From a formal monastic background in Zen therapy and mindfulness meditation teaching, Ian White has moved through many years of application of "private" therapy to his current position as Principal of the School of Affectology. He trained in Morita Therapy and has taught meditation in Zen and Taoist mindfulness traditions for 28 years.

Until 1993 he was a Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University (A.N.U.), at which time he moved from Canberra to establish therapy practices in Sydney, and continue with research into the neuro-psychological aspects of psychosomatics and the development of emotional sub-personalities.

He has been instrumental in the successful application of Af-x® programs with executives looking to improve decision-making and communication skills, futures trading market operators seeking to improve performance, artists needing to "get unstuck" from creative blocks, and Olympic level sportsmen and sportswomen looking to achieve peak performance.

He has a particular interest in and concern for the emotional well-being of the youth of today, particularly related to the burgeoning incidence of depression and suicide in teens, and the (seemingly) socially-endorsed drugging of school kids with amphetamines and SSRI antidepressants.

Ian is the Director of the original International Centre for Subconscious-mind Training and Research (I.C.S.T.R.) and Principal of the School of Affectology and the Euro-Scandin School of Affectology (Sweden).

He is a member of the Advisory Council of the International Center for Studies in Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) in New York, U.S.A.