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Elevating Consciousness | Inner Work & Contemplative Practice in a Time of Meta-Crisis
Elevating Consciousness | Inner Work & Contemplative Practice in a Time of Meta-Crisis
Elevating Consciousness helps close the gap between intellectual understanding and embodied wisdom by drawing on wisdom traditions, contemplative science, and leading-edge psychology. Each episode, host Artem Zen speaks with spiritual teachers, philosophers, psychologists, and practitioners from the liminal web about living an awakened and fully human life amid meta-crisis. The show offers perspectives to try on, practices to engage with, and ways of being to embody. It is designed for post-conventional practitioners who have outgrown mainstream self-help and pop spirituality. Listeners interested in inner development, challenge, and holistic exploration will find it relevant.
Episodes
Lessons from 20 Years of Facilitating Collective Awakening | Geoff Fitch & Abigail Lynam of Pacific Integral
Geoff Fitch & Abigail Lynam are leaders of Pacific Integral, an organization that creates transformative containers where practitioners of change discover new possibilities for being and acting in the world.Geoff is a co-founder of Pacific Integral, and brings more than thirty years of experience in business, management, and organizational leadership. He was also on the original research team
Stephen Jenkinson - Facing Mortality: Parkinson's, Ibogaine Therapy & the Art of Letting Go
Stephen Jenkinson is a former palliative care worker, cultural activist, and writer whose work explores the intersection of death, grief, meaning, elderhood, and ceremony. He has spent decades helping people navigate grief, death, and dying — both as the former director of palliative care at a major Canadian hospital and afterward through his Orphan Wisdom School, which seeks to cultivate deep lif
Physically Paralyzed, Spiritually Free: Disability, Awakening & The Meta-Crisis | Kabir Kadre
Kabir Kadre is the executive director of Open Field Awakening, a nonprofit initiative exploring how wisdom, human development, and collective practice can help humanity navigate the meta-crisis. For more than two decades he has worked at the intersection of organizational leadership, contemplative inquiry, and social transformation. A quadriplegic since a spinal cord injury in 2002, Kabir brings a
Chris Bache - What 73 High Dose LSD Trips Revealed About Consciousness & Reality
Christopher Bache is a professor emeritus of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Youngstown State University, where he taught for 33 years. He is also adjunct faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies and an Emeritus Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Trained at Notre Dame, Cambridge, and Brown, Bache spent seven years earning a PhD — a process that turned him into a hardcor
What Meditation Misses: Circling, Psychedelics & Tantric Awakening | Andrew Venezia
Andrew Louis Venezia is a meditation and Circling teacher, coach, and writer based in Amsterdam, whose work presents Circling and related practices as a path of Tantric awakening and integration. After experiencing a life-changing encounter with Awakened Interbeing during a retreat for his Master's degree cohort, Andrew embarked on a three-year research project exploring the intersection of r
De-Armoring with Reichian Breathwork | The Therapy of Wilhelm Reich | Lydia Becker
Lydia Becker is a therapist, instructor, and midwife with over three decades of experience in Skan-Reichian bodywork. Rooted in the tradition of Wilhelm Reich, her work uses breathwork and bodywork to release emotional and physical tension held in the body — supporting people in softening long-held patterns, breathing more fully, and rediscovering their natural aliveness.In 1988, she became a lice
Ken Wilber: Losing his Wife to Cancer, AI, Longevity & Metamodernism VS Integral Theory
Ken Wilber is a philosopher, author, and the creator of Integral theory. He is considered by many one of the most influential thinkers of our time, whose writings have been translated into over twenty languages and have profoundly impacted domains as varied as business and medicine, psychology and ethics, politics and religion, art and education, and personal relationships.His AQAL (All Quadrants,
Why the World Needs a Second Renaissance to Solve The Meta-Crisis | Sylvie Barbier & Rufus Pollock of Life Itself
Sylvie Barbier and Rufus Pollock are the co-founders of Life Itself — a collective of pragmatic utopians committed to practical action for a radically wiser, weller world. Sylvie is a French-Taiwanese ritual artist whose work synthesizes Eastern and Western philosophies and aesthetics, creating contemporary rituals where the audience takes an active, interactive role. Rufus is an entrepreneur, act
