Dr. John W. Price’s
The Open Gate
Membership Community
A place where your inner life has company.
You've probably listened to John on The Sacred Speaks podcast. Perhaps you’ve read his Substack essays or heard about him from a friend.
Something in John's framework and the way he approaches the work has been speaking to you. You're ready for more than a podcast or article can give you.
This is what comes next.
You're interested in depth.
You’re ready for a place to explore what’s beneath the surface and a community to do it with.
WHO THIS IS FOR
— You've done enough personal growth exploration to know the territory. You're ready to go beyond consuming and start integrating.
— You know that we learn our deepest lessons by reflecting and being reflected in community. You want to plug into a group who is committed.
— You're drawn to depth psychology, mythology, and the soul, but you want community, not just content.
— You want access to John's guidance and framework on a regular basis, not just in passive essays and episodes.
THE FRAMEWORK
The Little Teachers
Most of us have been taught to treat our difficult emotions as problems to fix — anxiety to manage, grief to move through, perfectionism to overcome.
John's Little Teachers framework turns that upside down.
John’s Little Teachers framework maps out
36 aspects of the human condition.
These are the aspects of existence that most people tend to avoid…but which are our greatest little teachers.
For those who have the courage to meet them, the 36 Little Teachers unveil profound truths that will make you feel whole.
“Your anxiety isn't a flaw in your design.
It's a messenger. The question is:
Are you willing to hear what it has to say?"
—Dr. John W. Price
Each month, we step inside one Little Teacher together.
We explore its wisdom, its wound, and what it asks of us.
This is the living curriculum of the community.
Disassociation
Perfectionism
Shame
Longing
Anxiety
What The Open Gate includes
MEMBERSHIP
Monthly Teaching Session
Each month John leads a live guided exploration of one Little Teacher: a deep dive, an experiential practice, and communal reflection on how it applies to your life. Attend live via Zoom or receive the recording via email.
Monthly Support Circle
A private group session facilitated by John for members of the community to process, integrate, be witnessed by and learn from others. Attend live via Zoom.
Private Community
A gathering space between sessions for reflections, questions, and the slow unfolding that happens when good people bond over shared interests and exploration.
Annual Virtual Summit
Once a year, the full community gathers for a dedicated half-day with John — extended teaching, open dialogue, and collective integration.
Side Quests
Spontaneous offerings that follow the community's pulse — book discussions, workshops, guest voices, and unexpected invitations.
Behind-the-Scenes Access
Previews of John's book-in-progress, early podcast material, and first access to new retreats and offerings as they emerge.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
"John weaves a magical alchemy from his own deep explorations of psychology, myth and spirituality. He has inspired me to find my own best self as an artist and a human being — and freed me to truly and fully love my wife and live in more honest, profound connection with my family and community."
William Broyles, Jr.
— screenwriter, Cast Away · Apollo 13 · Jarhead
"John Price is the presence and voice I go to for psychological insight, cultural healing, and — I do not mean this lightly — spiritual uplift beyond and after any religion. There is a profundity here, a deep learning that is hidden but also palpable and there."
Jeffrey J. Kripal — J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, Rice University
Join the community
MEMBERSHIP & INVESTMENT
Annual membership paid up front:
$1,150 per year
(only $95 a month)
Payment plan option:
$338 per quarter
(only $112 a month)
Join by July 1
to receive John's
flute meditation*
*yes, John actually plays the wood flute ;)
FAQs
Is this therapy?
1
No. The Open Gate is a membership community, not a clinical program. John brings the depth and rigor of his background as a licensed psychotherapist to the way this work is structured — but this is a space for growth, integration, and community, not treatment. If you're in an acute mental health crisis or need clinical support, please seek that first.
What if I can’t make the live sessions?
2
The monthly Little Teachers sessions are recorded and made available to members shortly after they occur. Members also get access to full Little Teachers video library, so you can watch any sessions you missed anytime. The Support Circle sessions are highly intimate, so to maintain the atmosphere of safety and open sharing, those sessions are not recorded.
What is the time commitment?
3
There are two live sessions per month — one teaching session and one support roundtable, each 60-120 minutes. You’ll also receive monthly custom journal prompts to help you work through the Little Teacher of focus, and you can journal on those at your convenience. Beyond that, the community is there when you want it and quiet when you don't. There is no official homework, and no pressure to perform your growth.
Is membership annual? How can I cancel?
4
Yes, membership is annual. We've found that the depth of this work reveals itself over time — a full year gives you a complete arc of the Little Teachers curriculum and the real texture of what it means to belong to this community. If you have questions about your membership or need to make changes, reach out directly and we'll take care of you.
What are John’s qualifications?
5
John is a psychotherapist and coach with 20 years experience guiding people through sacred life journeys, their shadows, and the state of consciousness we call life. On a personal level, he considers himself a perennial student and seeker — ever on his own path of growth and curiosity, which he shares with you along the way. The other teachers in The Open Gate are your fellow members. This is a place we all open up and show our true selves, and so you will learn deep lessons from others’ journeys…and others will learn from yours.
Two sessions a month with John.
A framework that goes deeper each time. People who go deeper, gathered in one place.
Spots are limited and this cohort is actively filling. If a deeper experience of living is calling to you, now is the time.
Join The Open Gate today
Annual and quarterly payment plans available.