Join Paul F. Austin for an interesting weaving of meditation, psychedelics, and conscious leadership, with renowned executive coach Eric Kaufmann.

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This intimate conversation was recorded live from Eric’s “meditation temple” built beside his house in Southern California. Eric shares his journey from being kicked out of college to finding meditation and his early adventures integrating psychedelics into his meditation practice.

He reveals his insights from a year-long meditation retreat and emphasizes the growing need to bring humanity and spirituality to business. Eric lays out his two books and their roadmaps to conscious leadership. Finally, the two explore how psychedelics can be integrated into coaching to help leaders transcend “ego myopia,” which Eric sees as the biggest barrier to executive effectiveness and conscious leadership.

Eric Kaufmann:

Eric Kaufmann combines an unrelenting commitment to results with an unyielding regard for spirit. He is the product of forty years of Zen practice seamlessly woven into three decades of business leadership, both as a corporate leader and advisor to leaders.

Eric is an appointed Thought Leader at Harvard’s Institute of Coaching. He designed and taught the Coaching for Professionals program at San Diego State University, and has presented at TEDx. Author of The Four Virtues of a Leader and Leadership Breakdown, Eric is laser focused on teaching executives and leaders how to raise their game as human-centered leaders with bottom line accountability.

Eric’s teaching and guidance to clients such as Dr. Bronner’s, Verizon, ASML, Sunpower, Circle, SDG&E, Alcon, and Facebook, weaves in tried-and-true wisdom gleaned from more than 15,000 hours as an executive guide.

Eric has lived and worked on three continents, and managed and led at Fortune 100 firms. In addition to his degree in business, he is a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Master Scuba diving Instructor. In his previous life, he lived off the grid in a mountain cabin he built by himself. Eric is married for 25 years and is the blessed father of two remarkable young women who know how to navigate the Matrix.



Highlights:
03:58 Finding spiritual communion through meditation
06:37 From being kicked out of college to finding meditation
15:59 Eric’s early adventures integrating psychedelics into his meditation practice
26:58 Revelations from a year-long meditation retreat
33:19 Turning home and work life into spiritual practices
37:09 The growing need to bring humanity and spirituality to business
42:40 Cultivating community outside the workplace
50:01 How conscious business practices can shape culture
54:53 Unpacking the four virtues of a leader
59:54 Transcending ‘Ego Myopia’ to conscious leadership
01:06:49 Integrating psychedelic experiences through coaching
01:10:39:03 Eric’s vision for creating more conscious leaders

Links:
Eric’s website: http://www.sagatica.com/
Eric on Instagram:   / eric.kaufmann  
Eric on LinkedIn:   / erickaufmann7  

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