How to Access Deep Bliss and Wellbeing with Jhana Meditation - Stephen Zerfas
Stephen Zerfas is the CEO and co-founder of Jhourney — a tech startup scaling transformative meditation through a data-driven lens, guiding complete beginners into deeply absorbed meditation states known as the jhanas in less than a week. Stephen discovered the first three jhanas through his own practice and, upon learning of their profound history, made it his mission to bring them to as many peo
How to Find Real Belonging in an Age of Hyper-Fragmentation - O.G. Rose
Daniel Garner is a writer, philosopher, and one-half of O.G. Rose — the philosophical and literary voice he shares with his wife, Michelle Garner. Their work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Uno Press Lab Prize, and has been featured in literary publications including The Iowa Review, The William and Mary Review, and Broken Pencil. Daniel has been involved in writing over a dozen
The Ancient Blueprint for Community Building in an Age of Disconnection | Richard Flyer
Richard Flyer is a community weaver and entrepreneur who has devoted his life to exploring how spirituality, local relationships, and practical action can renew communities, building ecosystem networks from the ground up. Deeply influenced by Sarvodaya Shramadana's grassroots mobilization of 15,000 Sri Lankan villages, Richard champions bottom-up regeneration rooted in local relationships, sp
Astrology Explained: A No BS Guide for Astrology Skeptics | Daljeet Peterson
Daljeet Peterson is an astrologer, Human Design analyst, and author exploring how ancient and modern systems of meaning can guide us through times of transformation. His work bridges astrology, Human Design, and the Gene Keys as complementary maps of consciousness — tools for aligning with one's deeper purpose and participating more consciously in the collective evolution of our species. A fo
Decoding The Neurobiology of Connection: Understanding Autonomic State & Vagus Nerve Health | Natureza Gabriel
Natureza Gabriel is an ancestral neuroscience pioneer, developer of Autonomics, and founder of Hearth Science — an organization and community offering tools, trainings, and practices that help people cultivate nervous system fluency and deepen their experience of wellbeing. At the heart of his work is Autonomics, an animist cartography of living autonomic physiology shaped by over three decades of
Saving Lineage Wisdom: Integral Theory, Tibetan Buddhism and the Future of Religion | Pema Dragpa
Pema Dragpa is a dharma teacher, author, and ordained Tibetan Buddhist Lama who graduated with honors in Philosophy and Religious Studies from New York University in 2002. Since 2004 he has served as a resident teacher at Padma Samye Ling, a meditation retreat center founded by the Nyingma Dzogchen masters Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche. In
Transform Through Tummo Breathwork & Deity Yoga - Peter McEwen
Peter McEwen is an ordained Nyingma yogi, meditation coach, and founder of The Field, an organization teaching tantric methods to practitioners navigating contemporary life demands. Since 1993 he has studied under Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Tulku Orgyen P'huntsok, Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche, and Bruce Tift, and has completed the traditional Vajrayana three-year retreat curriculum. Peter writes
The Interbrain: Ending Memetic Warfare & Collective Dreamweaving - David Rug
David Rug is a metaphysician, civilizational theorist, and visionary storyteller on a journey of transmuting childhood wounds of social fragmentation into memetic medicine for the human family. Sensitized to the pains of social division and disconnect early in life through his parents' divorce and the increasingly political fracturing of his family field, he set out on a quest to understand t
Dr. John Churchill - A Full Spectrum Path to Planetary Awakening: Four Turnings of Buddhism to Sacred Humanism
Dr. John Churchill is a psychologist, dharma teacher, and founder of Planetary Dharma — an integrally informed community embracing the vows and path of the Bodhisattva, committed to elevating human consciousness and collective transformation. John holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from William James College and is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine. His journey into Buddhist psy
Artistry, Emotional Processing, & Acting as Spiritual Practice | With Somatic Alchemist Ali Tataryn
