William Bloom
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William Bloom is a British teacher, healer and author in the field of holistic development.
Born in 1948 in central London
, at 22 he was a commissioning editor
at Macmillan’s. He was responsible for creating the Open Gate imprint.
Bloom gained a doctorate in political psychology from the London School of Economics
, where he lectured in Psychological Problems in International Politics. He also worked as a tutor with adults and adolescents with special needs for ten years, and as a trainer.
Since the late 1970s Bloom’s writing and teaching have reflected his interest in new approaches to exploring consciousness and spirituality. His holistic background includes a two-year spiritual retreat living amongst the Saharan Berbers in the High Atlas Mountains, His diary of this period was published as The Sacred Magician and is considered a classic work of its kind. He has also spent 30 years on the faculty of the Findhorn Foundation
. In 1988 William co-founded and was for 10 years director of the Alternatives Programme at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
He is a meditation master and his books include the seminal The Endorphin Effect, Feeling Safe and Psychic Protection – and most recently Soulution: The Holistic Manifesto. He teaches and runs workshops internationally and has featured in many radio and television programmes including The Moral Maze and The Soul of Britain. Bloom is regarded as a statesman for the Holistic movement on the political stage. He had the honour of addressing the UN Oslo Conference on Religion and Belief (August 1998) where his address to the delegates was instrumental in the reassessment of New Age and Holistic approach to spirituality, resulting in equal status being granted alongside the traditional faiths.
In 1999 he founded Holistic Partnerships, an educational and training consultancy that particularly works with the material of The Endorphin Effect — a set of strategies based on his research into mind-body medicine and holistic healthcare. He is director of The Holism Network, an international community of holistic practitioners, thinkers and pioneers.
Born in 1948 in central London
London
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, at 22 he was a commissioning editor
Commissioning editor (book publishing)
In book publishing, a commissioning editor is essentially a buyer. It is the job of the commissioning editor to advise the publishing house on which books to publish. Usually the actual decision of whether or not to contract a book is taken by a senior manager rather than the editor.-...
at Macmillan’s. He was responsible for creating the Open Gate imprint.
Bloom gained a doctorate in political psychology from the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, where he lectured in Psychological Problems in International Politics. He also worked as a tutor with adults and adolescents with special needs for ten years, and as a trainer.
Since the late 1970s Bloom’s writing and teaching have reflected his interest in new approaches to exploring consciousness and spirituality. His holistic background includes a two-year spiritual retreat living amongst the Saharan Berbers in the High Atlas Mountains, His diary of this period was published as The Sacred Magician and is considered a classic work of its kind. He has also spent 30 years on the faculty of the Findhorn Foundation
Findhorn Foundation
The Findhorn Foundation is a Scottish charitable trust registered in 1972, formed by the spiritual community at the Findhorn Ecovillage, one of the largest intentional communities in Britain....
. In 1988 William co-founded and was for 10 years director of the Alternatives Programme at St James' Church, Piccadilly.
He is a meditation master and his books include the seminal The Endorphin Effect, Feeling Safe and Psychic Protection – and most recently Soulution: The Holistic Manifesto. He teaches and runs workshops internationally and has featured in many radio and television programmes including The Moral Maze and The Soul of Britain. Bloom is regarded as a statesman for the Holistic movement on the political stage. He had the honour of addressing the UN Oslo Conference on Religion and Belief (August 1998) where his address to the delegates was instrumental in the reassessment of New Age and Holistic approach to spirituality, resulting in equal status being granted alongside the traditional faiths.
In 1999 he founded Holistic Partnerships, an educational and training consultancy that particularly works with the material of The Endorphin Effect — a set of strategies based on his research into mind-body medicine and holistic healthcare. He is director of The Holism Network, an international community of holistic practitioners, thinkers and pioneers.