Mike Breland

How Integral is This Thinking?

  Dear Integral Life Members:...   Here is an extract from an MSNBC.com article by Rachael Rettner on 4-13-10 entitled “5 Key ‘Moral Triggers’ Polarize Politics”.   This article says that Democrats only care about 2 of the 5 “morality... Read More

Good Integral Climate Change Articles

  If you found this article by Dr. O’Brien as interesting as I did, you might want to consider getting the Winter 2009 volume of the “Journal of Integral Theory and Practice.”   I devoured it in about 2 weekends of reading.   That I did not completely... Read More

American the Regressed?

  I had an “integral moment” last week in which I had the sudden thought that perhaps one reason we have become so divided among ourselves and so uncivil to each other in America is because many or most of us have developmentally regressed in some way or in... Read More

Opening to Connect with Others: a Learned Skill

I especially liked Huy’s examples of the usefulness of being aware of the subtle body such as coming home and feeling contracted and through that awareness being able to open back up.   I have found this skill especially valuable in working with my patients.   If I am... Read More

Amen!

  I had some cognitive dissonance for a while about money and dharma, but it was some time ago.  Thus, when I continue to hear about what a rampant problem it is, I am always somewhat surprised, since I consider myself to be a slow learner.  Thank you Ken for your... Read More

Jim Garrison's 5-2009 talk contradicts Crichton's "State of Fear" Data

  Trying to be integral, I am reading State of Fear by Michael Crichton.  It is an mildly interesting book in some ways, but pretty obviously written with an agenda...from my perspective.  Anyway, my point for this blog is that in this book, Crichton makes a big... Read More

Integral Ecology: A Review of Part 4, the Last

  Part 4 of Integral Ecology was the shortest section and consisted of 3 case reviews of 20-30 pages each and a 12 page summary.   Even though the case reviews did not have as much as I would have liked on how to integrally analyze a situation, each had something unique to add... Read More

Integral Ecology: A Review of Part Three

  Part 3 consists of 3 pretty easy reading chapters.   Previously the chapters tended to build on each other, but in this part, they explored more specific ideas in depth.   In chapter 9, there was a great section on nature mysticism, in Chapter 10, specific personal... Read More