Practical Spirituality with Mark Davis

About this episode

Mark Davis discusses the integration of spiritual practice into everyday life through his therapeutic model, Hypno-CBT®.

What does it mean for spiritual practice to become genuinely useful in the midst of ordinary life? Mark Davis is the founder of Hypno-CBT® , a science-based therapeutic model he's developed over the last 20 years. In this conversation we explore the contemplative and practical roots of Mark’s work. They discuss stilling the mind, agency, self-objectification, disinhibition, and the pragmatist reading of Abhinavagupta. Along the way, they also refer to some genuinely practical techniques. Bridging contemplative philosophy and therapeutic application, this dialogue reflects on how insight becomes embodied through practice, inquiry, and direct experience. A grounded and wide-ranging conversation on transformation, awareness, and practical spirituality. Discover a treasure trove of guided meditations, teachings, and courses at tantrailluminated.org . Find out more about the upcoming retreats and pilgrimages at https://www.tantrailluminated.org/calendar . Find more about Mark Davis at https://markrdavis.com/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Christopher Hareesh Wallis

Guest: Mark Davis

Topics covered

• practical spirituality
• therapeutic application
• contemplative philosophy
• mind stilling
• transformation
• awareness

Keywords

• spiritual practice
• Hypno-CBT
• contemplative roots
• mind agency
• self-objectification
• guided meditations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hypno-CBT®, tantrailluminated.org, markrdavis.com, Acast

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