Ali Tataryn is a counselor, somatic educator, and coach who guides clients through somatic-emotional release and helps them map their internal emotional landscapes for healing and self-development. She is the founder of Relational Dojo, a space where kind humans come together to co-create curious and courageous conversations, and co-founder of Sacred Somatic Events, a sober somatic dance experienc
Awakening Beyond Spiritual Idealization: Cessation of Mind, End of Suffering & Guru Worship | Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong is a maverick meditation teacher and author. At age 16, disillusioned with conventional life, he embarked on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas, where he spent 6 to 8 hours a day practicing meditation, studying sacred texts, and receiving guidance from masters across multiple lineages. Through this intensive training Delson developed the rare ability to enter nirodha-samāpatti — a medi
The End of Meditation: Awakening Tech, Pragmatic Dharma & the Culadasa Controversy | Dor Konforty
Dor Konforty is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, investor, and awakening teacher dedicated to distilling the first principles of the dharma and bringing them to every aspect of human life. He spent most of his twenties conducting interdisciplinary brain research in academic settings, and his thirties as an entrepreneur and CEO in the decentralization space—applying his neuroscience background to en
From Avoidance to Deep Intimacy: Leaving Monastic Life & Developing Secure Attachment | Daniel Thorson
Daniel Thorson is a former monastic, podcaster, writer, and coach. He spent five years as a resident at the Monastic Academy and has accumulated two years of silent retreat experience. Daniel is a certified Aletheia Coach and Circling facilitator whose work weaves together embodied inquiry, attachment-based healing, philosophical exploration, and relational presence. For many years he hosted the E
Beyond Political Tribalism: Why You're Not Actually Liberal or Conservative & What Jonathan Haidt Got Wrong | Hyrum Lewis
Hyrum Lewis is a professor, author, and political theorist who teaches history at Brigham Young University–Idaho, where he leads the American Foundations Team. His research focuses on the history of ideology and the intersection of political and intellectual culture, with extensive writing on the evolution of American conservatism, historical pedagogy, and cultural conflict in the American West. H
Why Jordan Hall Converted to Christianity: Rethinking Religion, Divine Calling, & The Meta-Crisis
Jordan Hall is a tech entrepreneur, philosopher, and meta-systemic thinker who, over a year ago, announced his conversion to Christianity. In this conversation, we explore Jordan's early experiences with religion and spirituality, what ultimately drew him to Christianity, and what Christianity might offer that Eastern traditions do not. We get into entrepreneurship as a path to cultivating in
Pragmatic Buddhism: Pluralism, Polarization & Human Flourishing | Zen Priest Seth Zuiho Segall
Seth Zuiho Segall is a Zen Buddhist priest, clinical psychologist, and writer who served on the clinical faculty of the Yale University School of Medicine for nearly three decades. He is a science writer for Mindfulness Research Monthly, a contributing editor for Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, and a review editor for The Humanistic Psychologist. Ordained in the White Plum lineage, he has practiced
Education in a Time of Meta-Crisis: Waldorf, Wise Parenting & The Dangers of the TESCREAL Worldview | Brad Kershner
Brad Kershner is an educator, independent scholar, and Head of School at Kimberton Waldorf School. He is co-founder of The Reconstitution Project, a meta-political think tank, and author of "Understanding Educational Complexity: Integrating Practices and Perspectives for 21st Century Leadership." Alongside his work in education, Brad collaborates with thought leaders and spiritual teache
Carl Jung's Map of The Soul: Unlocking the Secrets of Jungian Psychology | Murray Stein
Murray Stein is a Jungian psychoanalyst, author, and lecturer. He received his bachelor's in literature and master's in Divinity from Yale and completed his PhD in Religion and Psychological Studies at the University of Chicago. He trained as a Jungian analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute of Zurich and is a founding member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and the Chicago S
Process Relational Philosophy, Artificial intelligence, and the Limits of Science | Bonnitta Roy
