Research and Suggested Reading

The Q Process is based on leading edge discoveries in the fields of :

• Brain Science
• Quantum Physics
• Heart Coherence
• Transpersonal Psychology
• Adult Development Theory

The following reading list provides an entry point into emerging understandings from these important fields of inquiry. We have chosen books that offer insights into profound scientific discoveries and are easily understood by lay people.

BRAIN SCIENCE

• The Developing Mind and Mindsight, Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
• Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind, Joe Dispenza D.C.
• Who Switched Off My Brain: Controlling Toxic Thoughts and Emotions, Dr. Caroline Leaf
• The Biology of Belief, Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles, Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.

Click here for a summary article on the brain.

Click here for an article on how neuroscience and developmental psychology  converge to help create a new sense of self.

QUANTUM PHYSICS

• The Intention Experiment, Lynn McTaggert
• Dr. Quantum’s Little Book of Big Ideas, by Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D.
• In Search of Divine Reality; Science as a Source of Inspiration, by Lother Schäfer
• Paradoxology: Spirituality In A Quantum Universe, by Miriam Therese Winter
• Quantum Leaps: Seven Skills for Workplace ReCreation, by Charlotte Shelton 
• Quantum Theology: Spiritual Implications of the New Physics, by Diarmuid O’Murchu

HEART COHERENCE

• Energize Your Heart in Four Dimensions, Puran and Susanna Bair
• The HeartMath Solution, Doc Childre and Howard Martin
• The Heart’s Code: Tapping the Wisdom and Power of our Heart Energy. Paul Pearson
• Transforming Stress: The Heartmath Solution for Relieving Worry, Fatigue and Tension, Doc Childre and Deborah Rozman

TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY

• The Act of Will, Robert Assagioli, M.D.
• A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science, and Spirituality, Ken Wilber
• The Atman Project: A Transpersonal View of Human Development, Ken Wilber
• Toward a Psychology of Being, Dr. Abraham Maslow

ADULT DEVELOPMENT THEORY

• The Evolving Self by Robert Kegan, Ph.D
• In Over Our Heads by Robert Kegan, Ph.D
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves
• Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ, Daniel Goldman

Online Articles:

Ego Development: Nine Levels of Increasing Embrace,
Susanne R. Cook-Greuter, Ed.D.

Robert Kegan's Awesome Theory of Social Maturity,
Mark Dombeck, Ph.D

Spiritual Intelligence and Why It Matters,
Cindy Wigglesworth
   (www.consciouspursuits.com)