Consciousness-in-Action

It’s incredible how quickly the first quarter of the year has already gone by! And it feels like things are just getting started. For me, in many ways, they are. As I shared in my last entry, this work is starting to get broader exposure, with important presentations scheduled, a book chapter published, and a glowing review of my book coming soon.

Early in March, I was delighted to offer a Consciousness-in-Action workshop in Amherst, Massachusetts. Held at Hampshire College, the full-day event was organized by the Undoing Racism Organizing Collective of Western Massachusetts for organizers, activists, … Continue Reading

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on this blog. I expect to be adding news and comments here a bit more frequently in the coming months.

First of all, consciousness-in-action.com has been registered as a new Internet domain and my primary cyber-address for matters related to my book, workshops and events in the US and beyond. Moreover, this blog is primarily about the consciousness-in-action approach to personal and social change. In addition to posting announcements of my work (and other acts of blatant self-promotion), I will be posting comments and links having to do with … Continue Reading

Since the publication in late April of my book, Consciousness-in-Action, I have been offering presentations on the principles and concepts of this approach to diverse audiences in the US. In June, I presented at the Spiritual/Global Psychology Summer Institute, held at Easton Mountain in upstate New York. This was a five-day conference for practitioners of Psychosynthesis and Spiritual Psychology organized by The Concord Institute. Other keynote presenters for this event were Zen teacher Bernie Glassman, founder of the Zen Peacemaker Order, and Alexander Badkhen and Mark Pevzner, co-directors of Harmony Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. More than a … Continue Reading

In early April, I will be offering two presentations in western Massachusetts:

Toward an Integral Approach to Liberation and Transformation

The 6th Annual Psychosynthesis Presenters’ Conference
Amherst, MA — April 1, 2006
Contact: The Synthesis Center, (413) 256-0772

Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
Northampton, MA — April 2, 2006
RSVP (413) 582-0071 or sophia@contemplativemind.org

Description:
Along the path toward greater wholeness—both within ourselves, and between individuals, communities and nations—what are some of the key challenges and opportunities we must (yet don’t want to) face?

Drawing on integral, social identity development and liberation perspectives, and thirty years of community work, anti-oppression leadership development and spiritual practice, this presentation introduces an … Continue Reading