The traditional use of psychoactive plants and fungi for spiritual and shamanic purposes has occurred for thousands of years, whereas the Western scientific research of these substances has only been explored in the last 100 years or so, and [...]
This lecture will explore the evidence for our changing environment, and suggest that there are significant cognitive biases in how we think about, and act on climate change. It will examine how organisations have attempted to mobilise the public [...]
Interesting Content and Research White Fragility Is Not the Answer. Honest Diversity Is. The young people turned away from therapy in lockdown: ‘My mental health crashed’ Will pandemic ‘coronababies’ live with long-term trauma? How to Let Go: Learning to Deal [...]
Intention underpins your every action and already influences every aspect of your life. Whether you dream of changing the world, escaping the rat race, earning a monthly five-figure income, living more and working less, or finding happiness, intention will play [...]
Forest Therapy (also known as Forest Bathing or Shinrin-yoku) was developed in Japan in the 1980’s. The practice has since spread worldwide. Forest Therapy is a mindful, multisensorial, nature immersive practice. As this is an emerging area, little is known [...]
Friedrich Nietzsche was a fascinating, eccentric, and sometimes controversial philosopher in the Existential and Nihilist tradition. In this lecture, we will look at his literary works and his personal life, as well as the impact of his legacy on [...]
The sciences are pointing toward a new sense of a living world. The cosmos is like a developing organism, and so is our planet, Gaia. The laws of Nature may be more like habits. Partly as a result of the [...]
Interesting Content and Research Uncovering your core values: the definitive guide Focusing on the future has the power to transform the practice of feedback “Reality” is constructed by your brain. Here’s what that means, and why it matters. Curiosity Is [...]
An existential crisis is a situation in which our entire existence and everything we used to take for granted is in the balance, so that we feel insecure and threatened. This affects all dimensions of life, at the physical, social, [...]
“When Your Values Are Clear to You, Making Decisions Becomes Easier.” — Roy Disney Living in alignment with our values is one of the closest things we have to a psychological superpower. It has been associated with reduced stress, better [...]
