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The Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium (EPRC)

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Emma Bragdon

The EPRC is a multinational alliance of researchers, clinicians, and patrons who share a vision of bringing scientific methods and clinical sensibilities to the rigorous, ethical, ontologically-agnostic study of emergent phenomena. Daniel Ingram, MD (above) author of “Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book”, brought the EPRC

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness daniel m. ingram, emergent phenomena, EPRC, prayer, psychedelics, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, yoga

Spiritual Awakening: It’s NOT About Religion

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Emma Bragdon 2 Comments

The Meaning of Spiritual Awakening In its essence, spiritual awakening has nothing to do with religion, although it might be interpreted in religious terms by religious people. It also has nothing to do with astral travel, channeling or crystal healing. Awakening is a psychological phenomenon. It is a shift into a more intense and expansive

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Spiritually Transformative Experiences awakening experiences, compassion, connection, empathy, love, religion, spiritual awakening, spiritual emergence

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

Resources for Spiritual Emergency: Reboot Your Life in the Pandemic

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Emma Bragdon

Resources for Spiritual Emergency: Reboot Your Life in the Pandemic Spiritual Emergency can be seen as a crisis in connection–without resources to re-establish connection. Experiencers (we) feel less connection to “all that is”, aka God, the Universe. Our dreams are chaotic and leave us disturbed on waking. We have fears we didn’t used to

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Spiritual Emergency IMHU, mental health, pandemic, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency

Spiritual Awakenings International Launches

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

Yvonne Kason, MD., President of SAI Yvonne is the author of Touched by the Light and other books about Near Death Experience and Spiritually Transformative Experiences (STEs)*. She is now retired as a medical doctor/psychotherapist but continues to speak publically and be supportive of spiritual awakening. June 15 she and her team launched a non-profit

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Addressing Misconceptions about Mediums: “Well, actually…”

Posted on April 13, 2020 by admin

The mission of The Windbridge Research Center is to ease suffering around dying, death, and what comes next by performing rigorous scientific research and sharing the results and other customized content with practitioners, clinicians, scientists, and the general public. Research on Misconceptions about Mediums Julie Beishel, PhD is the Director of Research at Windbridge. (I was fortunate to spend

Posted in Integrative Mental Health, Mediums best mediums, death, dying, integrative mental health, medical intuitive, mediums, research mediums, spiritual emergence, the afterlife

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

The Shamanic View of Mental Health: A Holistic Approach

Posted on February 25, 2020 by admin 3 Comments

In November 2014, the peak psychology body in the UK, the British Psychological Association, released its new flagship report Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia. It was a watershed moment in the mainstream treatment of mental illness, containing statements such as this: Hearing voices or feeling paranoid are common experiences which can often

Posted in Mental Health, Mental Illness, Shamanism, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritually Transformative Experiences alternative mental health, crazywise, Eleanor Longden, holistic mental health, integrative mental health, John Weir Perry, Jonathan Davis, Joseph Campbell, mental health, mental illness, Phil Borges, psychosis, shamanism, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology, Stanlisav Grof

When Mental Illness Masks A Collective Spiritual Emergency

Posted on February 10, 2020 by admin 1 Comment

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti Out of the Shadows: When Spiritual Emergency was a Mental Illness I recall driving with my parents past the “Danvers Lunatic Hospital“ that loomed dark and mysterious up on the hill in Danvers, MA. Such institutions where the result

Posted in Spiritual Emergency alternative mental health, integrative mental health, psychosis, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology