Writing from the container

Integration & Reflection

Essays, frameworks, and field notes from the practice of becoming.

Reflection

Our Revision of Patriotism

Our Version of Patriotism Today marks 250 years since America’s Declaration of Independence — a big, strange, layered anniversary to sit with. Thinking about the birth of this country, and how we oper

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Practitioners

We're Here for the Space Holders, the Artists, the Ones Pitching In

When I was earning my doctorate in the early 2000s, I felt inspired by the incredible minds I collaborated with—but also constrained by a rigid mold I couldn’t quite fit into. While publishing research and seeing breakthroughs in challenging populations, I was equally drawn to exploring the consciousness of my organs & attending indie rock shows in the LES of NYC.

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Integration

What Is Integration? A Definition for Everyday Life

Describing what is integration is a large question, with an even more expansive answer. Ensuring to take time for integration is the opportunity to process and embed the healing work from therapeutic sessions, whether they be a medicine journey, hypnotherapy, a multi-day retreat, body work, sound healing or a deep meditation.

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Integration
is the way