Bonnitta Roy is an insight guide, philosopher, and futurist whose work is grounded in cutting-edge cognitive science, evolutionary theory, contemplative studies, and metaphysics. From 2014 to 2022 she designed, developed, and directed a master's course in Consciousness Studies at the Graduate Institute, now known as Salem University. She went on to launch the Pop Up School, developing transfo
Radical Freedom in Any State | Living with Adi Da, Choosing Happiness & Letting Go of Perfectionism | Ari Nielsen
Ari Nielsen is a practitioner with an eclectic background spanning Reichian breathwork, cybernetics, unschooling, Dzogchen, and improv. He spent over a decade living in the heart of the community surrounding Adi Da, the prime representative of California New Age spirituality in the 1970s. He also edited the collected works of Bruce Di Marsico, an existential therapist whose philosophy can be summe
Why Reclaiming Value is Critical for Our Survival, Evolving Perennialism, & The Problem of Evil | Zak Stein
Zak Stein is a writer, educator, and futurist whose work explores existential risk and the meta-crisis. He studied religion and philosophy at Hampshire College before completing his doctorate in educational neuroscience, human development, and educational philosophy at Harvard. He is co-founder of several organizations including Lectica, the Civilization Research Institute, and the Center for Worl
From Novice to Expert in Any Domain: Learning How to Learn, Tacit Knowledge & Believability | Cedric Chin
Cedric Chin is a business operator, programmer, and writer, and the founder of Commoncog — a publication exploring the models of business expertise and how to accelerate the acquisition of that expertise. His approach to writing and learning is simple but rigorous: find interesting ideas, try them out in his own life, and share the results. Over the years he has compiled an extensive knowledge bas
The Future of Philosophy: Hegel, Lacan, Zizek & What Dawkins & Jordan Peterson Have in Common | Cadell Last
Cadell Last is an anthropologist, philosopher, and founder of Philosophy Portal — an online educational platform opening space for the next generation of philosophical thought. After developing a strong grounding in evolutionary anthropology and biology, he began a deep study of phenomenology and psychoanalysis, opening him to fresh perspectives on some of life's most challenging questions. T
From Finance to Wisdom: Money & Meaning, Demons & Daemons, & How to Follow Your Bliss | Tom Morgan
Tom Morgan is a former financier and founder of The Leading Edge, a media platform and transformational community dedicated to sharing world-changing ideas and facilitating life-changing experiences. After nearly 20 years in finance — including roles at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and Sapient Capital — Tom became increasingly disenchanted with the path he was on. An awakening experience eventu
How to Synthesize Wisdom Like a Wizard | Kyle Kowalski
Kyle Kowalski is an ex-marketing executive turned solopreneur who left the corporate world after experiencing an existential crisis. He founded Sloww — a digital knowledge base and community sharing insights into the art of living for students of life. An interdisciplinary dot collector and synthesizer, Kyle creates in-depth book summaries, e-books, and a wisdom-packed weekly newsletter integratin
Bernardo Kastrup - Why All of Reality is Mental & Physicalism is a Lie
Bernardo Kastrup is a philosopher of mind and the leading voice for metaphysical idealism — the view that all of reality is essentially mental. He holds PhDs in both Philosophy and Computer Engineering and has worked at CERN and the Philips Research Laboratories, where the Casimir Effect of Quantum Field Theory was discovered. He founded the parallel processing company Silicon Hive, acquired by In
Intentional Society: Adult Development, Breaking Social Norms, & The Paradox of Being & Becoming | James Baker
James Baker is an inner work practitioner and founder of Intentional Society — an online transformational community centered on developmental and relational practices. After spending 15 years in software development, he became disillusioned with the corporate world and decided to pursue his passions. He launched Intentional Society, and after over 150 weekly gatherings, the community has grown int
How to Bridge Money & Meaning, Game B Economics, and Ending Bullshit Jobs | Layman Pascal
Layman Pascal is a prominent thinker in the Liminal, Metamodern, Game B, and Integral spaces whose work explores post-metaphysics, nonduality, metamodernism, integral metatheory, new shamanism, the future of religion, developmental philosophy, and meta-progressive politics. He is the co-host of the Integral Stage podcast.This episode was recorded live at Limicon 2024 and explores ideas from Layman
