Education:
• PhD – Transpersonal Psychology, Sofia University (formerly ITP)
• B.S. Psychology – Morehead State University
Educational Research:
• M.A. Transpersonal Psychology – Thesis: Explorations with a Curriculum in Compassion
Licensures & Certifications:
• Certified Transformational Life Coach
Research & Training Interests:
• Ecstatic poetry as visionary art, Mahayana Buddhist compassion practices, the psychology of meditation
Publications
• Thompson, B. (2020). The practice and path of ecstatic poetry: Toward a new model for the facilitation of ecstatic verse. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 52(2), 204-223.
• Thompson, B. (2020). This is not my kingdom: Ecstatic Sovereignty. Kindle Direct Publishing.
• Thompson, B. (2018). Fire and the moon: Poems for my daughter. Kindle Direct Publishing.
• Thompson, B. (2017). The medicine is in the poison: Poems from the path of lojong. Kindle Direct Publishing.
• Thompson, B. (2015). From the back of a thirsty camel: Ecstatic longings. Kindle Direct Publishing.
• Thompson, B. (2012). The long road home: A collection of poems from an open heart. Kindle Direct Publishing.
