The organization was founded in 1978 by Stanislav Grof, Michael Murphy and Richard Price[1][2] In 1980 the association was incorporated, in California, as an organization promoting transpersonal education and scientific research.
[2] By 1985 the association was based in San Diego and had, by then, hosted a number of international transpersonal conferences.
[2] Representatives of the organization was among the contributors to the Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology (2nd Edition.
)[5] The association publishes the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies.
The journal is sponsored by the California Institute of Integral Studies.