Living Deeply: Transformative Practices from the World's Wisdom Traditions »

Marilyn Mandala Schlitz, Ph.D., is a clinical research scientist, medical anthropologist, writer, speaker, thought leader, and change consultant. Her work over the past three decades explores the interface of consciousness, science, and healing. Her recent book, Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine has been described as a tour de force. Her research has been featured in such forums as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and ABC World News. Schlitz serves as vice president for research and education at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and as senior scientist at the Research Institute, California Pacific Medical Center.

Tina Amorok, Psy.D., is a clinical and research psychologist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences where she coedited the anthology, Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind-Body Medicine and is an investigator on the IONS Transformations of Consciousness Study. with a background in integral health and healing, clinical psychology, and change management, Amorok has designed and implemented programs for professional, university, corporate, and lay sectors on wellness and transformation. Her current research, entitled the Eco-Trauma and Eco-Recovery of Being, examines how to heal and transform the primal wound of human alienation from nature from which destructive ecological behaviors, violence, and unhealthy life styles arise.

Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist, research psychologist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, associate scientist in the Complementary Medicine Research Group at California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute in San Francisco, and vice president of theInstitute for Spirituality and Psychology. Her research over the last twelve years, funded by the National Institutes of Health, the State of California, and several private foundations, has focused on how biology, psychology, and emotion are involved in addiction and recovery, mindfulness-based approaches to cultivating emotional balance, the role of compassionate intent and belief in healing, and factors, experiences, and practices involved in psychospiritual transformation to a more altruistic, compassionate, and service-oriented way of life. She has published several academic articles and chapters as well as conducting numerous presentations at international scientific conferences.

Living Deeply: Practices from the World's Transformative Traditions is a digital video disc containing nine experiential practices guided by master teachers of transformative traditions including Catholicism, Religious Science, Buddhism, Himalayan Yoga, Cross-Cultural Shamanism, Sufism, Expressive Arts, Kabbalism, and African Yoruban Spirituality. This unique and compelling video, appropriate for both individual and group use, offers a unique glimpse into diverse spiritual practices that you might not otherwise encounter. Useful as a tool for your own personal transformation, as well as an educational tool to introduce you and others to spiritual practices different from your own, this DVD provides a powerful opportunity to bring these practices down from the mountaintop, out of the temple, and into your hands. A companion to the book Living Deeply: The Art and Science of Transformation in Everyday Life, this DVD allows for a deeply personal exploration of the transformative realms of experience.