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Deep Transformation Podcast

Deep Transformation dialogues with cutting-edge thinkers, contemplatives, and activists to explore the great questions of our time—and all time. Join us to explore how to live life to the fullest, to create and to contribute in a new era of unprecedented challenges and opportunities.

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Embodied Integral [3-day, In-person Transformational Journey]

Dear Reader, We wanted to let you know that Integral Leadership in Action is presenting a rare three-day Integral conference, where you can experience self-discovery, connection, and growth—in person—with other students of Integral and some really wonderful facilitators. Embodied Integral: Journey in Growth will take place in Boulder, CO, from April 3rd-5th, 2025. What is Embodied Integral? At its core, Embodied Integral is about cultivating compassionate awareness through movement,...

Dear Reader, We would like to invite you to participate in a unique, online, interactive 5-month journey, created by Diamond Approach founders Hameed Ali (pen name A. H. Almaas) and Karen Johnson: Spirituality in a Fractured World. This course runs from February through June, with the first live inquiry session on February 23rd, and the first live Q&A session on March 9th. LEARN MORE & ENROLL As Hameed points out, many people today are focused on our differences without recognizing the deeper...

Join A.H. Almaas and Karen Johnson and learn how to deepen inner stability, stay rooted in realization, and bring beauty to stormy times.

Dear Reader, We wanted to let you know about an upcoming free webinar with Hameed Ali (A. H. Almaas) and Karen Johnson, founders of the Diamond Approach. This webinar, Sanctuary in the Storm: Living as Presence in a Polarized World promises to be incredibly timely and full of practical wisdom we can implement in our daily lives. As you may well know, at Deep Transformation podcast, we think the world of A. H. Almaas’ transformative, spiritual teachings – you might already be familiar with...

Access all the conversations of the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series.

Dear Reader, Greetings in this very special season. We wanted to let you know, in case you haven’t heard already, about a series of conversations that Roger and I are having on our Deep Transformation podcast: The A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series. This is an ongoing dialogue with Hameed Ali (aka A. H. Almaas) in which we cover the depth and breadth of Hameed’s lifetime of work and transmission as spiritual teacher, intellectual, scientist, and sage. We also want to guide you to a new page on our...

Happy and Blessed Holy Days from the Deep Transformation team

Dear Reader, In this time of tempest, struggle, and darkness, may we remember who we are and rest in revelation of that mystery. As Julian of Norwich taught us, “All shall be well.” With great love, devotion, and respect, John, Roger, Vanessa, and HeidiThe Deep Transformation team Join the conversation on social media:

Instinctual Alchemy: Embodied Spirituality in Turbulent Times [Free Webinar]

Dear Reader, We at Deep Transformation are big fans of A. H. Almaas and his teachings—as you probably know if you have been tuning in to the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series conversations with Hameed, or listened to the two prior podcasts we did with him before the advent of the series. We have had a lot of great feedback about these conversations, so we thought you might be interested in knowing that Hameed’s Ridhwan School is offering a free webinar called Instinctual Alchemy: Embodied...

An invitation to the Trauma to Transcendence Summit

Dear Reader, We wanted to let you know that esteemed trauma researcher and Emotional Freedom Technique pioneer Dawson Church is hosting a summit along with other world-renowned experts, Isaac Eliaz, MD, MS, LAc, and Dr. Sue Morter, called Trauma to Transcendence. Dawson joined us on the Deep Transformation podcast as one of our earliest guests, and the information he shared was very convincing as to the effectiveness of his techniques. He has a palpable passion for making his energetic,...

Dear Reader, I am very happy to introduce you to our next two podcast episodes in which I interview my friend and co-host Dr. Roger Walsh! I have been waiting for just Roger and myself to have this conversation for over three years, and now we have done it. I think it’s great, and that we had a very powerful experience in the logos that flowed through our conversation. The reason I was able to convince Roger to be the subject of our podcast is the publishing of the second edition of his...

Dear Reader, We wanted to let you know that now you can view the first dialogue of the A. H. Almaas Wisdom Series with Hameed Ali on YouTube! In this conversation, called The Diamond Approach: A Unique Blend of Psychology and Spirituality, Creating a Path of Endless Discoveries and Awakenings, Hameed gives a brilliant overview of the Diamond Approach and, in his humorous, humble way, conveys great wisdom, inspiring and nourishing his listeners spiritually, emotionally, intellectually. This...

Dear Reader, We are excited to announce that starting July 4th, the Deep Transformation podcast will be releasing a series of conversations with one of the great spiritual teachers of our time, Hameed Ali. Hameed, who goes by the pen name A. H. Almaas, has created a breathtaking contemporary teaching which, while sourced from his own direct experience and awakening, is enriched by his encyclopedic knowledge of the world’s great spiritual traditions, modern psychology, and the insights of...