Brian L Lancaster
B. Les Lancaster is Emeritus Professor of Transpersonal Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University, Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University, and part of the Adjunct Faculty at Sofia University and the California Institute of Integral Studies.
He is President of the International Transpersonal Association, a previous Chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society, and a member of the Society of Consciousness Studies.
Les’ research interests focus on the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness and the psychology of mysticism, with a specific focus on Kabbalistic Psychology. He has practiced and taught forms of kabbalistic practice for thirty-five years. Over his career, Les has disseminated key aspects of consciousness studies and transpersonal psychology to a wide audience, both academic and more popular. He is committed to the value of transpersonal perspectives in a range of professional areas, including coaching, therapy and management, and is presently Academic Dean for Transpersonal Psychology at the Professional Development Foundation, UK.
Les is a director of The Alef Trust (www.aleftrust.org), a non-profit Community Interest Company through which he runs postgraduate programmes in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology which are accredited by UK universities.
In addition to many journal articles, Les’ published works include Mind Brain and Human Potential, winner of a Science and Medical Network Best Book Award, The Elements of Judaism, Approaches to Consciousness: the Marriage of Science and Mysticism, and The Essence of Kabbalah.
He is President of the International Transpersonal Association, a previous Chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society, and a member of the Society of Consciousness Studies.
Les’ research interests focus on the cognitive neuroscience of consciousness and the psychology of mysticism, with a specific focus on Kabbalistic Psychology. He has practiced and taught forms of kabbalistic practice for thirty-five years. Over his career, Les has disseminated key aspects of consciousness studies and transpersonal psychology to a wide audience, both academic and more popular. He is committed to the value of transpersonal perspectives in a range of professional areas, including coaching, therapy and management, and is presently Academic Dean for Transpersonal Psychology at the Professional Development Foundation, UK.
Les is a director of The Alef Trust (www.aleftrust.org), a non-profit Community Interest Company through which he runs postgraduate programmes in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology which are accredited by UK universities.
In addition to many journal articles, Les’ published works include Mind Brain and Human Potential, winner of a Science and Medical Network Best Book Award, The Elements of Judaism, Approaches to Consciousness: the Marriage of Science and Mysticism, and The Essence of Kabbalah.
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