inner pedagogy/east midlands psychedelic society
Nottingham
Edward is committed to supporting people move towards wholeness and the role
education can play in this process. Edward researches mindfulness, integral and
transpersonal psychology and well-being as both a member and convenor of
postgraduate research at the Centre for Research in Human Flourishing
(University of Nottingham). An avid reader, he is particularly inspired by the
writings of Adyashanti, Stanislav Grof, Bernardo Kastrup, Gabor Maté, Rupert
Spira, Alan Watts and Ken Wilber. Edward has written numerous articles, book
chapters and books on these topics himself. Edward has been rigorously trained,
he received a First Class (Hons) Degree in Education and Art from the University
of Exeter in 1998 and a PhD in Peace Education and Sociocultural Theory from the
University of Birmingham in 2003. Edward is a qualified mindfulness teacher,
trained by Patrizia Collard/Enter Mindfulness, a Life Coach and a SoulCollage®
Facilitator. He has taken the core modules of the Grof Transpersonal Trainer
(GTT) Programme, covering the paradigm of Holotropic Breathwork, The Power
Within (Bodywork), Music & Transcendence and Spiritual Emergency. He has also
taken elective modules in Jung, Alchemy & The Transformation of Consciousness,
and Inner Ethics/Soul Collage. This training has been supplemented by further
training from the TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises) College and the
College of Sound Healing . As part of ongoing quality assurance, Edward receives
regular supervision in mindfulness, TRE® and Holotropic Breathwork®, actively
researching all of these fields, attending regular conferences, courses and
retreats to ensure his work and guidance is informed by deep inner experience
and the latest research and good practice. Edward is also a member of the
Association for Spiritual Integrity and follows their honour code of ethics and
good practice for individuals. Edward has attended a Quaker meeting all of his
adult life, adopting a contemplative and universal approach to spirituality. He
has served as both a Clerk and Elder to his local. 'Clerkship' involves engaging
contemplative approaches and discernment to make spiritually-informed group
decisions. Edward continues to practise art, focusing on contemporary altars,
shrines and portraiture drawing upon studies at the University of Exeter and the
Slade School of Art, London. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions,
winning the prestigious Attenborough Prize in 2011. Edward accepts commissions
and much of his work is available for sale. Artwork can be an excellent tool for
integration and creativity is employed to help with this process in many of
Edward’s courses and workshops.
