New Thinkin • Mar 25, 2025 John J. Prendergast, PhD is a spiritual teacher, author, retired Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and a retired Marriage and Family Therapist. He Is the author of Your Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spirituality (2025), The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence (2019), and In Touch: How to Tune in to the Inner Guidance of Your Body and Trust Yourself (2015). He is also the senior editor of and contributor to two volumes of original essays entitled, The Sacred Mirror (2003) and Listening from the Heart of Silence (2007). Here John explores the depths of embodied spirituality, examining the journeys of waking up, waking down, and waking in. John shares profound insights on authenticity, truth, and true nature, while also addressing the more challenging aspects of our conditioning—terror, shame, and doubt—which often arise as obstacles on the path of healing and transformation. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:11:18 Your deepest ground and confronting annihilation 00:22:52 Spanda: the pulsation of life and awareness 00:33:45 Truth and authenticity in the spiritual journey 00:39:19 Opening to awareness and healing trauma 00:43:45 The role of therapeutic relationships 00:48:07 Identifying core limiting beliefs 00:57:42 Self-honesty and vulnerability in spiritual growth 01:03:43 Grief and the lost connection to true nature 01:13:14 Overcoming doubt and the markers of essential qualities of being New Thinking Allowed Guest Host Leanne Whitney, PhD, is a depth psychologist and transformational coach based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the author of Consciousness in Jung and Patañjali and currently serves as Executive Director of Center for Transformation and Integration. Her website is https://leannewhitney.com/ To learn about Leanne Whitney’s Transformational Coaching Certification Course with an emphasis in Somatic Integration Therapy, please visit: https://transformationandintegration…. Producer: Elena McNally Editor: John Hartmann (Recorded on February 21, 2025)