Emma Bragdon Archives

Choosing Evolution

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Emma Bragdon 6 Comments

Choosing Evolution Paul Levy is an author, creator, long-term meditator, and consultant. About 40 years ago he underwent a dramatic spiritual crisis, during which he was taken to be mentally ill and hospitalized. He has since gleaned a deep understanding of spiritual awakening, its twists and turns, and supports individuals in this process through

Posted in Mental Health, Spiritual Emergency awakening, compassion, creativity, Emma Bragdon, evolution, meditation, Paul Levy, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergency

Interview with Phil Borges

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Emma Bragdon

Phil Borges and Emma Bragdon in Conversation On October 28, 2024, I interviewed Phil Borges. He is the co-producer of Crazywise, a documentary film depicting Spiritual Emergency through the real life stories of two individuals. The film also includes short dialogues with spiritual teachers and psychotherapists who offer their perspectives that Spiritual Emergency is

Posted in Mental Health, Spiritual Emergency Emma Bragdon, Phil Borges, psychosis, shamanism, Shamans, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, stan grof

Francis Lu, Psychiatrist: Adding Spirit to Psychiatry

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Emma Bragdon

Francis Lu, Psychiatrist: On Recognizing Spiritual Issues in Psychiatry An essay Francis Lu wrote with two scolleagues to the APA’s editorial board for the DSM-IV was instrumental in creating the first category in the DSM, called Spiritual or Religious Problem. This category is not a name for a pathology–instead it simply names issues that

Posted in Mental Health, Spiritual Emergence APA, cultural psychiatry, DSM, Emma Bragdon, Francis Lu, religious problem, Spiritual problem

Increasing Awareness of Kundalini

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Emma Bragdon

Kundalini-Normalized Brent Spirit (above) is the Founder of KundaliniAwareness.org. This not-for-profit org offers a lot of free, grounded information, including a podcast about Kundalini. Brent understands that some people start their journey of awakening with an experience of Kundalini, and some people become very distressed with the phenomena associated with Kundalini. In fact, it

Posted in Kundalini, Spiritual Emergence Brent Spirit, consciousness, Emma Bragdon, kriya, kriyas, kundalini, Self-realization

IMHU Future

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

IMHU Future IMHU is celebrating our 11th year anniversary on May 11, 2024. We want to share the path ahead. We invite you to also share your interests so we can add your comments to discussion about future presentations. Click HERE to submit. We understand that helping people understand and appropriately support spiritual emergence,

Posted in Spiritual Emergence Emma Bragdon, IMHU, inner ethics, integration, Spiritism, spiritual awakenings international, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency

Stan Grof’s Impact on My Life: A Personal Review

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Emma Bragdon 2 Comments

In 1980 the Spiritual Emergency Network, SEN, was created by Stan Grof (above) and his wife, Christina Grof. Both my parents had died in 1971 and 1972 of situations related to spiritual emergency in which they did not receive adequate support. I felt very excited by what the Grofs were doing. I knew the need

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Spiritual Emergence breathwork, Emma Bragdon, Grof Legacy Training, holotropic breathwork, inner journey, inner journeys, psychedelics, Psychonaut, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergence coach, spiritual emergency, stan grof, stanislav grof, transpersonal

What is a Spiritually-Transformative Experience (STE)?

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

A spiritually-transformative experience (STE) is so powerful it may change your sense of who you are and what your true purpose on earth is about. It may also motivate you to transform your relationships as well as your work—and engage in new ways of living. STE and NDE A Near Death Experience (NDE) is

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Spiritual Emergence eben alexander, Emma Bragdon, NDE, near death experience, robert bates, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, spiritually transformative experiences, spritiual crisis, STE

Watch New Film Aug 12: Medicating Normal

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

You’re invited to join us for an online community screening of Medicating Normal, a 76-minute documentary film exploring through stories our current mental health care system’s over-reliance on psychiatric drugs. An interactive community discussion will follow immediately after the film. You can view the trailer at medicatingnormal.com. This is an exceptional, professionally produced film. The Panel Features:

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Mental Illness alternative mental health, Emma Bragdon, holistic mental health, IMHU, integrative mental health, lynn Cunningham, medicating normal, medication withdrawal, pam shervanick

Do you have to be Religious to have a Spiritual Crisis?

Posted on March 17, 2020 by admin

Who Has a Spiritual Crisis? No, you don’t have to be religious to have such a crisis. Yes, some priests and ministers have spiritual crises—nuns, too; but, typically, they have not been taught how to manage it within themselves or within their spiritual communities. What is a Spiritual Crisis? A spiritual crisis can come

Posted in Spiritual Crisis, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency Emma Bragdon, spiritual crisis, spiritual crisis network, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergence coach, spiritual emergence network, spiritual emergency

Personal News from Emma Bragdon + New Courses Available!

Posted on December 3, 2019 by admin

Dear Friends of IMHU, After just creating five new courses for IMHU.org, I will be taking a Sabbatical leave from IMHU starting December, 2019-beginning of May, 2020. It has been about 7 years since I founded/directed IMHU and it’s time to recharge my batteries…a wise idea. During my Sabbatical the IMHU team will be taking

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Spiritual Emergency Emma Bragdon, IMHU, Integrative Mental Heatlh, Joshua Beil, online courses mental health, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency