INTEGRAL PSYCHOTHERAPY: August 2009

Sunday, August 30, 2009

90 Days without chocolate!

Beloveds:

Its been just over 90 days - and with the exception of one weak moment 2 weeks ago -I have not had a taste of chocolate! What I discovered on this fast is that I can live without chocolate but more importantly, I discovered that there are two very sly allies to chocolate: Caffeine and Sugar. I stopped drinking coffee years ago in 1985 when I had to quit using nicotine because caffeine was the twin enemy with nicotine.

Incidentally, that weak moment was a moment of complete disassociation! I saw this piece of chocolate cake being served to all of us who were celebrating the end of the three years of course work in the doctoral program, and I caught myself just after taking the first bite! I was playing Gotcha with myself!

Now I am finding out that my addiction to chocolate was as much a way of getting a caffeine fix as it is a way of getting a sugar fix! Its amazing how many things contain chocolate: cookies, cakes, donuts, ice cream, etc. As a result of letting go of chocolate, I lost 6 pounds in ninety days! But most of that loss probably has to do with not eating all these other products with high sugar and fat content!

The other regime I have started is to intensify my exercise regime. I was walking 30 minutes a day to which I added a routine of Qigong. That may have helped to get my circulation going and my breathing deeper, but it did not help to lose any weight. Now I have added walking up the steps at the Santa Barbara City College Stadium and a lap on the SBCC track! So, my exercise regime is a little more rigorous.

My intention is to lose another 6 pounds in the next three months, by which time I should be at an age appropriate and height appropriate weight!

Stay tuned!
Love, light and shadow,
Jalaledin

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INTEGRAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

Integral Psychotherapy is a process, first and foremost, of re-wiring ourselves to access our highest and fullest potential in order to achieve and manifest our Imaginal Self within the context of a Self Psychology, a Social & Political Psychology, a Cultural Psychology, a Transpersonal Psychology and a Feminine Psychology.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you,

He that believeth on me,

The works that I do

Shall he do also;

And greater works than these

Shall he do.” John 14:12

“Ye are gods.” John 10:34

Any model of psychotherapy must be based on an underlying principle about the nature of a human being and the nature of existence. The Integral model is based on the implications of Quantum Physics which proposes that each system points toward a common “reality” of the underlying unity of everything, which has been referred to by my own spiritual life coach as “mono-reality.” As David Bohm suggests, there is an “explicate order” and an “implicate order” to life and existence as we know it: an explicate order which is a perception of the world with apparent differences and boundaries and an implicate order at the quantum level where objects, and particles and people as well as our emotions are made sub-atomically, of the same substance in an unbroken wholeness that connects us all.

It is within this context that the Integral model of psychotherapy has been developed and practiced. The guiding principle of this model is that there are infinite possibilities that are available to all of us individually or as a group, organization, community or society for the Co-creation of our Lives with the Power of Imagination. This model of human nature and the Imaginal Self for Integral Psychotherapy is exemplified at its best by the words and the life of Jesus, who in the scriptures quoted above, demonstrated that he was in communion with the One, that all of us as humans have this capacity for communion and co-creation with the One, and that in achieving our fullest potential we are actually “being” divine.

It is important to assert, at the outset, that this is not a model that is based on any religious dogma or persuasion and that each individual has the right to define the nature of this quantum field of unity in their own way. Hence, if an individual is an atheist, his or her understanding of this unity may be based on the principles of quantum physics, the unity of humanity or the unity of the ecological order of all things or the unity of existence at the sub-atomic level.

Congruent with the concept of an Integral vision of psychotherapy , this model integrates into a unifying whole various different life domains which include a psychology of self, a social and political psychology, a cultural psychology, a transpersonal psychology and a feminine psychology, all of which when addressed as a whole, has demonstrated a capacity for successful outcomes.

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TESTIMONIALS

Jalaledin is intrinsicly a kind and loving man who loves Allah. He has a curious mind and a playful spirit and seeks to balance work, learning, playing and day to day operations into a collage of brilliance and love.He has made many sacrifices both personally and professionally to become the person he is today. I had the pleasure of starting some work personally with him and I found him to be keenly perceptive. creative, and wise. I look forward to having the privilege of finishing our work together some day.Both my husband and I experience him as a person that cannot be judged from a worldly perspective or you miss his essence.

