Gradual Path supports both inner and outer journeys through coaching, courses, pilgrimages, and service projects grounded in Tibetan Buddhist wisdom and integrated with modern psychology.
Dr. Miles Neale is a Buddhist psychotherapist, author, and teacher whose work bridges Tibetan Buddhist wisdom and modern psychology.
The origins of Gradual Path began in 2018 after a transformative pilgrimage to Nepal led by Tibetan master Geshe Tenzin Zopa, where Dr. Neale launched his book Gradual Awakening at Kopan Nunnery in Kathmandu.
Inspired by the momentum of that journey, a small community formed to continue studying the lam rim, or “gradual path” of Tibetan Buddhism, through a structured program of teachings, meditation, pilgrimage, and service.
That initiative evolved into Gradual Path, an international learning community offering courses, pilgrimages, coaching, and service projects designed to support inner transformation and compassionate action in the world.
The Gradual Path is rooted in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of lam rim, the “stages of the path,” which views transformation as a lifelong process of learning, reflection, and compassionate action. By integrating contemplative practice with insights from modern psychology, Gradual Path offers a space for inner development while encouraging meaningful engagement with the world.
At the heart of this work is the belief that genuine change unfolds gradually. Rather than seeking quick solutions, we emphasise steady study, contemplative practice, and the cultivation of compassion in everyday life. Through community, service, and shared learning, the path becomes not only a personal journey but a contribution to the wellbeing of others.
Gradual Path is held by a small group of teachers, mentors, and collaborators who help steward the teachings, community, and shared journey.
Founder and Instructor
Dr. Miles Neale is a psychotherapist, author, and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism whose work bridges contemplative wisdom with modern psychology. Over the past twenty-five years he has taught meditation and contemplative psychology internationally, including at Harvard, Columbia, and Cornell. He is the author of Return with Elixir and Gradual Awakening, and founder of Gradual Path.
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Director, Gradual Path Indonesia
Dr. Emily Wolf is a clinical psychologist specialising in contemplative psychotherapy that integrates Buddhist wisdom with modern therapeutic approaches. Alongside her private practice and work in therapist training, she serves as Director of Gradual Path Indonesia, helping guide the organisation's programs, community, and initiatives supporting the integration of psychology, contemplative practice, and service.
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Spiritual Advisor
Geshe Tenzin Zopa is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher ordained at Kopan Monastery in Nepal and a graduate of Sera Jey Monastic University in South India, where he received the Geshe degree. A longtime teacher within the FPMT tradition, he shares Buddhist teachings internationally and serves as the spiritual mentor guiding the vision and pilgrimages of Gradual Path.
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The Gradual Path approach emphasizes steady transformation rather than quick solutions. Our work brings together contemplative study, psychological insight, community, and lived experience. Whether through courses, pilgrimage, coaching, or service, the intention is to support meaningful inner development while cultivating compassion and responsibility in the world.
The gradual path reminds us that transformation happens step by step, through study, reflection, and compassionate action. Each journey inner and outer becomes part of a shared effort to cultivate wisdom and care for the world.
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