Unique Self Institute Blog

by Dr Marc Gafni My name is Marc Gafni. I'm representing myself and my dear friend, interlocutor, and initiate in CosmoErotic Humanism, Dr. Zachary Stein. Zak is the co-president with me of the Center for World Philosophy and Religion.  We've been together...

By Claire Molinard and David Cicerchi, Unique Self Institute Let’s face it: no matter how much we try to “fix” and “improve” ourselves, most of our life is spent unconsciously acting out childhood wounds, coping mechanisms, and cultural conditioning that occlude our...

(This blog post is an AI-assisted summary of part of a conversation between Unique Self Institute founder Claire Molinard, her coaching partner David Cicerchi, and podcast host Sabri Gazail).   In a world where transformation is split between either of the...

by Claire Molinard In the Buddhist tale of The Mustard Seed, Kisa Gotami, a grieving mother seeks solace from the Buddha following the loss of her child. Touched by her pain, the Buddha offers to help, but with one condition: she must retrieve a mustard seed from a...

by Claire Molinard Why do we struggle to be kind to ourselves, and why is it so important?  In a world that prioritizes productivity over self-care, extending kindness to ourselves may seem indulgent, selfish, or even irresponsible. Some may view it as a sign of...

A Model of Self: Answering the Question of, “Who am I?” In this recent episode from One Mountain, Many Paths, Dr. Gafni explores and brings together two models of Self, formulated in Cosmo-Erotic Humanism based on the empiricism of interior wisdom traditions and the...