Why the Focus on Embodied Integration?

“So, why the focus on Embodied Integration, Kristi?”

Well, let me ask you this…when was the last time you went to an event OR underwent a substantial change in your life, experienced a powerful moment or insight, vowed to yourself to make a shift based on your experience, and then you promptly lost the thread of inspiration in the hustle and bustle of “daily life”?

Yep…in over 20 years of teaching and facilitating, AND as a lifelong learner myself, I’ve witnessed this repeatedly for myself and others…but I didn’t begin taking matters into my own hands to develop a creative solution to this challenge until two and a half years ago…

Short answer? Intentionally embodying my integration allowed me to eventually embody transformation and now I’m ready to share what I know so you can do it too.

The longer answer below tells you how it happened, and also gives you options to follow your own thread to incremental transformation via Te de Sura’s new Embodied Integration Offerings.

Breaking Point:

At that point, I was really struggling personally and decided on a whim to attend an ecstatic dance retreat in Portugal. I had never participated in this kind of dance, was constantly compromising or repressing myself for others, was uncomfortable with my body, had not sung or in 20 years, was incredibly self-critical and full of fear, had completely lost touch with who I was, AND was generally very unhappy in my life. I was at my breaking point and knew something needed to shift. I also knew that I probably needed to step (okay, take a flying LEAP) out of my comfort zone for that to happen. So I went all in.

Commitment to Integrate:

Sure enough, the ecstatic dance retreat yielded multiple transformative moments, but that wasn’t where the real magic unfolded. I could have just as easily fallen “back to sleep” again. In the days, weeks, and months that followed, I took my integration of what I rediscovered within myself very seriously. I developed a daily habit of revisiting that insight and the wholeness within myself. One small moment and different decision at a time, my whole life changed.

Transformation:

Now, I live in Portugal where I am collaborating with a university to start a sound therapy research initiative, I’ve picked back up with singing and music after 20 years of expressive silence, and am consciously continuing to align my life with what I know to be true inside of myself in all regards. I am living a life I would not have even dared to dream of just a few years ago and I discover more courage within myself by the day. It’s not an exaggeration to say that my life has transformed, and me along with it, and I know it was because of my integration process. Intentionally embodying my integration allowed me to eventually embody transformation. And while it’s wonderful and I am grateful everyday, I know I can’t stop there…

Time to Share:

While I was in the most intense parts of this journey, I kept to myself and didn’t discuss what I was experiencing often, much less teach it. Now, I’m ready to talk about it, and I want to share the most important and universal elements of embodied integration with you through these offerings, which are the combined result of my lived experience of transformation and my years of experience as an educator, somatic and sound practitioner, instructional designer, multimedia artist, and meditator.

Unlike a lot of what’s out there, these multidisciplinary offerings are backed by science and work with both body and mind to help you create and hold a gentle, sustainable container in which you can plant your insights and see them gradually blossom, whether you’re coming off of a transformative event or simply undergoing a big life change. No big shifts all at once…just one different decision when presented with the same set of options at a time.

For Individuals AND Event Organizers

Whether you’re an individual seeking this kind of support for yourself or an organizer wanting to provide integration support for your people, I’ve packaged these offerings for you.

The main takeaway here is that you can thrive in your life too, and I’m ready to help you do it. Check out the offerings below.