Leanne Whitney Ph.D. is an independent scholar in the fields of depth psychology and consciousness studies. She specializes in the intersection of Western psychology and the Eastern liberatory traditions.
For over twenty-five years Leanne has researched the mind body connection and, over the last fifteen plus years, their interrelation with pure consciousness. Trained in depth psychology, yoga, and craniosacral therapy, in her private practice, Leanne works with clients one-on-one to resolve mental, emotional, and physical blocks which obscure the ever-present alignment of the authentic Self. Working with clients online as well as in person, her practice is international, spanning four continents. Her clientele is diverse; racially, socio-economically, and in sexual orientation.
Leanne is the author of Consciousness in Jung and Patañjali (Routledge, 2018) as well as several academic papers. Her published papers for the open access journal Cosmos and History: The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy include:
Innate and Emergent: Jung, Yoga and the Archetype of the Self Meet the Objective Measures of Affective Neuroscience;
Jung, Yoga and Affective Neuroscience: Towards a Contemporary Science of the Sacred; and
Jung in Dialogue with Freud and Patañjali: Instinct, Affective Neuroscience, and the Reconciliation of Science and Religious Experience,
Book: Consciousness in Jung and Patañjali (Research in Analytical Psychology and Jungian Studies)
Website: leannewhitney.com
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Transcript of this interview
Interview recorded November 9, 2018
YouTube Video Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump
00:04:20 - A Burst of Light and Pure Consciousness
00:07:46 - The Radically Reordered Life
00:11:12 - The Reality of Consciousness and Power in the Universe
00:15:11 - Jung's Philosophy of Consciousness
00:19:30 - Tools and Experience in Consciousness Exploration
00:23:47 - Knowing the Boundaries of Knowledge
00:27:43 - The Importance of Grounding and Pure Consciousness
00:31:31 - Paradigm Shift and Predatory Capitalism
00:35:19 - Investigating religious and spiritual claims
00:39:18 - The Misinterpretation of Anatta in Buddhism
00:43:23 - The Agitation within Western Thought
00:47:28 - Managing the Pace of Life and Strengthening the Nervous System
00:51:30 - A Gradual Shift Towards a Return to Nature
00:55:25 - Yoga and the Philosophy of Integration
00:59:27 - The Dissociation between Mind and Body
01:03:24 - Awakening and Aligning Consciousness
01:07:31 - Integrating Thought Forms
01:12:03 - Submitting Questions for Interviews
01:16:00 - Ashtanga Yoga and the Yamas and Niyamas
01:19:42 - The Importance of Behavior in Spiritual Development
01:23:55 - The Clarification of Contemporary Spirituality
01:27:58 - The Boundlessness of Consciousness
01:31:48 - Exploring the Cosmic Mind
01:35:58 - Understanding Truth and the Spiritual Epidemic
01:40:12 - The Subjectivity of Consciousness and the Limits of Science
01:44:23 - The Dismantling of Structures
01:48:11 - Releasing on Different Levels: Individual, Family, and Culture
01:52:28 - Accessing Untapped Potential and Bridging the Gap in Financial Issues
01:56:19 - Navigating Financial Freedom and Spiritual Practice
02:00:14 - Transformational Coaching and Cranial Sacral Therapy