Personal stories Research Attention strategies to shift from ordinary thinking into exceptional states for life and leadership This work did not come to me easily. I was not a natural. As the son of protective immigrant parents, I didn’t fit in well at school. By the time I was a young adult I was shy, awkward, anxious—I had no idea how to just be normal—let alone how to be my best self. […] Glenn Hartelius November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eco-Community Research Introducing the Students of Spiritual Science Online Symposium, 22nd-23rd July The New Paradigm Navigators are the next generation of spiritual scientists looking to navigate the tumultuous times and worrisome waters we find ourselves in. Avoiding the many rocks of dangerous ideologies, politics and nihilism, guided by our divine creativity and the love in our hearts into a new paradigm – a new balanced and sustainable […] Remo Eerma July 16, 2023November 2, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Hypnotic Regression Therapy: An Exploration into Consciousness – PhD Poster In February 2022, I was accepted onto Alef Trust’s PhD programme in partnership with Liverpool John Moore’s University (LJMU). Fortunately, I live in the UK, in Great Malvern, about a three-hour train journey to the Uni. Last year I attended a Postgraduate Research Festival organised by LJMU to bring together research students for mutual sharing […] David Furlong July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Research ‘This Is The Land’: A liminal journey through performance art My PhD is an embodied and interdisciplinary research that investigates the concept of the ‘eerie’ in Contemporary Performance through a methodology of inhabiting abandoned spaces, where the eerie presence of an unknown agency is felt. As Fisher (2016) says, “the eerie clings to certain physical spaces or landscapes” (p.61). I have come to realise that […] Mary Steadman February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Research Transpersonal Coaching Psychology: An introduction to the theory and practice Abstract Transpersonal Coaching Psychology (TCP) can be described as the theory and practice of coaching that takes a holistic and integrative approach to support client growth and transformation. The unique qualities and strengths of this approach to coaching are outlined, including how open awareness skills are applied as a means to hold a safe, compassionate […] Jevon Dangeli January 15, 2023January 25, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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