How Early Childhood Development Impacts Human Morality | Darcia Narvaez
Darcia Narvaez is a professor of psychology whose work explores the neurobiology of moral development, evolved parenting practices, and small-band hunter-gatherer societies. Identified as one of the top 2% of scientists worldwide, she is the president of Kindred World — a nonprofit dedicated to creating a wisdom-based worldview — and the founder of the Evolved Nest, an initiative that integrates f
The Paradox of Awakening, Psychological Maturity & The Way Out of Struggle | Bruce Tift
Bruce Tift is a psychotherapist, author, and longtime Vajrayana Buddhism practitioner with over 40 years of practice. As a therapist, he has worked in psychiatric wards and social services, and has maintained a private practice since 1979. He taught at Naropa University for twenty-five years and has lectured internationally. A student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, he has had the fortune of meeting
The Art of Community Building: Microsolidarity, Teal Organizations & Decentralized Power | Richard D. Bartlett
Richard D. Bartlett is a community organizer, entrepreneur, and coach who helps people grow high-trust communities and decentralized organizations. In 2011 he was part of the Occupy Wall Street movement — a pivotal moment that set him on the path to becoming a key player in Enspiral, an organization that shares money, power, and information to help its members do meaningful work. He went on to fou
Are You Ready for Silent Retreat? Using Intensive Meditation to Accelerate Awakening | North Burn
North Burn is a meditation teacher and practitioner who has devoted fifteen years to full-time contemplative practice across Insight Meditation and Soto Zen traditions. He has spent five years in monastic communities, two years in silent intensive retreats, and several years in solitude and self-directed study. Influenced by Joseph Goldstein, Greg Scharf, Leslie James, and Tenshin Reb Anderson Ros
Transcending Not Enoughness, the Fundamental Fear of Life & the Meaning Crisis | David Loy
David Loy is a professor, writer, and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition who began Zen practice in 1971 and completed the formal koan curriculum in 1988. For many years he taught Buddhist and comparative philosophy at university level. Although retired from academia he continues to lecture internationally on the intersection of Buddhism and modernity. He is the author of many books including &
Evolving Vajrayana, Sutric vs Tantric View, & Why Traditional Buddhism Fails Householders | Charlie Awbery
Charlie Awbery is a meditation teacher and longtime Vajrayana practitioner. Ordained in 2002 in the non-monastic Aro gTer lineage, their practice has spanned yidam, yogic song, chod, psycho-physical yogas, and solitary retreats. Alongside traditional Vajrayana, Charlie has trained in Gestalt psychotherapy and worked in mental health services and international human rights organizations. After twen
Imaginal Practice, Mythopoetic Cognition & Dream Work | River Kenna
River Kenna is a writer, inner work practitioner, and mythodynamics researcher. After spending the first 24 years of his life dealing with incessant mental chatter — and trying countless meditation techniques that offered little relief — it was somatic meditation that finally allowed him to dissolve his inner critic and find deep inner peace. Today his work explores somatic resonance, mythopoetic
Spiritual Psychosis, Whole Being Awakening & Shadow Work | Rosa Lewis
Rosa Lewis is a spiritual teacher and inner work practitioner whose path to awakening included long periods of altered states and spiritual psychosis. Eventually returning to a functional state, her experience of reality was forever transformed. Her work draws deeply from Carl Jung, tantric Buddhism, and Rob Burbea, integrating Buddhist emptiness, shadow work, tantric embodiment, archetypal and im
The Seven Myths About Religion & The Problem with Spiritual But Not Religious | Jonas Atlas
Jonas Atlas is a scholar of religions, author, and lecturer whose work explores the intersection of religion, politics, and mysticism. Rooted in the Christian tradition, he has immersed himself in Hinduism, Islam, and Sufism, and has been active in local and international peace work with a focus on cultural and religious diversity. He currently teaches ethics and spirituality at the KDG University
The Art of Spiritual Midwifery: Dialectic, Socratic Irony & Why How You Say it Matters | Stephen Faller
