Wisdom Consultant, Author, Podcast Host
John Driggs
Wisdom Consultant
Hand of the king
Are you looking for a discreet, high-trust alliance with someone who sees you, not just the roles you play?
I work with high-functioning leaders who navigate both morally and intellectually complex decisions. I understand the isolation, distrust, and emotional weight that comes with the position you are in and the depth you carry.
So, I am here, not to fix you, but to offer a calm, stable clarity. Again, you are the leader. I’m just here to help unburden some of the weight. Think of me as a polished mirror for you to see yourself clearly, a hard rock to sharpen up against, an honest friend and counselor.
John
Wisdom Consultant
Hand of the King
Are you looking for a discreet, high-trust alliance with someone who sees you, not just the roles you play?
I work with high-functioning leaders who navigate both morally and intellectually complex decisions. I understand the isolation, distrust, and emotional weight that comes with the position you are in and the depth you carry.
So, I am here, not to fix you, but to offer a calm, stable clarity. Again, you are the leader. I’m just here to help unburden some of the weight. Think of me as a polished mirror for you to see yourself clearly, a hard rock to sharpen up against, an honest friend and counselor.
John
Spirituality w/out Dogma or superstition
The Unbound Heart
You might consider this a book about spirituality but, really, it is about life—your life and how to live it authentically, to the fullest. It will encourage you to look not outside of yourself but to your own heart and mind to understand yourself, the world, and your place in it. The words in these pages will encourage you to take responsibility for your own life, to blaze your own trail, to sculpt your own being.
Another way to think about this book is as a kind of Traveler’s Guide—a collection of maps, compasses, and other tools from the world’s wisdom traditions—to support you as you learn to walk your own path in peace. I want you to be able to live in your own skin. I want you to make peace with Nature, to come into harmony with the Dharma, the truth of the moment’s experience, so that you may navigate your life, your relationships, your work and your art with a bit more ease, a bit more freedom, a bit more love and understanding.
John
Spirituality Without Dogma or Superstition
The Unbound Heart
You might consider this a book about spirituality but, really, it is about life—your life and how to live it authentically, to the fullest. It will encourage you to look not outside of yourself but to your own heart and mind to understand yourself, the world, and your place in it. The words in these pages will encourage you to take responsibility for your own life, to blaze your own trail, to sculpt your own being.
Another way to think about this book is as a kind of Traveler’s Guide—a collection of maps, compasses, and other tools from the world’s wisdom traditions—to support you as you learn to walk your own path in peace. I want you to be able to live in your own skin. I want you to make peace with Nature, to come into harmony with the Dharma, the truth of the moment’s experience, so that you may navigate your life, your relationships, your work and your art with a bit more ease, a bit more freedom, a bit more love and understanding.
John
Mindfulness & Metta
Meditations
You are a remarkable fact of existence, a truly awe-inspiring creature. If you didn’t know that already, let me hold up a mirror so you can see your reflection clearly, so you can see for yourself the miracle that you are.
I want you to understand yourself, to appreciate yourself, to love and care for yourself. I want you to embody yourself fully, to live authentically from your own heart.
I want you to be happy, to be free from suffering.
I wish you lasting peace,
John
Metta & Mindfulness
Meditations
You are a remarkable fact of existence, a truly awe-inspiring creature. If you didn’t know that already, let me hold up a mirror so you can see your reflection clearly, so you can see for yourself the miracle that you are.
I want you to understand yourself, to appreciate yourself, to love and care for yourself. I want you to embody yourself fully, to live authentically from your own heart.
I want you to be happy, to be free from suffering.
I wish you lasting peace,
John
Love & Understanding
Podcast
At the Love & Understanding podcast, the goal is wisdom. John Driggs, the show’s host is interested in building a personal and secular spiritual life—one that is grounded in honesty, humility, science, reason, meditation, reflection, and compassion.
John wants you to know yourself, to love yourself, to embody yourself fully. He wants you to learn to walk your own path in peace.
Topics covered include ancient wisdom traditions, moral philosophy, epistemology, reason and rationality, meditation and contemplative practices, consciousness, the life and physical sciences, art, poetry, literature, culture, politics, relationships, pedagogy, and many more topics.
John
Love & Understanding
Podcast
At the Love & Understanding podcast, the goal is wisdom. John Driggs, the show’s host is interested in building a personal and secular spiritual life—one that is grounded in honesty, humility, science, reason, meditation, reflection, and compassion.
John wants you to know yourself, to love yourself, to embody yourself fully. He wants you to learn to walk your own path in peace.
Topics covered include ancient wisdom traditions, moral philosophy, epistemology, reason and rationality, meditation and contemplative practices, consciousness, the life and physical sciences, art, poetry, literature, culture, politics, relationships, pedagogy, and many more topics.
