Transpersonal or Spiritual Psychology
Psycheledic assisted therapy is in the news.
Clarissa is familiar with the use of plant medicines, in large or micro doses as a part of a persons therapeutic journey. She does not advise or administer, but has helped individuals along their journey of the all important and much overlooked integration of psychedelic experiences.
Clarissa is familiar with the use of plant medicines, in large or micro doses as a part of a persons therapeutic journey. She does not advise or administer, but has helped individuals along their journey of the all important and much overlooked integration of psychedelic experiences.
Within a psycho-spiritual (transpersonal) orientation we connect to something more than ourselves, but also see that energetically our power is drained from us by unresolved issues and stuck patterns of behaviour. Rebalancing our personal power requires working through what is ours, owning our greatness and knowing that while we are unique, we are very much connected to all that is.
“Transpersonal” is when we go beyond the personal, beyond the ego and consider the idea of a higher self or soul consciousness.
Spirituality is not necessarily holding religious beliefs, nor is it talking to dead people or reading tarot cards. Believing there is a creative force, that we are all interconnected through a subtrate of consciousness and that we should aspire to elevate ourselves for the sake of others is an important aspect of self actualisation and reaching potential as a well rounded human.
Transpersonal psychology is about increasing individual awareness of mind, body, soul and spirit with a view to transforming the way we interact with ourselves and others for greater harmony/wellbeing and a sense of connection and compassion.
Many people have experienced transcendent, peak or altered states that signal there is something beyond our physical senses. Near death experiences NDE's can also trigger a spiritual crisis or rapid change in beliefs recognising that there may be a soul realm, reincarnation and karma.
A spiritual crisis or long dark night of the soul can occur at any time in your life; following the loss of a loved one or even in letting go of a cherished ideal, experiencing trauma or following an emotional breakdown. Stanislav Grof recognised that such spiritual emergencies needed special care and recognition. Meditation and practices to awaken spirituality, also known as spiritual emergence, can be experienced in workshops and week-long Joe Dispenza programs.
Clarissa does not adhere to any particular religion or theosophy but does accept the philosophical tenets of many eastern and ancient wisdom traditions. This includes the belief that we have aspects of self that exist beyond the material realm (higher self and soul) and that we may have many lifetimes (reincarnation) and karma with people or things from past lives.
Clarissa is able to integrate your personal or religious beliefs around soul/spiritual life into the overall fabric of therapy and believes this can both enhance a sense of meaning and placate the basic existential anxiety that often pervades life.
Suggested Reading:
Spiritual Emergency: Stanislav Grof
Becoming Supernatural: Joe Dispenza
The Power of Now: Eckhart Tolle
Spirituality is not necessarily holding religious beliefs, nor is it talking to dead people or reading tarot cards. Believing there is a creative force, that we are all interconnected through a subtrate of consciousness and that we should aspire to elevate ourselves for the sake of others is an important aspect of self actualisation and reaching potential as a well rounded human.
Transpersonal psychology is about increasing individual awareness of mind, body, soul and spirit with a view to transforming the way we interact with ourselves and others for greater harmony/wellbeing and a sense of connection and compassion.
Many people have experienced transcendent, peak or altered states that signal there is something beyond our physical senses. Near death experiences NDE's can also trigger a spiritual crisis or rapid change in beliefs recognising that there may be a soul realm, reincarnation and karma.
A spiritual crisis or long dark night of the soul can occur at any time in your life; following the loss of a loved one or even in letting go of a cherished ideal, experiencing trauma or following an emotional breakdown. Stanislav Grof recognised that such spiritual emergencies needed special care and recognition. Meditation and practices to awaken spirituality, also known as spiritual emergence, can be experienced in workshops and week-long Joe Dispenza programs.
Clarissa does not adhere to any particular religion or theosophy but does accept the philosophical tenets of many eastern and ancient wisdom traditions. This includes the belief that we have aspects of self that exist beyond the material realm (higher self and soul) and that we may have many lifetimes (reincarnation) and karma with people or things from past lives.
Clarissa is able to integrate your personal or religious beliefs around soul/spiritual life into the overall fabric of therapy and believes this can both enhance a sense of meaning and placate the basic existential anxiety that often pervades life.
Suggested Reading:
Spiritual Emergency: Stanislav Grof
Becoming Supernatural: Joe Dispenza
The Power of Now: Eckhart Tolle