Love, Light and Shadow,

Rahma and Hadi Burns,
Seaside, OR.

Thank you Jalaledin for being my life coach and being a part of my journey of coming into my own power. Caroline Myss once said in her seminar that I attended to always select a coach who helps one move forward with their issues and not one who encourages you to get stuck in your past by talking about it for months and years.

This empowering style is what I noticed about Jalaledin from our first session and thus started my journey.His intuitive skill of picking up on the fact that I had a tendency to quickly bypass deep issues was a real blessing and something I can laugh about now when at the time all I could do was cry. I can still hear Jalaledin's words asking me to stay with the issue after he gently brought me back to it and giving me the space to cry and go deep within my soul. Once I was done with the crying he came up with ideas of activities that we brainstormed on to help me heal my issues.

I believe that Jalaledin is truly following his calling and I pray that he gets to touch & coach many lives like he did mine.

God Bless.

Aneesa K., Entrepreneur

Edmonton, Canada.

As my life coach, Jalaledin has been a voice of wisdom and a tremendous listener. He has helped guide me to my true self, my true desires, my true self expression. He allows the space for me to show up fully and freely, and therefore I get to make discoveries that are my own, and therefore, sustainable. In a relatively short period of time, I've realized dramatic, wonderful changes in how I relate to myself, my life, others, and the world. If you want to live a life that is true to your desires and dreams, I highly recommend embarking on a supportive journey with this remarkable man.- Robert Hickling, Visual Designer at Yahoo! Mountain View, CA

In 2006, I spent 6 months in San Francisco working on a theatre production. During this most challenging period I suffered spells of depression and often felt like resigning.

Jalaledin Ebrahim came to the rescue. He served as my "career coach" and helped me regain confidence to complete my assignment.

After a first meeting to determine the exact nature of my condition, Jalaledin and I met on a regular basis and spoke on the phone as well. During these coaching sessions, I was encouraged to express myself. I was asked questions that stimulated further reflection on causes for my anxiety. Jalaledin also assigned specific exercises (like drawing with my left hand) that proved most revealing.

Whenever in distress, I knew I could turn to Jalaledin for help.

- Hafiz Karmali, Theatre Director, Paris, France

Jalaledin Ebrahim is a wonderful coach who will lead you gently and firmly to your next step, and then the next one and the next one. He is sensitive and tuned into the places of power as well as the vulnerable ones that comprise your journey toward success.

- Elana Golden, filmmaker, writer, writing teacher, Hollywood, CA

2010 calls out for Excellence!

Preparing for the newness of each moment in time... As this new year begins, it is a perfect opportunity to look ahead and set our intentions for 2010, keeping in mind what is most important and prioritizing what we each would want for ourselves, and for each other, with random, even radical, acts of kindness, embracing the stranger in our midst, not forgetting to appreciate all the animate and inanimate beings, species, elements, planets and stars that inhabit our cosmic eco-system, making our life so remarkably sustainable! Let's focus on some or all of the following areas or life domains:

Personal Growth & Life Long Learning
Personal & Family Relationships
Health & Fitness
Self-Care and Care for Others
Finances & Investments
Professional & Academic Excellence
Self-cultivation, Spiritual growth & Practice
Recreation & Creativity
Citizenship & Community engagement
Conservation of our Resources
Stewardship of our Natural Environment

Then, just Go for It like there is no tomorrow!

You ask: What's my agenda?

I prefer to re-frame this question as "what is my purpose?"
In Ekhart Tolle's book, "The Power of Now" he offers an exercise you might enjoy doing to answer this question for yourself. Here is my own answer, for this time around:

My Purpose on this Planet

My inner purpose is to manifest, bring forward,
take on and surrender to
A natural overflowing of
Love, authenticity, compassion, empathy,
Wisdom, integrity, creativity and joy
for the sake of the pure pleasure
and Greater Glorification of
The One Source of all Life.

My outer purpose is to lovingly
embody, embrace and engage in
self-enhancing and Self aligned,
contemplative, catalytic and creative activities
that generate
Peace, abundance, wholeness, joy and healing
in my life and in all of Creation,
With Grace and Ease.

INTEGRAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

90 Days without chocolate!

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