What Students Have to Say About Integral Deep Listening
A Holographic Chapter: My Journey with Integral Deep Listening
A reflection by Kelly Puig
About a year ago, I was introduced to a teacher who has transformed my engagement with the transpersonal—and how I navigate the threshold between this world and that realm behind the veil. Some call it the astral plane, others the Akashic records. I think of it as the edge of chaos where a universe is being born. All of it, the same place.
The practice I’ve been immersed in is akin to a dream yoga—but unlike anything I had encountered before. Forget what you may know about Tibetan dream yoga or “lucid” dreaming. This is far more intimate, more infinite, and deeply practical.
My teacher, Joseph Dillard, was introduced to me as a healer in the dressings of a psychologist by my son’s therapist—a woman on Colorado’s Front Range who is herself a gifted healer. Joseph would never call himself a healer or guru. His only desire is to empower others to gain access to the sacred collective that lives within each of us—a living community of wisdom that offers guidance as we learn to listen to our inner compass. The gurus, he would say, are within.
Over the past forty years, Joseph has developed methods that are both profound and accessible. They support true healing, balance, and transformation—within ourselves, and perhaps most importantly, within our children.
After a year of practice, I can say this: it has been the most holographic chapter of my life. While I appreciate the healing potential of psychedelic journeys, they can be so vast they’re difficult to integrate. This practice, by contrast, is like “the psychedelic without the psychedelics.” It’s something you can engage daily—integrating insights into actionable, grounded steps for living.
Joseph offers an introductory salon at no cost. For those who wish to continue, he asks for a commitment to at least six of the twelve sessions—enough time to test and experience the process for yourself. There are even opportunities to barter or contribute to the growing community that is carrying this work forward.
Joseph has become not only my teacher but one of my most sacred friends. While I’m excited for others to learn and test these methods, I’m perhaps even more excited for them to simply meet Joseph.
— Kelly Puig
Overcoming Nightmares & PTSD
Terrorism Survivor, Israel
“I want to thank you! I survived a terror attack 9 years ago and have had PTSD since. For 8 years I had nightmares every night—usually 4 or 5 per night. I hardly slept and felt horrible. I read your Free Nightmare E-Book and for 2 months I interviewed a dream every night. The nightmares stopped. They would come back every few weeks, so I interviewed dreams only when I had a nightmare. In the past 4 months I have had no nightmares at all! I sleep well, have normal dreams, and wake up refreshed. After so many years of horrible nights, it feels like heaven! It’s just amazing.”
Anonymous Client
“I had been suffering from recurrent dreams and nightmares for over 25 years. Joseph’s Integral Deep Listening process helped me recognize that the ‘characters’ in my dreams were created by me, and that I could ‘interview’ them, hear their answers, and dispel the fear. I realized I was creating the same fear in my waking life. I experienced a dramatic change within a month of working with Joseph.”
Personal Growth & Self-Discovery
Eva, Czech Republic
“Integral Deep Listening helped me to get to know myself on a deeper level. It helped me to look at issues in my life from a higher perspective and get in touch with aspects of myself I had been suppressing. I learned that I can work with the feeling that remains after a dream and transform a negative post-dream feeling into a positive one. I feel a lot lighter now and have more energy. I found out that there are aspects of myself that know more than I thought.”
GB
“I have been involved with IDL for about three months, and I have found this work to be very effective, powerful, and fun. I use it to deal with issues that come up in my life. It offers me a greater perspective and excellent advice towards resolution. Another benefit is that rejected parts of myself can be acknowledged and accepted back, so that I am more whole. This method allows me to get in touch with my inner child, so that life becomes lighter and more fun.”
Healing from Trauma & Anxiety
Barbara Harris Whitfield, Therapist & Author
“I am a therapist and have worked for the past 20 years with adults who were repeatedly traumatized as children—just like me. This experience I had with you and the tunnel seems to cap off years of searching, working, praying, and writing on healing from childhood trauma. I realized that the little bit of stress I was still carrying around seemed gone. And there’s no arrogance—only gratitude and peaceful joy. I believe that anyone who has had a mystical experience can benefit from your process.”
Anonymous Client
“My experience with IDL has been nothing short of amazing. This process has profoundly aided my recovery from debilitating anxiety and phobias. I was able to tap into my own innate wisdom, which was far more helpful than previous long years in other therapies. The therapeutic impact was integrated much more naturally, deeply, and fully. I am astounded by the increasing depth of information and accurate guidance.”
Professionals & Therapists Acknowledge the Value
Dr. Dillard – A Colleague’s Perspective
“Dr. Dillard – I think that you have developed one of the most fantastic programs; it never ceases to amaze me what comes out of people’s mouths. What a wonderful way to communicate with your higher self when you can’t find your way in this world. If only parents could learn this and work with their children – what a different world we would have.”
J. Edgar Barnhill, III, C.Ht.
“For the past nine months I have been attending classes while establishing my vision of creating a new paradigm for the treatment of alcohol addiction. This weekend was the first time that I have learned a tool that has the capacity to be a ‘jack hammer’ and build a new foundation simultaneously. Very powerful.”
RC
“I use your protocol often for myself and my husband and with others. It really is fun, and profound work and you’ve distilled it into an easy format. My husband calls it Transformational Therapeutic Imagery because every time we’ve used it – it is truly transformational.”
Deep Spiritual & Meditative Impact
A Student’s Profound Session
“I just wanted to share with you how amazing tonight’s class was. This was a profound session. I have never felt so one with the divine in my life as I did tonight. I felt like God Himself was talking to me/through me… My brain was completely bypassed, and it was ok, I did not mind or care. I am just blown away Dr. Dillard!!!!!!!!! Thank you for your class!”
Beverly
“Throughout the years, I have tried numerous meditation techniques, but none of them worked for me until I experienced Joseph Dillard’s Integral Deep Listening. This technique allows me to transform my negative life experiences into their opposite, from the perspective of higher wisdom, and to reprogram my habitual thinking and feelings. It has been wonderful.”
Relationship and Life Integration
A Married Couple
“Toini and I have been working on our dreams with Joe for about four months. Each time we are amazed at how much depth and insight comes out of this process… This process is proving very helpful in enriching our marriage of 24 years as well as on individual issues. Joe is very good at helping us dig deeper and get meaning out of dreams that are initially rather obscure.”
Cheryl Mansson
“Thank you Joseph. I am energized. Instead of being hidden and ashamed of myself, I’m delighted to know me in the ways I’ve been and no longer need. The interviews keep me on track and away from unintentionally avoiding the nitty gritty. Thank you for being an instrument of Light that brings me to me.”
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