Dear *|FNAME|, What is the reason that we meditate and practice mindfulness? This is the subject of this weeks article, it is one of those questions that it is very useful to be clear on! The main development at Integral Meditation Asia this week is that I have created a newshadow coaching service. As many of you […]
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Integrating Ego, Soul and Spirit
Is Meditation about Stress Management or About Enlightenment?
By Toby on July 7th, 2013
Four Types of Mindful Coaching Conversation
By Toby on March 4th, 2013
Dear Integral Meditators, This weeks article looks at one basic integral coaching model that I use both in my own coaching work and for my personal inner growth, it is simple by it has a lot of depth and nuance to explore. The main meditation classes and course for March are the ongoing Shadow Meditation Classes, and the three […]
What Does it Mean to Meditate on Non-Doing?
By Toby on December 2nd, 2012
Dear Toby, In last week’s article I talked about balancing the development of the ego and the spirit, in this week’s article I take a practical look at non-doing, a powerful practice for developing your spiritual being that also has many benefits on the other levels of your being. It comes under the category of practices that […]
Balancing the Development of Your Ego and Spirit
By Toby on November 29th, 2012
Hi Everyone, The concerns of our ego and the concerns of spirit are often set up as being mutually antagonistic to each other, but is this really the case? This weeks article looks at ways that we can begin to synchronize our ego and our spiritual selves in to a complementary unity, where they are […]
Cultivating the Beauty, Truth and Goodness of the Soul
By Toby on November 19th, 2012
Hi Everyone, Last weeks article on the Fulfillment of the Ego, Soul and Spirit looked in general at these three fundamental levels of our being and how we can go about evolving and developing them together. This weeks article focuses on the Soul level of development, and offers a specific practical technique for developing the qualities of […]
Fulfillment of the Ego, Fulfillment of the Soul, Fulfillment of Spirit
By Toby on November 12th, 2012
Dear All, I hope this message finds you well, this weeks article compares and contrasts the needs and desires of the ego, the soul and the spirit within us, and how we can begin satisfying their different desires for happiness and fulfillment together, rather than have them competing against each other. When I was in […]
From desire and attraction to spiritual passion – The journey from conventional romance to post-conventional or transpersonal romance
By Toby on November 1st, 2010
Conventional romantic love is temporary and transient, based around stimulation from an external object. Post-conventional romantic love is a lasting and deep seated experience of passion and ecstasy that arises from a deep connection to the infinite love and the reality of spiritual union that we find within ourself. Conventional romantic love is thus a […]