Stan Grof, M.D., Ph.D. is a psychiatrist with more than fifty years’ experience researching the healing and transformative potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness. His groundbreaking theories influenced the integration of Western science with his brilliant mapping of the transpersonal dimension. He is one of the founders and chief theoreticians of Transpersonal Psychology and received an Honorary Award for major contributions to and development of the field of Transpersonal Psychology from the Association for Transpersonal Psychology in 1993. Dr. Grof is also the founder of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA) and its past and current president. He has organized large international conferences throughout the world and continues to lecture and teach professional training programs in Holotropic Breathwork and transpersonal psychology. Currently, Dr. Grof is Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in the Department of Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness, and teaches at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA.

Website: stanislavgrof.com

Some of Dr. Grof’s many books:

• Healing Our Deepest Wounds: The Holotropic Paradigm Shift
• The Ultimate Journey: Consciousness and the Mystery of Death
• When the Impossible Happens: Adventures in Non-Ordinary Reality
• Holotropic Breathwork: A New Approach to Self-Exploration and Therapy (Suny Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology)
• The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
• Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis (New Consciousness Readers)
• The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner Exploration (SUNY Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology)
• LSD: Doorway to the Numinous: The Groundbreaking Psychedelic Research into Realms of the Human Unconscious
• The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness (S U N Y Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology)
• The Stormy Search for the Self: A Guide to Personal Growth through Transformational Crisis

Interview conducted 10/24/2015 at the Science and Nonduality Conference

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YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Introduction to Stan Groff’s Work
• 00:02:30 – Discovering a Life-Changing Book and Career Path
• 00:04:49 – Albert’s Mysterious Experiment
• 00:06:45 – Albert’s Bicycle Trip: A Transformative Experience
• 00:08:28 – The Life-Changing Session with the Strobes
• 00:10:08 – The transformative power of LSD sessions
• 00:12:02 – The Perception of the World
• 00:14:20 – The Unconscious and Spontaneous Episodes
• 00:16:07 – Peeling Layers of the Psyche
• 00:18:19 – Exploring the Boundaries of Consciousness
• 00:19:57 – Rediscovering Ancient Maps of Consciousness
• 00:21:52 – Expanding the Cartography of the Psyche
• 00:23:33 – The Levels of the Birth Process
• 00:25:24 – Archetypal Images and the Birth Process
• 00:26:54 – The Importance of Asking God for Answers
• 00:29:23 – World Events and Collective Consciousness
• 00:31:04 – Transforming Humanity and Saving the Species
• 00:33:06 – Using Psychedelics for Therapeutic Purposes
• 00:34:28 – Using breathwork for integration
• 00:35:46 – Bringing up the Unconscious through Breathing
• 00:37:10 – The Beginning of a Powerful Session Journey
• 00:39:38 – Non-drug techniques for therapeutic outcomes
• 00:41:11 – The Power of Breathwork and Healing
• 00:42:42 – Subtle Physiology and the Energy Field
• 00:44:22 – The Experience of Chakras and Energy Flow
• 00:45:57 – Choosing the Right Psychedelic Experience
• 00:48:01 – The Challenge of Maintaining Consciousness in a Digital Age
• 00:50:08 – Transformations through meditative practices and psychedelics
• 00:51:46 – Meditation in Action
• 00:53:18 – Training in Holotropic Breathwork
• 00:55:02 – Building Bonds Through Honest Reflection

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Gail is a clinical psychologist and author in Santa Barbara, CA, who joyfully speaks from her own experience about the possibility of moving from common everyday problems to living in the deepest acceptance and peace. Problems are seen as opportunities; the illusion of the separate self as a doorway to enduring happiness. Stories are honored, while fierce and loving investigation invites their dissolution. She has special expertise working with older adults and their families, bringing clear seeing and compassion to the transitions of aging, death, and dying. She meets with people both individually and in groups and blogs at GailBrenner.com, where she invites readers to see through the confusion of separation and discover reality, which is true, alive, and undeniable. Her core offering is to bring non-dual understanding to the moments of suffering in everyday life. She is the author of

• “The End of Self-Help: Discovering Peace and Happiness Right at the Heart of Your Messy, Scary, Brilliant Life.”
• Suffering Is Optional: A Spiritual Guide to Freedom from Self-Judgment and Feelings of Inadequacy
• At the Core of Every Heart: Reflections, Insights, and Practices for Waking Up and Living Free

Website:  GailBrenner.com

Interview recorded 10/25/2015 at the Science and Nonduality Conference.