Stephen Faller is a chaplain, educator, and author who serves as a Chaplain Educator at Overlook Medical Center, where he runs the Clinical Pastoral Education program. He is the founder and director of the Institute of Spiritual Midwifery — dedicated to the development of the theory, practice, and pedagogy of spiritual midwifery in the ministry of individuals, families, and organizations. His expe
The Wisdom Famine, Lifelong Questioning & Integrating God | Guro Hansen Helskog
Guro Hansen Helskog is a professor, author, and researcher whose work explores the philosophy of education, wisdom research, and how philosophical dialogue can be integrated into all levels of education. She is the author of "Philosophising the Dialogos Way Towards Wisdom in Education" — an analysis of different approaches to philosophical practice and how they can be integrated holistic
The Dark Dynamics of Relating: Navigating Narcissistic and Borderline Patterns with Circling | Sean Wilkinson
Sean Wilkinson is a transformational coach, facilitator, and co-founder of Circling Europe — an organization that has brought the practice of Circling to over 25 countries worldwide. Before becoming a Circling leader, he was an elite tennis coach specializing in performance psychology. For the last 15 years, he has been deeply immersed in relational practices, meditation, coaching, wisdom traditio
The Imaginal Realm: Insights from Carl Jung, James Hillman & Henry Corbin | Tom Cheetham
Tom Cheetham is an author, teacher, biologist, and poet whose work navigates philosophy, systematic entomology, complexity sciences, and depth psychology. Today his work centers on the ideas of Henry Corbin, Carl Jung, and James Hillman — exploring creative imagination, the soul, and the imaginal in human life and culture. He writes and lectures on these topics internationally and is the author of
Mindful Glimpses: Why You Don't Need 10,000 Hours of Meditation to Awaken | Loch Kelly
Loch Kelly is an award-winning author, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and founder of the Effortless Mindfulness Institute. His teachings synthesize ancient wisdom practices, neuroscience, and contemporary psychology into an accessible and direct path to awakening. He has been sharing his work in retreats and workshops internationally for over 25 years and is the author of "Shift into Fr
Leaving Corporate & Finding Purpose: Simple Living, Fire Movement & the Lottery of Birth | Kyle Kowalski
Kyle Kowalski is an ex-marketing executive turned solopreneur who left the corporate world after experiencing an existential crisis that forced him to question everything. He founded Sloww — a digital knowledge base and community sharing insights into the art of living for students of life. An interdisciplinary dot collector and synthesizer, Kyle creates in-depth book summaries, e-books, and a wis
Frank Yang | How Awakening Changes Sexual Desire, Creativity & Relationships
Frank Yang is an artist, content creator, bodybuilder, and coach who has built a significant following on YouTube through provocative, visually arresting, and deeply unconventional content. His portfolio spans drawings, sculptures, photography, piano, and violin — a creative range that reflects the same restless, boundary-pushing intelligence that defines his spiritual journey. In recent years he
Pragmatic Philosophy, Self Inquiry & The End of Suffering | Andrew James Taggart
Andrew James Taggart is a practical philosopher, meditation teacher, and philosophical counselor trained with the American Philosophical Practitioners Association. After completing his PhD he has spent over a decade helping individuals inquire into the most fundamental questions of life. His ideas have been featured in Quartz, The Guardian, Big Think, TEDx, and The Washington Post. He maintains a
Unifying The Science of Psychology & Solving The Meaning Crisis | Gregg Henriques
Gregg Henriques is a clinical psychologist, professor, and theorist at James Madison University, where he teaches integrative and unified psychotherapy as well as personality, social, and cognitive psychology. He has spent over twenty years developing an integrative framework of psychology outlined in his book "A New Unified Theory of Psychology" and further expanded in his most recent w
Is God Evolving? | The Meaning Crisis & Emergentism | Brendan Graham Dempsey
Brendan Graham Dempsey is a writer, thinker, and host of the Metamodern Spirituality podcast, where he interviews leading voices in the metamodern, integral, synthesist, and Game B spaces about meaning-making and spirituality in today's world. He earned his bachelor's in religious studies from the University of Vermont and his master's in religion and the arts from Yale University.
