About dr. akasha, PhD, PCC

Long before I had language for it, I was living the question of what actually develops as human beings mature. Not simply our knowledge. Not merely our confidence. Not only our ability to think. But something deeper. The capacities that allow us to meet reality with greater openness, discernment, compassion, and participation.

Years later, my doctoral research in the constructive-developmental tradition of Robert Kegan and Susanne Cook-Greuter — gave that experience a discipline and a name. The Human Maturity Institute is what's grown from holding both the rigor of research and the truth of my lived experience.

A panoramic view of lush green mountain peaks with a bright blue sky and white clouds overhead.
Two men sitting on a low wall outdoors by a waterway, wearing large shoes and shirtless, smiling and talking. One man is wearing a black shirt and glasses, the other is wearing a black shirt and glasses, with a lanyard and badge. Green trees and buildings are in the background.

Human maturity is more than an idea. It is lived.

For the past two decades, I have:

  • Taught and supervised coaches in ICF Level 2 and graduate programs.

  • Assessed practitioner competence and provided developmental feedback.

  • Taught developmental psychology at the graduate level.

  • Facilitated experiential group learning at Yale.

  • Designed and delivered developmental leadership programs across corporations, ministries, universities, schools, and NGOs.

  • Worked across cultures, identities, sectors, and levels of authority.

  • Developed an original theory and an empirical inquiry around human maturity.

  • Coached senior executives, directors, educational leaders, entrepreneurs, and public service leaders, across the Caribbean, North America, Europe, and beyond.

Alongside this work, I've learned from contemplative traditions, Indigenous communities in the Amazon, adult development research, neuroscience, leadership practice, and my own life's unfolding.

Across these remarkably different worlds, one question has continued to emerge: What actually develops as human beings mature?

Not simply our knowledge. Not merely our confidence. Not only our ability to think. But something deeper.

The capacities that allow us to meet reality with greater openness, discernment, compassion, and participation. This website is where I am exploring that question publicly—not as someone with all the answers, but as an observer committed to paying careful attention.

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