ThePortal Format: Paperback

A tidal wave of cataclysmic change is sweeping the planet that could leave a trail of wreckage unlike anything we have seen before. No, this is not sci-fi - this is real life. Humankind is staring into an abyss, yet it's hard to focus on the pain of the world when we're still having trouble managing our own.
Enter The Portal, a heart-opening experience of transformation on a personal and global scale.
To be published in conjunction with the global release of the film, The Portal is an exploration of how humans transform in times of crisis, and takes us on a global journey with six people who each experience their own painful, cataclysmic event, before finding stillness through meditation; showing us our unique capacity to bring ourselves (and our species) back from the brink.
Supported by global insights from three futurists and philosophers - Daniel Schmachtenberger, Dr Julia Mossbridge and Mikey Siegel - The Portal will take you on an intimate journey to explore how to find focus through the noise of modern life, and the shifts that meditation can bring to the lives of those it touches.
The Portal is a captivating and vibrant tapestry of technology, love, the future, existentialism, human potential, brain hacking and inner peace, ‘The Portal: How meditation can save the world’ will rekindle your excitement for yourself, humanity and the future. Is an enlightened planet possible? Enter The Portal to find out.

Tom Cronin spent 26 years in finance markets as one of Sydney's leading bond and swap brokers. He discovered meditation in the early stages of his career, when the anxiety and chaos he was experiencing had hit crisis point, and it completely transformed his world-both personally and professionally. Tom went on to study meditation and Eastern Philosophy in India, Bali and Australia, ultimately gaining his teaching qualification.

Tom is passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people's lives. In recognition of the potential that this ancient practice has for personal healing and human development, he founded The Stillness Project, a global movement to inspire 1 billion people to sit in stillness daily. Tom's ongoing work in transformational leadership and cultivating inner peace through meditation takes him around the world hosting retreats, mentoring, presenting keynote talks, teaching and creating The Portal film-book experience as part of his commitment to the current planetary shift.

Tom has published six books: Insights, The Path To Peace: A Guide To Living With Ease In a Rapidly Changing World, Spirit & Soul: Exploring The Seven States Of Consciousness, Faster Deeper Sleep: The Ultimate Guide To A Daily Recharge, Missy Moo Meditates, and Faster Deeper Calm: How To Live Without Anxiety and Panic which are currently available on Amazon and in the Stillness Project Store.

Jacqui Fifer is a passionate filmmaker with a commitment to authentic storytelling and a taste for big visions. (When she believes in something, she is a force to be reckoned with.) She received her BA in Communication (Media) from University of Canberra, and has had an extensive career in the film industry as Producer, Director and Line Producer of feature films. Jacqui has led teams from development through to post and visual effects, produced the multi-award-winning dramatic feature Concealed (2017) and was a key player in such films as Better Watch Out (2016), The Osiris Child (2016) and Infini (2015). While based in Spain, she co-directed the 2012 and 2013 "Dones en Art" (Women and Film) festivals in Spain.

For Jacqui, life is work is joy is life-there is no separation, and the former Ibiza DJ brings a philosophy of seamlessness and union to everything she does. What emerges is a unique marrying of sound, words, pictures and heart that moves the soul. An advocate of human capacity development, she is thrilled to turn her hand towards a subject that is close to her heart. The Portal is her first feature documentary. For more about Jacqui and her work, visit www.jacquififer.com.