Thank you for visiting. My name is Dida Kutz. As well as being certified by Emma Bragdon in her IMHU course on Spiritual Emergency, I have listed below numerous trainings relevant to facilitating spiritual emergency peer groups. Currently, I occasionally host social noting groups as a meditation teacher in Buddhist Geeks.
My role with Kind Emergents is to help educate people negotiating the challenges of spiritual awakenings/emergence. Please note that because I am not a licensed mental health therapist, I do not provide therapeutic advice.
I decided to become a spiritual emergency coach when a distressing “cracking open” of my heart occurred in early 2021 after years of meditation practice. (See The Warning Label video.) I had already had a lifetime of many anomalous occurrences (that I kept secret), and my empathetic distress led me to investigate the phenomenon of intense spiritual growth. This eventually led me to IMHU and a strong desire to support others going through psychospiritual upheavals. ~~ Dida
Certifications/Trainings:
March 2023-current, Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy, Nalanda University
Meditation Teacher, 2022, Buddhist Geeks
Spiritual Emergency Coach, 2022, IMHU
End of Life Doula, 2020, INELDA
Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, 2014, Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Additional Applicable Courses:
Multiple courses in trauma via the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
G.R.A.C.E Training, Upaya Zen Center
Death and Dying, Upaya Zen Center
MAPS Psychedelic Training (pilot program)
Numerous 10-week dharma courses via Buddhist Geeks (e.g., Zen Noting; Social Metta; Mapping Awakening and Realization Process [based on Judith Blackstone’s work])
Higher Education:
UCLA and San Francisco State University; Master’s level work in molecular genetics
Other:
Explorer’s Club inductee 2009
Below: Emma Bragdon standing far left in blue; I am standing center with colorful top and jeans, June 2022.
