Dr. Swan Dao
Dr. Swan Dao is the founder of the Institute of Devotional Arts (https://devotionalarts.org), a pioneering organization that designs transformative learning experiences through the expressive arts. Swan studied and taught philosophy, theology, psychology, and theatre in Oxford, Melbourne, Paris, and Chicago, and earned a PhD from the University of Cambridge focused processes of self-transformation. Blending social science, embodiment, and the arts, his work revives the original spirit of psychotherapy: tending to the soul with depth, creativity, and care.
A certified coach and psychotherapist, educator, and experience designer, Swan has worked with Fortune 500 companies and major events across 20 countries. He collaborates with leading organizations in transpersonal psychology and with Europe’s foremost trauma transformation conference alongside Gabor Maté and Esther Perel. Swan currently resides at a Stockholm-based community for culture makers founded by the creators of the Inner Development Goals.
Upcoming Programs by Dr. Swan Dao
Psychodrama Lab: Embodied Group Process
Psychodrama Lab: Embodied Group Process is an intimate, high impact space where your inner world is invited to move, speak, and be witnessed. Through guided role play, dynamic group processes, and precise embodied exploration, you step beyond familiar patterns and safely rehearse new ways of being. Working with real-life themes in a finely held container, […]
Psychodrama Lab & Voice
Psychodrama Lab & Voice is an intimate, experiential space where inner experience is explored through embodied action and voice. Through guided role play and expressive voice work, participants step beyond familiar patterns and safely rehearse new ways of being. Working with real-life themes in a finely held container, insight is translated into lived experience, offering […]
Re-Imagining Intimacy
Intimacy begins with the courage to be fully present with another human being. In this 3 hour workshop, we explore intimacy as an ongoing life practice that nurtures authenticity, trust, and deep connection. You are invited into new ways of relating that are both grounding and liberating. This is an opportunity to cultivate emotional and […]