Today's integration call focused on a powerful theme: acceptance. The core message was that the process of integration is, at its heart, the acceptance of "what is"—the present moment, our current reality, and ourselves. To illustrate this, Patrick shared a non-dual session with Ryan. This session offers valuable insights and a practical method that can be helpful for anyone on their journey. We're sure you'll find the information and the approach Patrick demonstrated to be a useful tool. A huge thank you to Jade, Ryan, Stacy, and Patrick for generously sharing your time, love, and wisdom with the group. Your contributions were truly appreciated. Today's integration call

We're committed to supporting you on your journey after the retreat, and we're looking to you for inspiration! We already offer support through our community and regular calls, but we want to make sure the content is as helpful as possible. What topics would you like us to focus on? To get your ideas flowing, maybe it's: - How to integrate your insights from the retreat into your daily life. - Specific meditation or mindfulness practices to maintain your progress. - Navigating challenges that arise as you return to your routine. - Deep dives into specific non-duality or spiritual concepts. What topics would be most meaningful and supportive for you right now? Share your thoughts below!

So many of us are on a "spiritual journey," always looking for a higher state, a better version of ourselves, or some magical "enlightenment." We're constantly searching. But the core teaching of non-duality is that you are already what you're looking for. The treasure isn't at the end of a long journey; it's right here, right now, completely available. The search itself can become the biggest block. * You don't "become" awake. You simply recognize that you're already awake. * The seeking stops. The moment you realize there's nothing to find. * The journey is a myth. What matters is the recognition that happens in this very moment. What concept or idea you've recently let go of that used to be a big part of your spiritual seeking?

We are absolutely thrilled to share a very special and profound interview with one of the helping founders of the Shangriballa method, Patrick Boulan himself! In this illuminating session, Patrick unpacks the transformative process of Emotional Integration, based on his foundational work and his powerful article, "The Process of Emotional Integration: A Path to Realisation." This isn't just theory; Patrick offers incredible insights into how our nervous system holds onto unintegrated emotions, and, most importantly, how we can gently and effectively release these charges to find true inner peace and clarity. What you'll discover in this video: - Why old emotional wounds show up in our present reactions. - How to become the "loving parent" to your inner experiences. - The profound gifts of allowing emotions to move and transform This is a must-watch for every single one of us on this journey. Grab a cup of tea, find a quiet moment, and let Patrick's wisdom guide you. We'd love to hear your biggest takeaways in the comments below! What resonated most with you? With love and presence. Patrick's Article: THE PROCESS OF EMOTIONAL INTEGRATION: A PATH TO REALISATION https://www.skool.com/shangriballa/the-process-of-emotional-integration-a-path-to-realisation

THE PROCESS OF EMOTIONAL INTEGRATION: A PATH TO REALISATION ( Patrick Boulan) When we face a difficult situation, a challenge, or a conflict, and this situation brings forth strong emotions or feelings within us, along with a high level of inner turmoil, it's most often because our nervous system reactivates energy charges corresponding to old, unintegrated emotions. When the nervous system activates in this way, it operates in "survival" mode, locked into its automatic response mechanisms to the perceived threat (primary responses are fight or flight, then the system freezes if we can't implement either of these options). In this activation, the intensity of the energy is so strong that it leads us to regress into older parts of our psyche – those wounded parts connected to the unresolved emotions we are experiencing – and to behave as if what these wounded parts perceive is reality. As long as we remain in this state of identification, we are trapped in cycles of action and reaction, where everything we do aims to suppress the activated emotions and feelings. Furthermore, identification leads us to believe that our emotions tell us something true about the situation (and for the mind, this can only be true since our feelings confirm it). As a result, the thoughts and emotions loop remains constantly activated and continues to fuel the emotion with energy, maintaining the system's activation. This prevents us from gaining the necessary perspective to recognise that the emotion speaks of the past, not the present situation. When these emotions don't activate, they remain latent, as if hidden, lodged in our body and energy system in the form of charges, tensions, and contractions. They will crystallise even in our cells, which then reproduce with this energetic imprint, thus transmitting traumatic memories from generation to generation. Generally, we are so invested in the activity of thoughts and in maintaining our personality structure that we don't consciously feel these emotions and feelings. Yet, we have an intuition of their Presence, as thought constantly processes this information, seeking its resolution in our relationship with the outside world. However, we often remain terrified at the idea of engaging with them, imagining that delving deeply within ourselves will awaken something bad and dysfunctional, causing us to sink or annihilate ourselves. These fears keep our attention fixed on the periphery of our Being: in the mental activity that creates and maintains the sense of personality and in the construction of the innumerable strategies and mechanisms that this personality generates to try to compensate for or keep all these memories at a distance.