The Dark Side of Healing Culture, Mental Health & Psychedelic Integration | Adam Aronovich
Adam Aronovich is a doctoral candidate in Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Spain. He spent over four years conducting research and fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon, where he also facilitated Ayahuasca workshops in the context of shamanic and medical tourism. He is the creator of Healing from Healing — an online platform casting a critical and humo
Healing Insecure Attachment Styles With Harvard Psychologist David Elliott
David Elliott is a psychotherapist, professor, and one of the world's leading experts on attachment. He received his PhD in Psychology from Harvard University and completed his post-doctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital. He is the co-author of "Attachment Disturbances in Adults" — a comprehensive and groundbreaking work on attachment repair. He holds workshops internationally, teac
Hanzi Freinacht | 12 Rules Better Than Jordan Peterson's, Denial of Death, Religion & Spirituality
Daniel Görtz is a political philosopher, sociologist, and metamodern thinker — and one of the two minds behind the mythical philosopher Hanzi Freinacht. Hanzi's work includes "The Listening Society," "Nordic Ideology," and the upcoming "12 Commandments" — a bold and nuanced challenge to Jordan Peterson's bestselling "12 Rules for Life" that offers
Zak Stein | Meta-Psychology: Complexity Thinking, Ensoulment & Transcendence
Zak Stein is a writer, educator, and integral thinker whose work spans sensemaking, ethics, education, and integral meta-theory. He studied religion and philosophy at Hampshire College before completing his doctorate in educational neuroscience, human development, and educational philosophy at Harvard. He is the author of "Social Justice and Educational Measurement" and "Education i
Surrendered Leadership: Circling, Collective Shadow & Embodiment | John Thompson
John Thompson is a transformational coach, facilitator, and co-founder of Circling Europe, now known as Transformational Connection — an organization that has brought the practice of Circling to over 25 countries worldwide. Before discovering Circling, he was an elite tennis coach specializing in performance psychology and pioneering new ways to use sport as a vehicle for personal growth. Today, h
The Man Who Hunts Down The Worlds Greatest Spiritual Gurus | Steve James
Steve James is a meditation teacher, somatic practitioner, podcaster, and artist with extensive experience in contemplative and spiritual disciplines, elite athletic performance, and extreme outdoor survival. His original music has been featured in several Netflix series. He is also the host of the Guru Viking podcast — where he hunts down and interviews some of the most prolific spiritual teacher
David McRaney - How Minds Change, Intellectual Humility & Why We Need to Argue
David McRaney is a science journalist, psychology nerd, and host of the popular podcast "You Are Not So Smart." What started as a blog in 2009 became an internationally bestselling book and a long-running exploration of self-delusion, cognitive bias, and the psychology of belief. He is also the author of "How Minds Change" — a fascinating deep dive into the science of beliefs,
Stephen Jenkinson | Mystery, Grief and The Art of Storytelling
Stephen Jenkinson is a former palliative care worker, cultural activist, and master storyteller. He is the author of numerous books including "Reckoning," "A Generation's Worth," and the award-winning "Die Wise." He is also the co-founder of "Nights of Grief and Mystery" — a musical storytelling ceremony alongside Canadian singer-songwriter Gregory Hosk
Beyond Self Improvement: Parts Work, Levels of Depth & The Next Generation of Coaching | Steve March
Steve March is the founder of Aletheia — a professional coach training school offering a paradigm-shifting, next-generation approach to coaching. With over 18 years of experience as a professional coach, 20+ years as an instructional designer and trainer, and 16 years in software development and organizational management, Steve brings a rare depth of experience to the question of how human beings
Psychedelic Healing: Cannabis & Ketamine Treatment for Healing Trauma | Saj Razvi
Saj Razvi is the director of education at the Psychedelic Somatic Institute, a psychotherapist, and former clinical researcher in the MAPS phase 2 trials of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. He is one of the primary developers of Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP) — a groundbreaking therapeutic modality that addresses mental health issues at the root cause level. His primary work is
Metamodernism, Why Recognition is Overrated & What Actually Matters in Life | Emil Ejner Friis
Emil Ejner Friis is a theory artist, wordsmith, and author who has spent the last decade working to understand how to create a listening society — a kinder, more developed world that deeply cares for the happiness and emotional needs of every citizen. He is one half of the Hanzi Freinacht duo, the alias under which he co-authored "The Listening Society" and "Nordic Ideology" —
Zak Stein - Why The Schooling System is Broken & The Future of Education
Zak Stein is a writer, educator, and futurist working to bring greater sanity and justice to education. He studied religion and philosophy at Hampshire College before completing his doctorate in educational neuroscience, human development, and educational philosophy at Harvard. He is the co-founder of Lectica Inc — a nonprofit dedicated to transforming standardized testing across K-12, higher educ
