Daniel Deslauriers

Professor Daniel Deslauriers is a faculty member in the Transformative Inquiry department at the School of Consciousness and Transformation, California Institute of Integral Studies. He joined CIIS in 1990 and has taught at institutions like McGill University and Université de Montréal. His research focuses on dreams, consciousness studies, ecological phenomenology, and arts-based research, with a particular interest in 'Reciprocal Embeddedness.'

Education:

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Université de Montréal (research at Carleton University)
• M.Sc. in Psychology, Université de Montréal (research at University of Auckland)

Research Interests:

• Integral approaches to dreams, narrative inquiry, and embodied knowing
• Spirituality in dance practices (e.g., Contact Improvisation and Balinese Topeng)
• Ethical dimensions of heart-knowing and transsubjectivity

Notable Awards:

• John Templeton Teaching Award (2011) for 'Consciousness Science and Religion' course
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council grants (Canada)

Teaching & Mentorship:

• Advanced seminars on Reciprocal Embeddedness and Integral Dreaming
• Former Chair of East-West Psychology and Integral Individualized Doctorate programs

Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles and books, including Integral Dreaming: A Holistic Approach to Dreams (2012) and recent work on somatic dreaming and transsubjectivity (2023).