'worldwork' and the principle of 'deep democracy.

'[13][16][25] Mindell's first book, Dreambody: The Body's Role in Revealing the Self (1982), linked 'the mind's dreaming process with illness and physical symptoms as well as with disciplines such as yoga and tai chi.

'[17]: 18  Mindell's intercultural skills include a focus on the importance of nonverbal elements of communication and the 'ability to switch viewpoints and join the other's reality.

[25] Mindell has been criticised for teaching New Age concepts and practices that are unclear and unknown within the mainstream of psychology; and it is noted that he is not licensed as a clinical psychologist in Oregon.

[36][37] In his 1988 book, City Shadows: Psychological Interventions in Psychiatry, Mindell presented his approach to psychiatric disorders, drug addiction and mental retardation.

The book provides verbatim case studies describing interventions focused on the meaning of the patient's unusual communication, including non-verbal signals.