Ken Mellor

Kenneth Bruce "Ken" Mellor (born 15 September 1942 in Melbourne) is an Australian author, spiritual mentor and master who has published numerous works in professional journals, magazines and online.

Mellor has also written, co-authored or contributed to more than 18 books; and aspects of his work have been published in more than 18 languages. He won first prize in the Spirituality Category for his latest book Inspiration, Meditation and Personal Wellbeing in the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and was a finalist in 2010 for his autobiography Urban Mystic. He runs workshops worldwide on self-awakening, professional and personal development and parenting. He has published many papers on the subject of Transactional Analysis. He, with Eric Schiff (now Sigmund), was honoured with the Eric Berne Memorial Scientific Award in 1980 for their work on discounting and redefining. His primary training is in social work and psychotherapy and he also trained intensely with three Indian masters during a 27-year period. He runs a non-profit, educational, spiritually-oriented organisation called the Awakening Network Inc. with his wife Elizabeth Mellor. They live in rural Victoria, Australia. As well as writing books Ken has made more than 14 meditation recordings about relaxation, grounding, centering etc. which have proven extremely popular both in Australia and overseas. Ken and Elizabeth are both listed in the biographical reference, Who's Who in Australia in Victoria, in recognition of their work.