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02/11/2026

🧠 Beyond the Brain 2026 | Exploring the Extended Nature of Reality

6–8 November 2026 | Exploring Consciousness, Science and Spirituality

What if transforming our world begins with transforming how we understand consciousness?

Alef Trust is delighted to be a partner in Beyond the Brain 2026, a pioneering international conference organised by the Scientific and Medical Network, bringing together leading researchers, scientists and thinkers to explore the frontiers of consciousness, spirituality and human experience.

Now in its fourth decade, the conference challenges conventional perspectives on the nature of reality, examining everything from neuroscience and near-death experiences to expanded states of consciousness and the relationship between mind and matter.

On Sunday 8 November, from 09:45 to 11:00 (GMT), Alef Trust’s Dan McTiernan, Karen Liebenguth, Francesca Hector and Dr Jessica Bockler will present ‘Consciousness and Systems Change’. This special session will introduce Alef Trust’s Centre for the Ecology of Human Transformation, a new research and practice initiative exploring how profound shifts in consciousness can inspire meaningful change within communities, organisations and wider systems.

Together, our presenters will examine the relationship between consciousness, collective intelligence, inner development and planetary flourishing, considering how new ways of thinking, being and relating can contribute to a more regenerative future.

Bringing together scientific inquiry, transpersonal psychology and ecological perspectives, Beyond the Brain offers an important opportunity to question established assumptions, exchange emerging research and deepen our collective understanding of human consciousness.

🌍 https://beyondthebrain.org/

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01/11/2026

Creative Alternatives is an award-winning arts-based social prescribing programme that has been supporting adult mental wellbeing across the North West of England since 2006.

Working with adults experiencing stress, anxiety, and depression, the programme creates welcoming and inclusive spaces where people can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and build meaningful connections with others. There is no expectation to be “good at art” or to create a finished masterpiece. Instead, creativity is approached as something deeply human, with sessions centred on curiosity , playfulness, self-expression, and personal growth.

Grounded in the Five Ways to Wellbeing, alongside integrative and trauma-informed approaches, Creative Alternatives gently embeds self-care into every aspect of the experience. Participants often describe increased confidence, greater emotional resilience, moments of relief from pain, and a renewed sense of belonging and connection.

We invite you to explore this inspiring gallery of participant artwork, celebrating the creativity, individuality, and personal stories that continue to emerge through the programme.

🌍 https://www.creativealternatives.org.uk/gallery/

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Artwork Gallery 3D dragon bird with fabric feathers Abstract ink designs with hand Abstract ink painting - Life is Strange Abstract ink painting with hand Abstract ink patterns overhead view Abstract ink splashes Abstract ink triangle with small rectangles Abstract ink triangles - yellow & green Abs...

31/10/2026

The one-year online Transpersonal Coaching Psychology (TCP) Certificate Programme at Alef Trust provides a collaborative environment to study the science, art, and practice of TCP.

TCP is a holistic and integrative coaching approach that supports healing and growth.

Proudly Approved by IACTM.

https://www.aleftrust.org/professional-certificates/transpersonal-coaching-psychology-certificate/

31/10/2026

👻 This Halloween, could ghostly encounters reveal more about consciousness than science can explain?

In the latest issue of Psychology Today, psychologist and author Dr Steve Taylor explores the mysterious phenomenon of crisis apparitions, when people report seeing, hearing or sensing a loved one at the very moment of their death, sometimes hundreds of miles away.

Beginning with the extraordinary account of jazz legend Billie Holiday, who claimed to have sensed her mother's death before receiving the news, Taylor examines accounts that challenge conventional explanations of consciousness and reality.

Are these encounters coincidence, telepathy, or something that science has yet to understand?

🎃 This Halloween, perhaps the most intriguing question isn't whether we believe in ghosts, but how much we really know about the nature of consciousness......

🌍 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/202609/i-see-dead-people

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30/10/2026

🌍 What is Transformative Change? Views, Structures and Practices for a Just and Sustainable World

How can we move beyond addressing the symptoms of environmental decline to transforming the systems, values and relationships that contribute to it?

On Monday 9 November, join Alef Trust’s Nurturing the Fields of Change community for a thought-provoking session with Dr Hannah Gosnell, Professor of Geography at Oregon State University and Coordinating Lead Author of the landmark 2024 IPBES Transformative Change Assessment.

Drawing on the work of more than 100 international experts, Hannah will explore how we can respond to today’s interconnected ecological and social crises by shifting from domination to care, strengthening our relationship with nature, and developing more regenerative and equitable food systems.

“Through discussion and small-group reflection, we will consider what transformative change means in our own lives, communities and professional practices, and how each of us can contribute to a more just and sustainable future.”

📅 Monday 9 November 2026 │ 16:00–17:15 & 17:30-18:30 (GMT)

🌍 https://fieldsofchange.org/schedule/what-is-transformative-change-with-hannah-gosnell/

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What is Transformative Change? Views, Structures and Practices for a Just and Sustainable World In 2024, over 100 experts from around the world completed the landmark Transformative Change Assessment, convened […]

29/10/2026

🌱 Ground as the Container for Our Emotions 🌱

What does it really mean to feel grounded? Is it simply about remaining calm and composed, or is there something much deeper beneath the surface?

In her latest Being Earthbound Substack article, ”Ground as the Container for Our Emotions,” Johanna McTiernan explores the psycho-emotional dimensions of grounding and how reconnecting with our bodies can help us navigate difficult emotions, uncertainty and life's challenges.

