Its name comes from the ancient image of the heart chakra, the fourth centre in the body’s energetic chakra system known for its green hues and twelve petals symbolizing the qualities of a fully opened heart.
  A journey of learning that begins in the body.
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The path most of us are seeking before we ever reach purpose, is coherence . . .
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.... leading us gently back to our own heart.Â
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What is the '12 Petalled Lotus'?Â
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In many traditions, the heart is seen as the bridge between body and spirit, connection and awareness.
The Path of the 12 Petalled Lotus is a framework for learning what most of us were never taught; the foundations of human development, emotional literacy, and the heart’s innate intelligence. It helps people understand how growth actually feels inside the body and offers ways to practice and embody that learning, while cultivating qualities like kindness, understanding and compassion, which transform how we live and relate. Through this work, people begin to feel more connected, capable, and at peace within themselves and their world. The Path of the 12 Petalled Lotus is for anyone ready to understand themselves more deeply and live with greater ease, clarity, and heart.
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12 Petals, 12 Qualities of the Heart
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The Path of the 12 Petalled Lotus builds on this map of human wholeness. The 12 petal qualities of the heart chakra are natural expressions of the human heart, each one reflecting a way of being that restores harmony to the body, mind, and field. They are qualities we remember and embody, creating the full spectrum of heart coherence. Through its teachings and practices, people come to recognize how growth feels inside the body and learn to embody the qualities. This is learning for everyone, at every stage of life, offering a way to live, lead, and love with greater coherence, clarity, and care.
These qualities form the living rhythm of 12 Petalled Lotus....
Purity
the clear, unclouded essence within
Clarity
the ability to see truth without distortion
Love
unconditional regard for self and othersÂ
Peace
calm presence amid changeÂ
Bliss
joy that arises
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Kindness
gentle strength in actionÂ
EmpathyÂ
attunement to the feeling world of others
Forgiveness
release of resistance and re-opening of flow.
Understanding
wisdom gained through experienceÂ
Unity
awareness of shared humanityÂ
Harmony
balanced relationship between all partsÂ
Compassion
love in motion
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Each quality finds its form in practice.
The pathways are how the teachings move from idea to embodiment
Every path begins with one uncertain step.
The heart steadies what the mind cannot.
Walking these paths becomes the practice itself
steady, human, imperfect, and alive.
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THE PRACTICE
The Path of the 12 Petalled Lotus offers an integrated way of learning drawn from lived practice, contemporary science, and the subtle intelligence of the heart, guiding us into deeper self-knowing, maturity, and relational understanding.
We honour the wisdom traditions that have long understood coherence as a state of wholeness and we draw from modern research that reveals how the heart’s field of energy and emotion shapes human experience.
Every element of the 12 Petalled Lotus is designed to move learning toward integration and embodiment. Without that final step, knowledge remains theory; with it, the teachings come alive in daily practice.
The “This Human” series emerges from that same vision,Â
a public conversation and storytelling project exploring how these teachings live in real life.
Beneath every pathway is a framework of rhythm and care.
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Our Framework
Teaching Ethos
Our approach begins with safety, pacing, and presence.
We teach through the body, the heart, and lived experience
creating spaces where learning feels honest and attuned.
Rather than pushing for outcomes, we hold a field that allows curiosity, rest, and integration to arise naturally.
Every learner, mentor, and facilitator is invited to meet themselves and others with compassion and accountability.
Read Our Full Teaching Ethos
A Gentle Way to Begin
Seasonal Invitation
If you’re new to 12 Petalled Lotus, the Holiday Introduction Series offers a simple way to explore the heart of this work.
Over a short series of reflections and teachings, you’ll get a feel for how we approach human development, emotional literacy, and the lived experience of being human, without needing to choose a Pathway yet.
 The PathwaysÂ
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The work unfolds through three interwoven rhythms:
exploration, expression, and community.
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Exploration
This is where the study begins...
through the 12 signature pathways that mirror the 12 petals of the lotus.
Each pathway unfolds through a heart quality such as compassion, clarity, empathy, or unity.
Learners move through guided study, embodied practice, and reflection, discovering coherence as a felt experience rather than an idea.
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Expression
What’s understood inwardly begins to move outward.
Here, participants give shape to their learning through reflection, creative practice, and meaningful conversation, engaging with ideas in ways that feel personal, practical, and relevant to real life.
Expression turns the personal into something shared, allowing the heart’s work to ripple into the world.
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Community
The circle that holds it all.
In community, we practice coherence together - listening, witnessing, and staying in rhythm with one another as growth unfolds.
It’s where learning becomes belonging, and the work of one becomes nourishment for many.
Each pathway returns us to the same centre: the heart as teacher, coherence as practice.
And it all begins in January 2026.
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At the centre of every human life is a heart wanting coherence and craving resonance.
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Every offering, every pathway, leads back here - to coherence, to belonging, to the shared work of becoming better humans together.Â
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