Awakening
—a 67 minute film Awakening Awakening is the next stage in human evolution. The Awakening Mind Film Series travels the globe speaking to wisdom teachers, visionaries, and scientists from broad and diverse disciplines, philosophies, and
Frontiers of the Mind’s Potentials
Frontiers of the Mind’s Potentials Meditation research is entering its most daring phase yet. The first wave focused on the benefits of meditation. The second wave brought greater methodological rigor and began exploring the mechanisms
Reasons to Value Spiritual Experiences in Mental Health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ZL-axoqKU Expert Summary: How Spiritual Experiences Fit into Mental Health May 17, 2025. Alexander Moreira-Almeida, MD, PhD, gives his hourlong acceptance speech for the Oskar Pfister Award at the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Conference.
Spiritual Experiences in Increasing Numbers
Over the last 40+ years I have wondered, “What percentage of people are experiencing personally transformative spiritual experiences?” Since these experiences have previously been seen as possible hallucinations or delusions indicative of psychosis, relatively few
Choosing Evolution
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
Our Next Step in Evolution
Supporting Evolution Evolution of humanity is being supported by the two men above who are both articulate elders, coming from deep student of mystic traditions as well as profound perspective on our modern day.
Interview with Phil Borges
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
IMHU Future
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
NAMI on Spiritual Emergency
NAMI was founded in 1977. They offer support groups and education for free to all touched by mental health issues. Currently one in five people in the USA suffer from a mental health issue–NAMI
Moral Injury and Spiritual Emergency
Moral Injury and Spiritual Emergency by Emma Bragdon, PhD Joshua Mantz, (above), fresh out of West Point Academy, was a second lieutenant in the army deployed in 2006 to a dangerous zone in Baghdad, Iraq,