Emotional Integration Technique

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Emotional Integration Technique

Developed by Dr. David Campbell, DSOM, LAc

Inspired by the Sedona Method

Our emotions are the language through which the subconscious realms of body, mind, and spirit communicate. Any emotions that we do not integrate into our consciousness become relegated to the shadow within our unconscious. Integrating repressed emotions can be very helpful in restoring harmony to a tumultuous or discordant psyche.

“Filling the conscious mind with ideal conceptions is a characteristic of Western theosophy, but not the confrontation with the shadow and the world of darkness. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”

~Carl Jung (from The Philosophical Tree)

“The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.”

~Carl Jung (from Aion)


Instructions:

Wait for each question to be answered in the feelings of one’s heart space.

If feeling with your heart is difficult, consider practicing the following meditation:

Say “I am not my mind, I am my heart” over and over silently, until it seems to arise from your heart (core of the chest) rather than from your head. 

Proceed to silently asking yourself:

Allow at least 30 seconds of silence for your heart to find an answer after each question before moving on to the next question. 

  1. What am I feeling?

  2. When will I be willing to feel it fully?

  3. Can I feel into it more deeply now?

  4. When will I be willing to let it go?

  5. Would I be willing to let it go now?

*Repeat*

Alternatively:

  1. What have I been unwilling to feel?

  2. When might I be able to feel it?

  3. Could I begin to feel it now?

  4. When will I be able to feel it fully?

  5. Can I feel into it more deeply now?

  6. When will I be willing to let it go?

  7. Would I be willing to let it go now?

*Repeat*

Other Resources;

The Sedona Method Book


*Consider Trauma Release Exercise for more stubbornly stuck emotional blocks. 

David Campbell