John
The Pink Couch Confessionals
Podcast
In The Pink Couch Confessionals, the show’s hosts John Driggs and River Wood bring the most raw, vulnerable, and intimate aspects of the human experience to light.
Rather than live in isolation, fear, and shame, John and River encourage an open, honest, and compassionate approach to navigating our relationships, shadow parts, and other difficulties in life.
The Pink Couch Confessionals
Podcast
In The Pink Couch Confessionals, the show’s hosts John Driggs and River Wood bring the most raw, vulnerable, and intimate aspects of the human experience to light.
Rather than live in isolation, fear, and shame, John and River encourage an open, honest, and compassionate approach to navigating our relationships, shadow parts, and other difficulties in life.
Philosophy, Wisdom, & Wellbeing
Writings
“a Lens of Freedom”
How does one come to hold a worldview? How does a baby come out of the womb without any ideas of itself or the world, without any prejudices or biases, without any opinions or beliefs, one day come to hold…
“The Noble Eightfold Path”
Dharma practice, then, asks us to live in peace and harmony with the Dharma. Together, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path form an indivisible whole called the Dharma, or Truth, Law, Nature, Life.
“The Four Noble Truths”
The Buddha taught only suffering and its end, which is expressed in the Four Noble Truths — the indispensable foundation embraced by all Buddhist traditions and lineages, no matter how far their metaphysics…
“The Art of Bare Attention”
Today we’re going to talk about the ancient Buddhist practice vipassana, or insight meditation. Now, just to be clear, this is an entirely secular practice. It doesn’t require you to adopt any dogmatic beliefs…
“Mother Ayahuasca”
It’s hard to unpack and conceptualize the lessons learned and insights gained from this experience. But my hope in this article is to share those golden nuggets of wisdom, those insights and lessons….
About
John Driggs
Author, meditation teacher, philosopher, and host of the Love & Understanding podcast.
Hey! My name is John Driggs. I live on a quiet mountain property with my partner River and our four kids.
My aim is to build a sanctuary and place of growth—a place where people can come to feel safe and loved, a place where teachers and artists can come together to share their wisdom and beauty, where they can host retreats, workshops, and other experiences that soften our hearts and expand our minds.
I’m looking forward to sharing my unbounded love and tender human heart with each of you.
John
About
John Driggs
Author, meditation teacher, philosopher, and host of the Love & Understanding podcast.
Hey! My name is John Driggs. I live on a quiet mountain property with my partner River and our four kids.
Our home is a sanctuary and a place of growth – a place where people can come to feel safe and loved, a place where teachers and artists can come together to share their wisdom and beauty, where they can host retreats, workshops, and other experiences that soften our hearts and expand our minds.
I’m looking forward to sharing my unbounded love and tender heart with each of you.
John
Join Our Community
Project Human
Project Human is an intimate community who, together, create a kind of sanctuary and place of growth—a place where people can come to feel safe and loved, a place where teachers and artists can come together to share their wisdom and beauty, where they can host retreats, workshops, and other experiences that soften our hearts and expand our minds.
I’m looking forward to sharing my unbounded love and tender human heart with each of you.
To be with John Driggs is to be in the presence of both a sharp mind and a deeply open heart. His warmth, patience, and the way he asks questions—gently yet insightfully—create a kind of space where truth can rise to the surface without force. He never prescribes, never imposes, but instead walks beside you, inviting you to uncover your own healing with compassion and clarity.
One of the most life-altering moments I experienced with John happened on a simple mountain hike. As we talked about our lives, something in me opened. In response to one of his thoughtful questions, I found myself speaking aloud the tender, hidden parts I had long kept buried beneath my heart. That single conversation cracked something open in me—it became a turning point in my trauma healing, and in my willingness to open again to love and partnership. That moment, and many others we’ve shared, have changed my life in ways I’ll always be grateful for.
John is someone who brings safety not only through his presence but also through his ability to challenge ideas with curiosity and care. He invites expansive thinking, helps you play with paradigms, and brings both spiritual depth and intellectual agility to the table. His impact lives on in my life—and likely always will.
John has shown up with a level of presence, care, and grounded wisdom that is rare to find. He’s been an example to me of how to truly hold space, especially when navigating the deeper, more tender parts of life.
Whether it’s been in everyday conversations or profound experiences, like our time together in Peru sitting with ayahuasca, John consistently shows up with integrity and heart. He reminded me of the sacredness of staying connected, of not withdrawing when things get heavy.
John has also deeply impacted the way I see fatherhood. Watching him love, guide, and show up for his kids has been powerful. He leads them with intention, affection, and wisdom—and it’s clear how much they thrive because of it.
To me, John is the embodiment of a true friend: steady, thoughtful, and fully human. His presence has added real value to my life, and I’m honored to walk alongside him in this journey.
Kamren N.
Even as I type the name John Driggs, I wonder what he ever saw in me to invest the time and energy he has. And then I’m reminded to just be grateful for who I am and for those in my life that have been there for me.
