International Transpersonal Association

The International Transpersonal Association (ITA) is membership organization in the field of Transpersonal studies.

History

The organization was founded in 1978 by Stanislav Grof, Michael Murphy and Richard Price[1][2] In 1980 the association was incorporated, in California, as an organization promoting transpersonal education and scientific research.[2] By 1985 the association was based in San Diego and had, by then, hosted a number of international transpersonal conferences.[3][4][2]

In 2004 the organization was dissolved, but later re-incorporated. The new ITA was corporated in may 2008.[2]

Representatives of the organization was among the contributors to the Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology (2nd Edition.)[5]

Publications

The association publishes the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies. The journal is sponsored by the California Institute of Integral Studies.

See also

References

  1. ^ Book review: Holotropic breathwork; a new approach to self-exploration and therapy. Reference and Research Book News; Portland Vol. 26, Iss. 1, (Feb 2011).
  2. ^ a b c d Grof, S., Friedman, H., Lukoff, D., & Hartelius, G. (2008). The past and future of the International Transpersonal Association. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 27(1), 55–62. https://dx.doi.org/10.24972/ijts.2008.27.1.55
  3. ^ Valle, Ronald S. & Harari, Carmi. Current developments in...Transpersonal Psychology. The Humanistic Psychologist 11, Vol. 13, NO. 1, Winter 1985
  4. ^ Tarnas, Richard. A New Birth In Freedom. A Review of Jorge Ferrer's Revisioning Transpersonal Theory: A Participatory Vision of Human Spirituality. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 2001, Vol. 33, No. I
  5. ^ Book review: The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology, 2nd Edition. ProtoView; Beaverton, Vol. 3, Iss. 1, Beaverton: Ringgold Inc. (Jan 5, 2016)