Marieta Pehlivanova, PhD, is a junior researcher at the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia. Dr. Pehlivanova’s work at the Division focuses on near-death experiences, children reporting past-life memories, as well as other unusual experiences. Marieta holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s degree in […]

Kylie Harris, PhD, is a transpersonal research psychologist from Melbourne, Australia. She has recently completed her dissertation on the topic of spiritual emergence(y) and its relationship with psychosis and personality. Kylie’s work is inspired by her own personal experience. She believes that people around the world are “waking up” as we undergo a scientific and […]

Isa Gucciardi, PhD, holds degrees and certificates in transpersonal psychology, cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, hypnotherapy, and transformational healing. She has been a dedicated Buddhist practitioner for forty years and has spent over thirty years studying spiritual, therapeutic, and meditative techniques from around the world. Isa has worked with master teachers of Buddhism, Christianity, […]

Isa Gucciardi, PhD, holds degrees and certificates in transpersonal psychology, cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, hypnotherapy, and transformational healing. She has been a dedicated Buddhist practitioner for forty years and has spent over thirty years studying spiritual, therapeutic, and meditative techniques from around the world. Isa has worked with master teachers of Buddhism, Christianity, […]

Bonnie Greenwell, PhD, is a transpersonal psychotherapist and non-dual teacher in the lineage of Adyashanti. She has authored four books on spiritual awakening and kundalini, her latest being When Spirit Leaps: Navigating the Process of Spiritual Awakening released by New Harbinger Press last June. Since 1990 she has trained people internationally to work with spiritual […]