I’m grateful for how John has provided me with such tremendous amounts of space to explore neglected parts of me, which benefits both myself and the collective whole.
John is one of those individuals who the heart can so easily and readily trust. With his love, acceptance, and deep tenderness, he makes it so much easier to make contact with those hard to reach inner personal places.
It’s been a joy, and not at all a surprise, to witness his ability to fluidly guide and allow others to deepen self-love. John has been and continues to be a loving human that exemplifies love and kindness and a desire to be his best self, not only for his relationship to himself but for all those who are fortunate to walk beside him.
Logan M.
John’s heart and mind have reached an undeniable peace. From the moment you enter his presence, you feel his love and safety. Your entire nervous system relaxes. And when he hugs you, which is always with the entirety of his being, your body melts completely.
John also has this unique capacity to simultaneously carry the masculine and feminine, which I believe comes from the deep inner work he has done, allowing him to be entirely at home with himself. I watch the men around him relax the walls they’ve built and settle into an ease and vulnerability. They see that they can still be “manly” without compromising the tenderness we all carry within ourselves.
The other thing I find remarkable about John is his intellect. There is no conversation he can’t skillfully and meaningfully participate in, always keeping the conversation pointed and held from the heart.
Thank you, John, for your living example of love and wisdom.
Tase T.
Join Our Community
Project Human
Project Human as an intimate community who, together, create a kind of sanctuary and place of growth—a place where people can come to feel safe and loved, a place where teachers and artists can come together to share their wisdom and beauty, where they can host retreats, workshops, and other experiences that soften our hearts and expand our minds.
I’m looking forward to sharing my unbounded love and tender human heart with each of you.
John
John has shown up with a level of presence, care, and grounded wisdom that is rare to find. He’s been an example to me of how to truly hold space, especially when navigating the deeper, more tender parts of life.
Whether it’s been in everyday conversations or profound experiences, like our time together in Peru sitting with ayahuasca, John consistently shows up with integrity and heart. He reminded me of the sacredness of staying connected, of not withdrawing when things get heavy.
John has also deeply impacted the way I see fatherhood. Watching him love, guide, and show up for his kids has been powerful. He leads them with intention, affection, and wisdom—and it’s clear how much they thrive because of it.
To me, John is the embodiment of a true friend: steady, thoughtful, and fully human. His presence has added real value to my life, and I’m honored to walk alongside him in this journey.
Kamren N.
Even as I type the name John Driggs, I wonder what he ever saw in me to invest the time and energy he has. And then I’m reminded to just be grateful for who I am and for those in my life that have been there for me.
I’m grateful for how John has provided me with such tremendous amounts of space to explore neglected parts of me, which benefits both myself and the collective whole.
John is one of those individuals who the heart can so easily and readily trust. With his love, acceptance, and deep tenderness, he makes it so much easier to make contact with those hard to reach inner personal places.
It’s been a joy, and not at all a surprise, to witness his ability to fluidly guide and allow others to deepen self-love. John has been and continues to be a loving human that exemplifies love and kindness and a desire to be his best self, not only for his relationship to himself but for all those who are fortunate to walk beside him.
Logan M.
John’s heart and mind have reached an undeniable peace. From the moment you enter his presence, you feel his love and safety. Your entire nervous system relaxes. And when he hugs you, which is always with the entirety of his being, your body melts completely.
John also has this unique capacity to simultaneously carry the masculine and feminine, which I believe comes from the deep inner work he has done, allowing him to be entirely at home with himself. I watch the men around him relax the walls they’ve built and settle into an ease and vulnerability. They see that they can still be “manly” without compromising the tenderness we all carry within ourselves.
The other thing I find remarkable about John is his intellect. There is no conversation he can’t skillfully and meaningfully participate in, always keeping the conversation pointed and held from the heart.
Thank you, John, for your living example of love and wisdom.
Tase T.
To be with John Driggs is to be in the presence of both a sharp mind and a deeply open heart. His warmth, patience, and the way he asks questions—gently yet insightfully—create a kind of space where truth can rise to the surface without force. He never prescribes, never imposes, but instead walks beside you, inviting you to uncover your own healing with compassion and clarity.
One of the most life-altering moments I experienced with John happened on a simple mountain hike. As we talked about our lives, something in me opened. In response to one of his thoughtful questions, I found myself speaking aloud the tender, hidden parts I had long kept buried beneath my heart. That single conversation cracked something open in me—it became a turning point in my trauma healing, and in my willingness to open again to love and partnership. That moment, and many others we’ve shared, have changed my life in ways I’ll always be grateful for.
John is someone who brings safety not only through his presence but also through his ability to challenge ideas with curiosity and care. He invites expansive thinking, helps you play with paradigms, and brings both spiritual depth and intellectual agility to the table. His impact lives on in my life—and likely always will.