Thank you to all who attended this webinar! It was a terrific event and we look forward to hosting more for ASI members. We are sorry to report that the video replay of the event will not become available due …
Thank you to all who participated in this webinar! The recording of the meeting will be posted privately for all ASI members to review soon. Registration is now open for all members of the Association for Spiritual Integrity to attend …
Essay by Jerry Freeman (ASI Member) As long as we are on earth, the love that unites us will bring us suffering by our very contact with one another, because this love is the resetting of a body of broken …
Over the last year, the APST has received the most feedback about the tenet in the Code of Ethics regarding student and teacher relationships (3.3). We have been greatly divided on this topic and have decided to implement a compromise in the Code acknowledging that in rare cases a healthy relationship can develop, once the teacher and student have dissolved the student teacher relationship. In such instances it is wise to consult a counselor or therapist, and take the time to cool off and discern the wisdom and outward consequences of such a decision for all those involved, including the community.
Thank you to all who participated in this webinar! The recording of the meeting has been posted in a separate blog post privately for all ASI members to review. Registration is now open for all members of the Association for …
by Craig Holliday Recently, the great therapist and teacher John Welwood passed on. John was the wise mind who first coined the phrase “spiritual bypassing.” Spiritual bypassing is the art or unconscious movement of using spiritual concepts, teachings or experiences …
On October 27, 2018, Jac O’Keeffe, Craig Holliday, Caverly Morgan and Rick Archer held a panel discussion at the Science and Nonduality Conference on the topic of Ethics and Spiritual Teaching. The video is now published of the panel discussion, …
The Association of Professional Teachers is proud to co-sponsor an educational inquiry group series 2019 with APST member Mariana Caplan PhD, MFT, E-RYT 500: “Preventative Psychological Health for Spiritual Leaders: Creating and Sustaining Psycho-Spiritual Health in Spiritual Communities” On December 12, …
Join Rick Archer, Jac O’Keeffe, Craig Holliday and Caverly Morgan as they discuss the ethics of teacher-student romantic relationships together while at the Science and Nonduality Conference (SAND) October 26, 2018. This lively discussion took place the day before the …
by David “Davidya” Buckland Recently, Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O’Connor of Awareness Explorers interviewed Rick Archer of Buddha at the Gas Pump on the advantages and disadvantages of spiritual teachers. This was a 3-way conversation with the co-hosts. They …