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