Research Non-traditional yoga teachers on leaving a lineage Laura Harvey-Collins June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Is spirituality good for your health? The effects of an online spiritual health programme on the wellbeing of people living with fibromyalgia If you are one of the 1.5 million plus people in the UK who live with fibromyalgia, it is likely that at some time or another you have looked for a way to relieve pain and soothe anxiety. NHS guidelines state that current treatment options, such as pain killers, relaxation therapy, and mindfulness have little […] Sue Evans May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Being Mortal: What experiences arise for individuals from having engaged in deliberate and focused conversations on the subject of death? Living can be such a paradox: the golden potential of life and lightness of joy; and the shadows – often suppressed in the unconscious – of who we are. Death, I would assert, is the greatest paradox of all. Birth leads, ultimately and inevitably, to death. Humanity’s problem – unlike other beings – is that […] Barbara Pidgeon May 10, 2022June 3, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research In a Mirror Darkly: A Reflection on my Transpersonal PhD Journey So Far “Research with soul in mind is re-search, a searching again, for something that has already made its claim upon us, something we have already known, however dimly, but have forgotten.” (Romanyshyn, 2013, P4) A while ago I realised that there is no such thing as “Psychology”; that we are the authors of our […] Mike Rush March 17, 2022March 18, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Spiritual Pathfinders: A Creative Synthesis In my PhD research, I sought to evaluate the longer-term process that people undergo to find their spiritual expression. I used the qualitative method of Heuristic inquiry (Moustakas, 1990), to explore the experiences, developmental processes, aspirations, and perspectives of 20 people aged between 37 and 70 who follow a self-directed spiritual path. Each participant had […] Ellis Linders August 13, 2021August 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research The Integral Enneagram Framework The Enneagram I encountered the Enneagram for the first time in a small one-day workshop almost a decade ago. It was love at first sight. Though it was presented then as a simple personality model that pointed mostly to our pathologies and problems, I could immediately sense that there is a much deeper secret to […] Khaled ElSherbini May 5, 2021June 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Does Synchronicity Point Us Toward The Fundamental Nature of Consciousness? In September 2019 I joined the Alef Trust as a student in Year 1 of the MSc program in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology. I was especially excited about taking the Approaches to Consciousness module, as most of my explorations in this area were self-taught, and I was looking forward to connecting with others who […] Bethany Butzer April 28, 2021June 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked