A 9-Month Journey of Transformation

Spectra is an experiential training program that deeply engages consciousness, personal and collective evolution, and service to the world. Our curriculum draws from ancient Wisdom traditions, cutting edge psychological science and transformational group processes.

Our next cohort is indefinitely postponed while Thomas, Head Faculty for Spectra, pursues a master’s degree in Transformative Practice at Harvard Divinity School.

What is Spectra?

• Do you feel called to live life from a deeper, more authentic place?
• Would you like to be a part of a community that both challenges and supports you, all in service of your evolutionary growth?
• Do you seek a path that honors the gifts of your tradition (or non-tradition) while being open to all truth?
• Are you eager to engage trusted guides, mentors and elders who have walked the path of waking up and growing up?

Spectra guides participants through a dynamic integration of the sacred and the secular. Our curriculum is uniquely complementary to virtually any tradition or belief system. Over many years we have honed an approach to catalyze human potential through cohort learning; communities of practice which tend to be 20-25 people in size. Through the cohort experience participants come to express their unique gifts more fully in their lives. Individuals also develop skill, intuition, and leadership as they learn how human collectives grow and evolve in their capacity to serve the world.

Overarching Frameworks & Curriculum

STAGES Map of Human Development:

The DNA of human consciousness: Where you have been, where you are, and your future potential.

• Learn about the spectrum of consciousness and the different stages of human development.
• Receive masterful developmental support and coaching.
• Be held in a container and process that adapts to your specific developmental needs, themes, and concerns.
• Extend into your leading developmental edge while developing strength and robustness with your current developmental skills.
• Experience and embody both individual and collective evolution.

Integral Polarity Practice:

An elegant synthesis of states of consciousness and stages of development. A comprehensive life and awareness practice for cultivating and expressing your unique gifts in the world.

• Develop a healthy integration of body, emotions, mind and Spirit.
• Learn how to work with polarities within the self, others and change initiatives in the world.
• Collapse stress-inducing polarities into nondual “still points”.
• Access lasting flow states of inspiration and compassionate action.

Shadow WORK:

A unique and powerful embodied psychological program for discovering your deepest self and augmenting your spiritual light.

• Explore individual and collective shadow.
• Learn how shadow work can create a greater space for consciousness to flourish.
• Heal the psychological wounds of the self in a way that meditative approaches struggle to address.
• Experience the power of collective healing.

Wisdom Traditions:

Discover universal wisdom patterns from the world’s great traditions both sacred and secular. Enter the imaginal field where ancestors past, present and future stand in support of your heart’s deepest longing.

• Realize an integration of ancient wisdom and modern science.
• Discern universal patterns at the roots of the world’s Wisdom traditions.
• Appreciate and integrate the power of your specific root tradition(s).
• Learn to serve and heal the secular-religious divide in your own local community.

Program Outcomes

• Connect to higher purpose and a sense of personal calling.
• Develop confidence when approaching complex change initiatives at the organizational, community and societal level.
• Build skill at thriving in complexity through accessing intuition and inspiration.
• Express leadership through presence and visionary space holding.
• Gain a working knowledge of developmental dynamics in individuals, collectives, and systems.
• Cultivate a genuine appreciation for the full spectrum of humanity: from traditional, to modern, to postmodern and beyond.
• Free up energy that is frozen in psychological shadow and redirect it toward healing in self and others.
• Draw sustenance and guidance by connecting deeply to ancestry, lineage and the wisdom traditions.

“Spectra is like a living laboratory in which to explore relationships and new ways of being. We get to notice our predictable patterns and intentionally experiment with a truer and more honest identity, all the while being supported and challenged by a community. It’s a chance to let go of what we think we are and, from a place of open wonder, allow a new self to emerge.” - Spectra 1 Participant, Amanda Suarez

Who should apply:

Are you someone who:
Is ready to expand your container of consciousness?
Wants to challenge your own worldview and experience significant transformation?
Seeks to offer courageous service to your community and in the world?
Does not shy away from difficult inner work?
Is looking for a community that can see you and reflect back to you your higher potentials?
Yearns for an evolutionary spiritual path while integrating timeless wisdom?
Seeks to deepen their capacity for meditative awareness and presence in the world?
Wants to help your family, community, or organization take the lid off its own developmental potential?

Whether you are a committed meditator, social justice activist, soul reaching beyond the borders of traditional religions, an audacious entrepreneur, or simply a profoundly curious being, we welcome you to apply and contribute your talents to this evolutionary community. At Spectra, we are deeply committed to supporting you to more fully realize the endless possibilities of a precious human birth.

Application

Our next cohort is indefinitely postponed,
nevertheless we welcome your application and will reach out to you when we have new dates.
Questions? Email info@lowerlightswisdom.org

Mentors

The mentor positions at Spectra is by invitation only.

Lead Facilitator

Visiting Faculty

Assistant Faculty