Research Introduction to the Inaugural Volume of the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal As Editor of the Transpersonal Coaching Psychology Journal (TCPJ) and developer of the Transpersonal Coaching Model, I am delighted to share this editorial introduction to the TCPJ here in the Alef Field. It is with enormous joy and gratitude that the TCPJ will be launched on the 1st September 2022. TCPJ is an open access […] Jevon Dangeli August 20, 2022August 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Psychedelics are powerful tools for transformation that come with integration challenges – Research on the Romanian population Introduction Psychedelic experiences involve users ingesting a psychedelic substance and undergoing an experience where altered states of consciousness, intense emotions, and even mystical experiences are common. This study focused on LSD in blotter form and psilocybin mushrooms, as illustrated above. Scientists have recently begun to understand how psychedelics […] Victor Jivanescu July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Freedom: A heuristic inquiry inspired by the pandemic restrictions Freedom is a controversial topic for today, and as you read this post, ask yourself: Are you free? Do you think about freedom? What does it mean to you? This current research explored the questions: What are people’s personal experience of freedom and what meaning does it hold for them? How do people’s views differ […] Deborah Gray June 22, 2022July 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Transpersonal teaching in the face of adversity. How can a teacher’s inner process work/innate qualities support creativity for a transformative online learning experience during Covid 19? The key to transformative online learning during adverse situations, such as Covid 19, may depend on the quality of the teacher student relationship In March 2020, as a result of the Covid19 pandemic, teachers all over the world were forced to start teaching online. Coming from a background in holistic education, I was particularly interested […] Adi Asana June 17, 2022July 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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
