Elevating Consciousness | Inner Work & Contemplative Practice in a Time of Meta-Crisis

Brendan Graham Dempsey is a writer whose work focuses on the meaning crisis and the nature of spirituality in metamodernity. He earned his bachelors in religious studies from the University of Vermont and his masters in religion and the arts from Yale University. He is the host of the Metamodern Spirituality podcast where he interviews leading thinkers in the metamodernism, integral, synthesist, a...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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 actuall...

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 conversati...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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 me...

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...