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Welcome to Integral Wellness Solutions
Greetings!
Hopefully you are getting a chance to enjoy some sunshine in May wherever you are in the world. This month is about bringing an awareness, an aliveness to who we really are. It is our intention that the articles will provide inspiration to live more deeply in your heart and in trust that each moment provides you with opportunities to grow. In peace,  Mike Brabant, Founder
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Connecting the Dots of Your Life, Then and NOW!
Remember those connect the dots games you played as a kid? I remember the joy I had in connecting dot to dot as an image slowly began to emerge. An image, that from the first few dot connections was an unraveling mystery.
Our life in many ways mirrors the connect the dots game. There is the saying "hindsight 20/20" referring to our ability to see how events in our past, even if we were completely unaware of it at the time, all fit together in such a way that led us to our "now" moment. Its oftentimes easier to reflect on how hard times that we went through were exactly what we needed to experience to grow and learn because we are far enough removed from the emotional pain that we endured.
That diagnosis we or a loved one received, getting into a car accident, or other difficult circumstances were actually gifts in disguise. They were just a few dots that until they were connected with the broader picture, we were unable to see how they were all part of a larger plan. There are also truly beautiful things that happen to us that are also part of this greater unfolding. Perhaps something like the story of meeting a dear friend or partner that was spawned out of a series of synchronistic events.
If we reflect on difficult and wonderful times from our past and begin to see the greater pattern begin to emerge, how does that help us now? When we were dealt with difficult things in our life, and in the end they served some greater purpose in our lives, then why would we resist any experience that is coming into our lives today? By taking the wisdom we received from past experience and bringing that awareness into our daily existence, we will have no idea how each moment we experience is going to impact the broader picture of our life.
We can get easily swept up into expectations about how our life should be, what others should say to us, and on and on. When we live in this measured, calculated way, where is the magic? Where is the "yes" to what is arising that leads us to receive the gifts of all experience, painful or pleasurable. My suggestion this month is to see, when faced with a difficult situation in your life, if you can recognize it as just another dot in the broader picture of your life. By saying "yes" and not resisting that experience, you can trust that even if it seems completely insane as you are experiencing it, you are simply allowing the present moment dot to be one more point on the rich and diverse tapestry of your life.
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Every Moment is Full of Self-Knowledge
If we can hold for a moment, the deep interconnectedness of our life and that of others, our experience of living can look radically different. Scientists say that each moment, the universe is expanding. If we are part of that universe, a unique facet of the diamond of existence, then we too are expanding in each moment.
It may feel sometimes like we are standing still, stagnating, or perhaps moving forward only at a snail's pace. However, we all have inside of us this evolutionary impulse to grow, expand, and live in alignment with who we really are. Conditioning from our family, society, and those around us keep us tied to identities that we have inherited rather than springing organically from our unconditioned hearts.
If we can begin to listen to life, to ourselves, and to our circumstances, we can see all the opportunities there are to learn more about ourselves. This self-knowledge can take the form of emotional reactions towards someone or something, a feeling of lethargy after a certain experience even if we were wide awake beforehand, certain people coming into our lives unexpectedly, the list goes on and on. When we do listen to our life and begin to receive the gifts of this information, we can begin to start seeing a broader picture of who we really are. We can find more and more fulfillment, align ourselves with our true passion, and generally feel more loving.
So next time you feel like "shutting down" in a given circumstance, see if instead you can open to the self-knowledge that is presenting itself in that moment. It may not always be the easiest path and I assure you it is the most long-term fulfilling one. Check out the services we offer below to see if Integral Wellness Coaching would serve you on your path of personal evolution.
Integral Wellness Solutions offers a dynamic approach to healing called Integral Wellness Coaching (IWC). IWC can help you identify barriers to your healing and wellness as well as create the circumstances in your life to help you heal and transform into a more loving and peaceful human being.
Please click here to see what to expect from the initial 3 sessions of IWC. Feel free to call and schedule a free over-the-phone 15 min consultation to discuss your wellness goals and see if IWC can aid you in achieving your goals as well as go far beyond what you thought you were capable of becoming.
To learn more about the practice of Integral Wellness Coaching in general, please click here.
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BAY AREA WORKSHOP!
Yoga Embodiment: Living Your Yoga Practice On and Off the Mat
As one practices yoga over time, changes begin to occur in one's life. More awareness around old behavior habits and thought patterns begin to take form and it becomes increasingly harder to live the way we used to live before our yoga practice began.
This workshop will explore the various ways we can begin to embody the physical, spiritual, and psychological truths we are learning explicitly and implicitly as we continue to show up to our practice.
By living more in alignment with who we really are, we can begin to shine brightly, feel freer, and touch into the inner stillness that rests inside of our hearts.
The workshop will be a dynamic combination of physical, energetic and meditative practices as well as lecture and group discussion.
All experience levels in yoga are welcome. Come join us to deepen your yoga practice on all levels of your being, on and off the mat!
Date: Saturday, May 21st
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Cost: $35
Sign-Up: click here
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Regular Public Yoga
Join Mike on Sunday evenings from 5-6:15 at The Yoga Company in San Ramon
theyogacompany.com
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"If love is not allowed to flow, it becomes fear. If love is allowed to flow, fear disappears."
-OSHO
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