John Prendergast is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a psychotherapy practice in San Rafael, CA. A Bay Area native, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he served as adjunct professor of psychology. His long-time commitment to spiritual growth as both a practitioner and teacher began in 1971. His path has touched upon Transcendental Meditation, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Jean Klein (a European medical doctor and master of Advaita Vedanta and Kashmiri Shaivism), Sri Ramana Maharshi, Byron Katie and Mata Amritanandamayi (Ammachi). Most recently, he has studied with Adyashanti. This is our second visit with John. In our first interview we discussed his book In Touch: How to Tune in to the Inner Guidance of Your Body and Trust Yourself. This time we focused on his new book, The Deep Heart: Our Portal to Presence, and what John calls “the convergence of psychological healing and spiritual awakening.” Learn more about John Prendergast here: www.listeningfromsilence.com