Integration: The Key to Holistic Healing
Integration: The Key to Holistic Healing
In our journey towards wellness, we often encounter roadblocks that stem from past experiences, inherited generational trauma, past life wounds, prenatal womb experiences, or unresolved emotions from this life. These obstacles can create confusion, tension, rigidity, and illnesses/diseases. These states of being and pathological or physiological challenges create a false reality through which we view life. As a result of looking at life through this distorted lens, we may become frustrated, bitter, unreliable, controlling, manipulated, weak, feeling like a victim, or powerless in the face of ‘destiny’, believing this is just the way life is.
“As a result of looking at life through distorted lenses”
However, all these feelings, sensations, illnesses, hidden beliefs are very far from the truth. Recent clinical research abroad and in the UK indicates even that those suffering from physical illnesses (including cancer) benefit from regression therapy as they integrate unresolved experiences into their conscious awareness.
A study published in the Journal of Analytical Psychology concluded that regression therapy resulted in significant improvements in physical symptoms and overall well-being in patients with chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. The researchers attributed these improvements to the resolution of underlying emotional issues and traumas uncovered during regression sessions.
Understanding the Mind and Wellness
Dan Siegel, a prominent figure in interpersonal neurobiology, describes us as both “conduit and constructor” of our experiences. In most ancestral spiritual practices we know this to be the truth most of us wait a whole life time or many to come to conclude. This perspective highlights our ability to not only receive information but also shape our reality. According to Siegel, when our mind’s natural integration process is impaired, we can become stuck in unhelpful states of being.
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SIEGEL’S INTEGRATION MODEL DESCRIBED BELOW:
What Makes INTEGRATION SO IMPORTANT?
“Integration is the essence of well-being. It’s the process of honoring differences while promoting linkages – both within ourselves and in our relationships with others.” DR. SIEGEL
During a recent channeling experience, I began to understand the role of Gauge Bosons (including Fermions) and how neutrinos come in contact with us as angles of lights. Although we are constantly receiving a significant amount of energy, we don’t always have the opportunity to integrate what we receive in the form of energy/light.
What I experienced is that light passes through our bodies at specific angles, and depending on the body’s structure and distortions, the energy illuminates different areas of the body (including the brain/mind). The areas with the most pressing distortions may become even more noticeable to us, serving as a way for the body to call our attention to specific regions that need further attention.
I’ve been working on understanding the role of pain in my life for almost my entire lifetime, and it has taken me many years to reach the level of awareness I now have.
“Each second of every day of your entire life, more than a trillion neutrinos from the sun pass through your body. While other particles (x-rays, electrons, protons, etc.) can negatively affect human health when entering a body in large quantities, neutrinos have absolutely no effect, whatsoever.
“Born from violent astrophysical events like exploding stars and gamma ray bursts, they are fantastically abundant in the universe, and can move as easily through lead as we move through air. But they are notoriously difficult to pin down. “For example, if you hold your hand toward the sunlight for one second, about a billion neutrinos from the sun will pass through it, says Dan Hooper, a scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and an associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago. This is because they’re shot out as a byproduct of nuclear fusion from the sun – that’s the same process that produces sunlight. As neutrinos pass through and interact, they produce charged particles, and the charged particles traveling through the ice give off light,” Conway said. “That’s how they’re detected. It’s like having a telescope for neutrinos underground.” https://www.pbs.org/
Can you see how the Neutrinos may be the key for us to understand why Integration is so important?
According to Siegel, when integration is impaired, we may experience:
- Inflexibility
- Inability to adapt
- Incoherence
- Energy loss
- InstabilityI would like to add that one of the most challenging aspects of integration is grappling with the question of “why.” This introspection often brings about emotional, mental, and spiritual instability, leading one to question whether life will ever feel normal again. The process of integration can be unsettling, as it forces us to confront deep-seated issues and long-held beliefs, which can temporarily disrupt our sense of equilibrium and normalcy.This period of uncertainty and self-doubt is a natural part of the healing journey. It’s important to remember that this phase, though difficult, is often a precursor to profound personal growth and transformation. As we work through these challenges, we gradually develop a new understanding of ourselves and our experiences, ultimately leading to a more authentic and fulfilling sense of “normal”.
These dysfunctions can manifest as mental health issues, physical ailments, or difficulties in personal relationships.
The Journey from Polarization to Integration
Many ancient cultures teach that the goal of human experience is to move beyond polarization towards enlightenment. This process involves experiencing and integrating various aspects of ourselves, much like white light separating into a spectrum of colors through a prism.
Steps to Tap Into Mental Integration
- Gain insights into your own mental life
- Develop empathy to understand others
- Practice integration by honoring differences and promoting linkages. I am adding here another two bullet points that I find can’t be ignored:
4. Emotional Integration (what are the prominent emotions you experience throughout the day?)
5. Spiritual Reflection / Integration.
As you become more aware of your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual states of being, you may uncover traumas of varying magnitudes that require attention and processing. This process of working through these traumas is essential for integrating them into your waking consciousness.
By addressing these issues, you can shift the angle of consciousness through which you previously experienced life. This shift occurs as you release the hold that trauma had on you, whether it was consciously recognized or unconsciously influencing your perceptions and behaviors.
The Role of Emotions in Integration
Emotions are key indicators of our integration state.
Positive emotions often signal increased integration, while negative emotions may indicate decreased integration. By monitoring our emotional state, we can better understand where integration is needed.
The Path to Regulation
To regulate the mind effectively, we must focus on two main functions:
- Monitoring: Sensing the flow of energy and information
- Modifying: Shaping the intensity, direction, and qualities of this flow for proper integration
By developing these skills, we can move towards a state of adaptive functioning and harmony.
Why is this so important in my opinion:
Integration is not merely a concept; it’s a practical approach to healing and personal growth. Those familiar with Antonio Blay’s theory can appreciate its profound implications. Blay, a significant precursor to Transpersonal Psychology from Spain who passed away in 1985, proposed that pain is an unintegrated experience that diverts us from our path. This perspective offers valuable insights into the purpose of pain and suffering, suggesting that unintegrated experiences serve as opportunities for healing and realignment with our life’s purpose.
By understanding and applying the principles of integration, we can navigate life’s challenges more effectively, foster deeper connections with others, and ultimately, achieve a greater sense of well-being and fulfillment.
Remember, the journey towards integration is ongoing. Be patient with yourself, celebrate small victories, and keep moving forward on your path to holistic healing.
Pain is an unintegrated experience that diverts us from our path.
by Antonio Blay
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