Dr. Jean Houston is considered one of the most evocative and entertaining speakers on aligning the human spirit, potential and action with the needs of the time. Her talks are legendary for their ability to inspire, inform and activate her audience. Her lifetime passion is to encourage the inherent possibilities, visions and capacities that lie within each person and/or group, and translate them into positive action.

Jean Houston holds a B.A. from Barnard College, a Ph.D. in psychology from the Union Graduate School, and a Ph.D. in religion from the Graduate Theological Foundation. She has also been the recipient of honorary doctorates.
“Jean Houston’s mind should be considered a national treasure”, said Buckminster Fuller, a renowned American philosopher, thinker, visionary, inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, poet and cosmologist. A life-long friend of Jean Houston, his observation is shared by the thousands of individuals, communities, organizations and nations that have been and continue to be inspired by her words.
Jean Houston, Ph.D., scholar, philosopher, and researcher in Human Capacities, is one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time. She is long regarded as one of the principal founders of the Human Potential Movement. Dr. Houston is noted for her ability to combine a deep knowledge of history, culture, new science, spirituality and human development into her teaching. She is known for her inter-disciplinary perspective delivered in inspirational and humorous keynote addresses.
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My Teachers, Guides, and Mentors
You can explore all my Teachers, Guides, and Mentors pages:
- Andy Puddicombe
- Bernie Morin
- Caitlín Matthews
- Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
- Deena Metzger
- Deng Ming-Dao
- Don Miguel Ruiz
- Dr. Herbert Benson, M.D.
- Eckhart Tolle
- Ernest Shurtleff Holmes
- Heloisa da Silva Porto
- James T. McCay
- Jean Houston
- Jeannette McCullough
- John Matthews
- Jonn Mumford – Swami Anandakapila Saraswati
- José Luis Stevens
- Julia Cameron
- Lao Tzu
- Lena Stevens
- Louise Lynn Hay
- Mandaza Kandemwa
- Manly Palmer Hall
- Martha Lucier
- Master Hyakuten Inamoto
- Master Lee Holden
- Master Mantak Chia
- Michael Bungay Stanier – Box of Crayons
- Michael Harner
- Morrnah Simeona
- Neale Donald Walsch
- Paramhansa Yogananda
- Paul Leon Masters
- Paul O’Brien
- Renee Baribeau
- Richard N. Bolles
- Sandra Ingerman
- Shakti Gawain
- Sharif Khan
- Sharon Van Raalte
- Stephen Covey
- Tom Cowan
- Yogi Bhajan
My Points of Reference
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