Dr. Hanscom contends that the concept of self-esteem is the mother of all cognitive distortions. Self-esteem is an attempt to create stories about the self that are based on judgment and ego. These stories are often cognitive distortions that suppress normal survival reactions, such as anxiety and anger. Obsessive thought patterns or unpleasant repetitive thoughts [...]

In this video, originally released in July 2016, he recounts how he developed an interest in parapsychology and was eventually recruited into the program at SRI International. He describes highlights from the program and how funding was obtained from various governmental agencies. He focuses on various operational aspects of the program and how they were [...]

Dr. Hanscom went from being a fearless spine surgeon to depressed and suicidal. He describes his own journey out of chronic pain and anxiety. He describes anxiety as an ‘activated threat response.’ Unpleasant repetitive thoughts can keep a person in a state of threat, cause inflammation, compromise the immune system, and cause physical and emotional [...]

Margo Anand is founder and director of the Skydancing Institute based in San Rafael, California, with offices in eight countries.  She is author of The Art of Sexual Ecstasy, The Art of Sexual Magic, and The Art of Everyday Ecstasy.  She holds a masters degree in psychology from the Sorbonne in Paris.  Here she points [...]

Swami Chetanananda is author of Dynamic Stillness, and The Breath of God.  Here he points out that contemporary westerners often mistakenly believe that tantric yoga is essentially a sexual practice.  Actually, tantra need not involve any sexual activities.  The essence of tantra is a focus on life energy or “kundalini” associated with the nervous system, [...]

Here he discusses the various applications of out-of-body experience (OBE). For example, one tends to lose the fear of death after repeated OBEs. He also describes a number of scientific experiments involving out-of-body experience. These studies are important in establishing that OBEs are more than mere fantasy. An interesting feature of the out-of-body experience is [...]