Rather than suppressing uncomfortable feelings or maintaining a protective shell, genuine groundedness invites us to develop a deeper sense of safety, trust and openness. Through embodied awareness, we can begin to create the inner space needed to acknowledge our experiences, process emotions and reconnect with ourselves.

Johanna also considers how our relationship with the Earth, our bodies and the wider web of Life can provide the foundations for emotional wellbeing, resilience and a greater sense of belonging.

🌍 https://beingearthbound.substack.com/p/ground-as-the-container-for-our-emotions

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Traversing the psycho-emotional terrain of grounding

28/10/2026

💭 What might our earliest dreams be trying to tell us?

Here, process-oriented psychologist and psychotherapist Mark O’Connell explores childhood dreams, generational dreaming, attachment, grief and our profound relationship with the natural world.

Drawing on an international research inquiry spanning six generations and participants from across the world, Mark reflects on an intriguing pattern: for many people, their earliest sense of belonging was not necessarily associated with a person or place, but with nature itself. A tree, a river, a forest, a mountain or the soil beneath their feet.

At the heart of the article is the story of Mark’s late wife, Marina, and a recurring childhood dream of a Yeti that continued to carry meaning throughout her life, ultimately becoming intertwined with her work in ecology, regenerative agriculture and her final days.

Mark’s research is still ongoing, and you are warmly invited to contribute. If you have memories of childhood dreams, early experiences of attachment, generational patterns, or a meaningful relationship with the land and natural world, please consider completing the short Research Questionnaire on Attachment, Development and the Unfolding Child.

🌍 https://aleffield.org/yeti-childhood-dreams-generational-dreaming-and-the-mythical-seeds-of-a-life/

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Is there a subtle and sentient level of dreaming which may appear in our childhood dreams and dreaming of different generations? And if so, what guidance or wisdom might we […]

27/10/2026

🌍 Beyond the Brain 2026 | Exploring the Extended Nature of Reality

6–8 November 2026 | Exploring Consciousness, Science and Spirituality

What if transforming our world begins with transforming how we understand consciousness?

Alef Trust is delighted to be a partner in Beyond the Brain 2026, a pioneering international conference organised by the Scientific and Medical Network, bringing together leading researchers, scientists and thinkers to explore the frontiers of consciousness, spirituality and human experience.

Now in its fourth decade, the conference challenges conventional perspectives on the nature of reality, examining everything from neuroscience and near-death experiences to expanded states of consciousness and the relationship between mind and matter.

On Sunday 8 November, from 09:45 to 11:00 (GMT), Alef Trust's Dan McTiernan, Karen Liebenguth, Francesca Hector and Dr Jessica Bockler will present 'Consciousness and Systems Change'. This special session will introduce Alef Trust's Centre for the Ecology of Human Transformation, a new research and practice initiative exploring how profound shifts in consciousness can inspire meaningful change within communities, organisations and wider systems.

Together, our presenters will examine the relationship between consciousness, collective intelligence, inner development and planetary flourishing, considering how new ways of thinking, being and relating can contribute to a more regenerative future.

Bringing together scientific inquiry, transpersonal psychology and ecological perspectives, Beyond the Brain offers an important opportunity to question established assumptions, exchange emerging research and deepen our collective understanding of human consciousness.

🌍 https://beyondthebrain.org/

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THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL NETWORK with The Institute of Noetic Sciences The Division of Perceptual Studies, University of Virginia Alef Trust Exploring The Extended Nature of Reality 6-8 November 2026 Click here to purchase your ticket

26/10/2026

🧠 Heal Your Mind to Heal Your Body

What if lasting healing requires us to look beyond the physical body and explore the deeper relationship between the brain, emotions, nervous system and subconscious mind?

In this conversation for The Alef Field, Mia Lovequest, The Brain-Skin Scientist, speaks with Dr Hennie Geldenhuys, a medical doctor specialising in holistic healing and Mia’s former dissertation supervisor during her Master’s studies at Alef Trust.

Together, they explore the psycho-emotional dimensions of chronic illness and consider why long-term symptoms may persist despite medical treatments, dietary changes, supplements and other healing protocols. Their discussion challenges the idea of the body as a machine that simply needs to be “fixed”, presenting it instead as an intelligent living system shaped by stress, emotions, consciousness and lived experience.

🌍 https://aleffield.org/heal-your-mind-to-heal-your-body-mia-lovequest-hennie-geldenhuys/

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25/10/2026

After 14 years at the forefront of transformative education, Alef Trust proudly presents this short film featuring voices from our faculty, alumni, and applied project leaders. Their insights underscore the profound impact of our Master's of Science in Consciousness, Spirituality and Transpersonal Psychology. Alongside the Master's, Alef Trust also offers a range of professional certificate programmes that provide focused pathways for personal and professional growth; deepening expertise in areas such as transpersonal coaching, spiritual psychology, and consciousness studies.

We also introduce "Nurturing the Fields of Change," a dedicated community of practice designed to support changemakers in holistic transformation and social innovation. We come together in all our programmes to face uncertainties together, cultivating creativity, embodiment, discernment and love, to help re-enchant our human ways of being and doing.

Testimonials from our alumni highlight the enduring influence of Alef Trust's programmes. Through participatory education, we equip one another with the knowledge, skills, and inner capacities we need to seed meaningful change in both personal and collective spheres.

“Together, we explore the evolution of consciousness as wayfaring towards collective transformation.”

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