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Book review: Aware, Awake, Alive – by Elliott Dacher
Aware, Awake, Alive by Elliott Dacher is an excellent guide to an emerging vision of human flourishing and integral health. Dacher’s perspective and his recommendations for specific practices are grounded in his 21 year career in internal medicine, as well … Continue reading
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Elliott Dacher on Integral Health
I’m still savoring Elliot Dacher‘s excellent new book, Aware, Awake, Alive. Obviously, I’m interested in the whole notion of Integral Health in general, and Dacher has perhaps done more than anyone to articulate just what an integral vision of health … Continue reading
Elliot Dacher on the process of entanglement with mental activity
I’m savoring an excellent book right now: Aware, Awake, Alive by Elliot Dacher. Dacher’s previous book, Integral Health, outlines and describes one of the main models of Integral Health that has inspired my work on this site. I will do … Continue reading
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Dr. Charles T. Tart on defining “Meditation”
Dr. Charles T. Tart is one of the founders of Transpersonal Psychology, and was also one of my professors at the California Institute of Integral Studies. I love the way Dr. Tart writes (and talks) – always careful to avoid … Continue reading
Alan Watts: Man and Nature [Video]
I love discovering a “new” vintage Alan Watts video on the internet. The Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life series was produced by KQED San Francisco and aired sometime around 1960. Watts is about 45 years old here — truly in … Continue reading
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The Embodiment of Freedom: An integral approach to optimal health and personal transformation (Part 5: The Technology of Alienation)
[See parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the series] It is important not to mistake the distinction between alienation and authenticity as a condemnation of the particular techniques that have supported the success and progress of a scientifically and … Continue reading
Focusing
The Buddhist magazine Tricyle recently posted an interesting article by David Rome called Focusing and Meditating, which explores the Focusing technique (developed by Eugene Gendlin in a psychotherapeutic context) and how it relates to the contemplative practice of Buddhist meditation. … Continue reading
Book review: Tell Me How You Feel About That, by J. Larry Vaughan
I remember the first time I observed Larry Vaughan lead a group therapy session. We were both working at a psychiatric treatment center for adolescents, a place we affectionately referred to as the “Island of Misfit Toys.” As the new … Continue reading
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The Embodiment of Freedom: An integral approach to optimal health and personal transformation (Part 4: Repression & socialization)
The habitual, unconscious, hegemonic, “hammer” approach of the dissociated bodymind is reinforced in at least two ways: through fearful repression and through socialization. First, let’s look at how sensual alienation is rooted in the individual’s tendencies to repress and deny … Continue reading
The Embodiment of Freedom: An integral approach to optimal health and personal transformation (Part 3: Bodymind dissociation)
The notion that a typical mature, well-adjusted person in our culture is alienated from or out of touch with their bodies may seem, at first blush, curious if not absurd. Most of us yelp out in pain when we stub … Continue reading