Institute for Nonduality-Based Therapies

Advancing the responsible study and application of nondual awareness in therapeutic contexts

Introduction

The Institute for Nonduality-Based Therapies (INT) is a research and education initiative dedicated to exploring how nondual awareness can support psychological well-being, reduce stress, and alleviate suffering when applied with care, rigor, and ethical responsibility.

Drawing on contemplative traditions, modern psychology, and emerging clinical research, the Institute works to bridge ancient insight and contemporary therapeutic practice without reducing either to ideology or belief.

What Are Nonduality-Based Therapies?

Nonduality refers to modes of awareness in which the usual sense of separation between self and experience softens or dissolves. Across cultures and traditions, such states have long been associated with reduced psychological distress, increased resilience, and profound shifts in perspective.

Nonduality-based therapies explore how carefully structured practices that point toward nondual awareness may be integrated into modern therapeutic and wellness contexts—always with attention to safety, consent, scope of practice, and empirical grounding.

The Institute does not define a single therapeutic modality. Instead, it supports the responsible development, study, and dialogue surrounding multiple nonduality-informed approaches.

The Role of INT

The Institute for Nonduality-Based Therapies exists to: support research and pilot studies exploring nonduality-based approaches, develop educational frameworks, encourage ethical standards and best practices in this emerging field, and foster interdisciplinary dialogue among researchers, therapists, and contemplative practitioners. The Institute does not claim ownership of the field of nonduality or nondual therapies. Its role is supportive, exploratory, and collaborative.

The Institute focuses on development, research, and education, not clinical service delivery. The Institute for Nonduality-Based Therapies is an educational and research initiative. It does not provide medical or psychological treatment, and its materials are not a substitute for professional care.

Guiding Principles

The work of the Institute is guided by a commitment to: psychological safety and participant well-being, transparency about evidence status and limitations, respect for both contemplative traditions and modern clinical standards, clear distinction between education, therapy, and spiritual instruction; and ongoing refinement through feedback, research, and dialogue.

Looking Ahead

Nonduality-based approaches are gaining increasing interest across psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative science. The Institute for Nonduality-Based Therapies seeks to contribute thoughtfully to this evolving conversation. As research progresses and collaborations develop, the Institute intends to support additional programs, publications, and educational initiatives aligned with its mission.