Integral Life Practice Groups
Register Today for One of Our Four Groups Starting This Fall
Each of these groups below utilizes an Integral Life Practice (ILP) approach to self-awareness and personal growth. Each week, within a supportive community, we learn and practice a different methodology for waking-up and growing-up.
These groups are not just an advanced approach to self-development and higher awareness but a way of making the best use of the full spectrum of insights, methods, and teachings available for cultivating a more open, balanced, and integrated life.
Adult Groups Utilize These Core Integral Practices
Session 1: An Introduction to Integral Theory and Integrative Practice
Session 2: Personality Profiles: Enneagram, Myers-Briggs, and Strength Finder
Session 3: Mindfulness and Meditation Practices: Secular and Religious Methods
Session 4: Working with the Unconscious: Dream Work, Active Imagination, and Shadow Work
Session 5: Family Systems: Bowen Systems Theory, Genograms, and Family Constellations
Session 6: Integral Yoga: Harvesting the Modern Wisdom of an Ancient Practice
Session 7: Biopsychosocial Approaches to Optimal Physical Health
Session 8: Art Therapy Modalities: Working with Symbols, Soul Collage, and Mandalas
Session 9: Trauma and Healing Modalities: Primal Therapies, EMDR, and Havening Techniques
Session 10: Body-Centered Practices: Tai Chi, Nia, Authentic Movement, and Massage
Session 11: Energy Systems: Acupuncture, Healing Touch, Breath Work, and Reiki
Session 12: Bringing It All Together: Cultivating an Integral Lifestyle
For each practice methodology, we will explore:
- The origins, history, and leading practitioners in that field.
- The science and research supporting the practice.
- Resources for further study and training.
Emergence - An Introduction to Integral Life Practices
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This introductory group is designed for those who want
an experience of the wide spectrum of integrative practices available for human growth. The group requires a 12-week commitment and will cover most of the Integrative Practices listed above. Gatherings include an opening meditation, peer group check-in, teaching, and facilitation of a practice from a local practicioner, debriefing, and a check-out.
Wednesday Evenings - Sept 7 - Nov 30
7:00 to 8:30 PM
Tuition: $300
Integral Life Practice Community for Men
Men have a unique path to waking-up and and growing-up. This ongoing community utilizes the wisdom of integral practices while focusing on the unique dynamics and developmental path of men. Specific themes related to masculine psychology and spirituality are explored within a community of trust and friendship. All those who identify as a man are welcome to participate.
Every Sunday Evening (ongoing group, three-month commitment)
7:30 to 9:00 PM
Starts September 11
Fee: $240 ($20 a week)
Integral Life Practice Group for Teens (NEW)
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The teen years are an exciting and pivotal time
during which change is constantly happening--physically, mentally, emotionally, and in their value system. Teens are better equipped to handle the onslaught of academic, social, and societal pressures in our modern culture when they are able to draw from a developed inner resilience. Emergence for Teens is designed to provide teenagers with the life-long tools and practices they need to thrive.
Teens will...
- Discover their authentic personality using the Enneagram Personality Typology.
- Cultivates practices of mindfulness and meditation for stress reduction.
- Develop skills in creating healthy relationships with family and friends.
- Understand family system dynamics using a three generation Genogram.
- Cultivate healthy choices related to their bodies and sexuality.
- Discern their unique gifts and passions.
Jud and Shelly both have several years of experience working with teens and teaching health topics. While Shelly holds a License in Professional Clinical Counseling, this group is not a psychotherapy group nor does it take the place of psychotherapeutic work. If a participant is discovered to need that level of care, he or she will be referred to a local professional. They appreciate the challenge of teaching serious topics in an engaging way.
* Once we receive your initial registration, a waiver will be emailed to you for completion. This must be signed and returned before your teenager will be fully registered for the class.
** While Shelly holds a License in Professional Clinical Counseling, this group is not a psychotherapy group nor does it take the place of psychotherapeutic work. If participants are discovered to need that level of care, they will be referred to a local professional. Please feel free to contact Jud or Shelly if you would like to discuss if the group is a good fit for your child.
Facilitators: Jud Hendrix and Shelly Sowell
Sunday Evenings, September 18 to October 23
5:30 to 7:00 PM
Group limited to 15 participants
Fee: $250
Integral Leadership Cohort:
A Learning Lab For Emerging Wisdom and Practices
This is an open and ongoing community designed for leaders and practitioners who want to explore and experiment with new and emerging methodologies within a peer community of practice. The cohort is designed for those who have a self-directed learning path and want a collaborative community to deepening their learning, insights, and practice. The learning curriculum is not set in advance but emerges as participants explore their own personal and professional edges of growth. Participation requires a three-month commitment in order to cultivate deeper trust and intimacy.
Thursday Nights, September 22 to November 17)
Fall Cohort (September - November, 10 Weeks)
Fee: $250, $150.00 for LIPA Members