A former Benedictine monk and Roman Catholic priest, Adam moved to Toronto to study philosophy but stayed on to engage in psychodynamic psychotherapy and train to be a psychotherapist. He wrote extensively about dissociation, hypnosis, and trance states, and the history of psychotherapy. Adam participated in the Survival Seminar of the Esalen CTR for fifteen years. Adam was lead presenter at an ITP workshop, What's Love got to do with It, held in Marin County in 2012. In 2017 he wrote Evolutionary Love and the Ravages of Greed, which he considers, in some ways, to be his most important book.
A Practice Rooted in Love – This month's newsletter is an opportunity to return to the theory and vision that informs ITP. In these exciting and critically important times in human history, we hope the resources below help you embody a practice inspired by love to inspire the ongoing advancement of our selves and the world.
Moments of Stillness and Peace – This month's practice resource hopes to inspire you to "open yourself to the magic of grace, that mysterious, seemingly unearned mediation that often comes when least expected." In a time of year that can often be a frenzy of to-do lists and obligations, we encourage you to lean in to your practice and enjoy the extraordinary that comes from exercises like Focused Surrender, transformational imaging and immersing yourself in the beauty of nature.
Exploring the Extraordinary through Energy Awareness –
There’s never been a more important time to reconnect with the extraordinary. We hope that this month’s resources help reinforce the power of greater awareness found through Leonard Energy Training and the body as teacher. Perhaps even more exciting, are the possibilities that unfold in this practice that lead us toward the next stage of human evolution.
Staying Current – This month we take a deeper look at how our practice can help us embody unconditional love and how we can communicate and connect with those around us in productive and meaningful ways.
The transformative power of affirmations – Autumn is a season of school-day nostalgia, often motivating us to take on new projects and goals. In honor of the importance of ongoing learning, this month's theme focuses on the mind and the transformative power of affirmations. Have you already experienced positive results by affirming your personal evolution? We'd love to hear from you about what's unfolding.
Enjoy the articles related to love and the practice of the extraordinary in this issue. We dedicate this newsletter to the power of love and its capacity to heal and help us to flourish.
Enjoy hearing more about Catching Fire in this issue and the ITP group leader gathering May 15 - 17 at Earthrise. Also, read about new works coming out of CTR.
Adam Crabtree, PhD, focuses on exploring the subliminal mind, hypnotic trance and the power of evolutionary love for deep healing and transformation in three presentations given at the November 14, 2012, ITPI workshop, What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Adam Crabtree and Michael Murphy discuss the unexplored worlds within each of us and the great capacities that can be developed when we learn to recognize and pay attention to these worlds. Learn more about the history of psychical research, different types of trance, and ways of channeling your deep resources to draw out your fullest potential.