Immanent Metaphysics: How to Better Think About Truth, Ethics and the Meaning Crisis | Forrest Landry
Forrest Landry is a philosopher, writer, researcher, scientist, and craftsman whose work spans social architecture, sensemaking, ethics and governance, and existential risk. His experience as a master woodworker led him to create the Magic Flight Launchbox — a beautifully crafted wooden portable vaporizer beloved by cannabis enthusiasts worldwide. He is also the author of several profound philosop
Dacher Keltner | The Power Paradox — How We Gain & Lose Influence
Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley, founding director of the Greater Good Science Center, host of the award-winning Science of Happiness podcast, and author of several books including "The Power Paradox" — a groundbreaking exploration of how we gain and lose influence in our lives, relationships, and communities.In this conversation, we explore what power actually
Precognitive Dreams: Can Dreams Predict the Future? & the Paradox of Free Will | Eric Wargo
Eric Wargo is the author of "Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self" — a mind-expanding book that challenges everything you think you know about dreams, time, and reality. He holds a PhD in anthropology from Emory University, works as a professional science writer, and writes about science fiction, consciousness, and the paranormal on his popular blog The Nightshirt.In this conversatio
How to Die Wise in a Deathphobic Culture | Stephen Jenkinson
Stephen Jenkinson is an author, poet, storyteller, cultural activist, and farmer — a genuine renaissance man whose work cuts to the heart of what our culture has lost in its relationship to death and dying. He holds a master's in theology from Harvard and a master's in social work from the University of Toronto, and spent years as a palliative care worker — an experience documented in th
The Yoga of Conversation: Circling, Deep Listening & Conflict transformation | Guy Sengstock
Guy Sengstock is the founder and creator of the Circling method and Circling Institute — a relational practice that has been transforming how individuals, groups, and corporations relate to each other for over two decades. An artist, philosopher, bodyworker, poet, and visionary, Guy holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute and is the co-founder of the Arte Center for Exce
Cultural Evolution, Values Integration, & Transcending Political Conflict | Steve McIntosh
Steve McIntosh is a political philosopher, lawyer, entrepreneur, and leading voice in the integral space. He is the author of five books including "Evolution's Purpose," "The Presence of the Infinite," and "Developmental Politics" — a groundbreaking framework for how America can grow beyond its current political crisis through cultural evolution and values integr
What is Metamodernism? | Beyond Post-Modernism, Meaning Crisis & Complexity Thinking | Daniel Gortz
Daniel Görtz is a political philosopher, sociologist, and one of the leading voices in metamodern thought. Holding a PhD in sociology from Lund University in Sweden, Daniel is one half of the Hanzi Freinacht duo — the alias under which he has released "The Listening Society" and "The Nordic Ideology," two groundbreaking books unpacking metamodern philosophy and its implications
How to Process Emotions in a World That Forgot How to Feel | Douglas Tataryn
Douglas Tataryn is a clinical psychologist, long-time meditator, and founder of the Bio-Emotive Framework — a powerful approach to understanding and processing emotions that integrates psychology, somatic healing, and contemplative practice. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Arizona and has spent decades leading emotional clearing workshops, integral theory seminars
Angelo DiLullo - Awakening Made Simple, Spiritual Materialism & The End of Suffering
Angelo DiLullo is an anesthesiologist, meditation teacher, and author of "Awake: It's Your Turn" — a comprehensive yet accessible guide to facilitating awakening. Angelo experienced awakening at 24 but didn't begin teaching until years later, when he noticed that during ordinary conversations, people would spontaneously experience profound shifts in their perception of reality.
Susanne Cook-Greuter - Stages of Consciousness, Vertical Development & Why Growth is Overrated
Susanne Cook-Greuter is an internationally recognized expert in adult development and self-actualization, holding a doctorate in human development and psychology from Harvard. Her groundbreaking Ego Development Theory maps the relationship between self-story and meaning-making across the full spectrum of human development — from conventional stages of consciousness through to the most advanced lev
Why the Ego is an Illusion — or the Neuroscience of No Self | Chris Niebauer
Dr. Chris Niebauer is a cognitive neuropsychologist, professor of consciousness at Slippery Rock University, and author of "No Self No Problem" — a book exploring how modern neuropsychology is catching up to what Buddhism has known for centuries about ego dissolution, no self, and the nature of awakening.In this conversation we explore how the left brain creates the ego and what that mea
Dr. Daniel Ingram - Pragmatic Dharma, Integrating Awakening & Mastering Buddhism
Dr. Daniel Ingram is one of the most prominent figures in the pragmatic dharma movement and author of "Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha" — a highly influential and controversial book in modern Buddhist meditation. A master meditator and emergency physician, Daniel is unusual among contemplative teachers in being radically transparent about his attainments, openly referring to h