Discussion of this interview in the BatGap Community Facebook Group.

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Second BatGap interview with Gail.

YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Buddha at the Gas Pump
• 00:01:58 – The Inspiration to Write
• 00:03:38 – Transformative shift through Buddhism and meditation
• 00:05:48 – The Journey of Self-Discovery
• 00:07:17 – The Joy of Meditation
• 00:08:51 – The Integration of Spiritual Practice in Everyday Life
• 00:10:58 – The Pros and Cons of Habit and Rote
• 00:12:53 – Working through depression
• 00:14:30 – Healing the Physiology
• 00:16:31 – Welcoming What Is
• 00:18:26 – Encouraging personal exploration and growth.
• 00:20:01 – Facing Fear and Uncovering the Unconscious
• 00:21:45 – The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice
• 00:23:05 – The Power of True Nature and Surrender
• 00:24:48 – The Discovery of “The End of Self-Help”
• 00:26:30 – Polishing up a False Sense of Self
• 00:27:24 – Understanding the Source of Suffering
• 00:29:35 – The Nature of Thought and Identity
• 00:31:44 – The Importance of Attention to the Body
• 00:33:35 – Relationship and Living in True Nature
• 00:35:22 – Recognizing our True Nature
• 00:38:14 – Dissolving Routine Grooves for True Nature
• 00:40:48 – The Potential in Every Moment
• 00:42:40 – The Vastness of Awareness and the Beauty of Letting Go
• 00:44:43 – Developing Freshness in Each Moment
• 00:48:35 – Recognizing our True Nature
• 00:49:49 – Balancing spirituality in a relationship
• 00:52:41 – Acceptance and Evolution in Relationships
• 00:54:51 – Nonacceptance and resistance
• 00:56:13 – Craving for Acceptance in Relationships
• 00:57:44 – Consciousness is timeless
• 00:59:09 – Thank you

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Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW is the author of, Shift into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness. He is an educator, licensed psychotherapist and recognized leader in the field of nondual meditation who was asked to teach Sutra Mahamudra by Mingyur Rinpoche and nondual meditation by Adyashanti. Loch has worked in community mental health, established homeless shelters and counseled family members of 9/11. He is the founder of the non-profit Open-Hearted Awareness Institute. Loch collaborates with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn and NYU to study how awareness training can enhance compassion and well-being. For more information, visit lochkelly.org.

Loch Kelly in panel discussion:: “Emptiness is also Form”

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Interview recorded 8/29/2015

YouTube Video Chapters:

• 00:00:00 – Introduction and Background of Guest
• 00:05:38 – Awakening and the Unfolding Process
• 00:10:57 – The Metaphor of the Reflecting Mirror
• 00:15:04 – Shifting into Pure Awareness
• 00:18:56 – The Continual Unfolding of Awakening
• 00:22:24 – The Dance of Awareness and the Multidimensionality of Reality
• 00:26:37 – Dancing between Relative and Ultimate Reality
• 00:30:55 – Exploring Different Spiritual Traditions
• 00:34:45 – Popcorn Satsang and Mutuality with Awakening
• 00:39:02 – Living Your Life without Manipulation
• 00:42:50 – The Flow State and Awakening
• 00:46:13 – Shifting out of the Ego Identity
• 00:49:57 – The Mini-me and the Developmental Stage
• 00:53:40 – Letting go of the ego
• 00:57:03 – Exploring Presence in the Midst of Problems
• 01:01:24 – Finding Well-being in Presence
• 01:04:41 – Dipping into the Vast Reservoir of Bliss
• 01:08:33 – Tuning in while driving a taxi cab
• 01:11:48 – Moving from Attention to Awareness
• 01:15:26 – Shifting Awareness: Seeing, Thinking, Hearing
• 01:19:39 – Awakening to Pure Awareness
• 01:24:20 – Healing Trauma Through Awareness and Presence
• 01:28:15 – Awakening and Emotional Maturity
• 01:32:49 – Misbehavior and the Reputation of Spiritual Awakening
• 01:36:35 – Exploring Different Perspectives and Inner Dialogue
• 01:40:12 – The Importance of Interpersonal Relationships
• 01:43:53 – Developing Compassion and Holistic Growth
• 01:47:58 – The Wholeness of Life and Personal Growth
• 01:51:07 – Accessing the Potential Within Us
• 01:55:43 – Awakening and its Potential in Education
• 01:59:56 – Interview with an “Ordinary Spiritual Awakening Person”

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