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INTP Do you agree?

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness, Personal Notes on 08 11th, 2010 | No Comments

I rediscovered my Myers-Briggs type today. It’s been years since I’ve looked at this. Two different tests both suggest I am INTP. Strength of the preferences % Introverted: 11 Intuitive: 38 Thinking: 12 Perceiving: 39 Do you agree? According to Keirsey, INTP is the Rational, the Architect....

Resonance 1: Reflecting in the morning after black coffee

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness, Integral Fitness on 08 11th, 2010 | Comments Off

Try this on: resonance is the content of relations. If much of what we can do and be can be looked at from the perspective of: is it form, or is it content? Is what I’m noticing an object, or is it a relationship? Then we can readily navigate many of our experiences in a general level. So I can...

An AW and UH to UZAZU

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness, Integral Fitness, Transformation Research on 06 14th, 2010 | 2 Comments

What do you mean you don’t know about UZAZU? That’s okay, actually…for now! I first found it over a year ago as Beth and I were researching some seriously profound body-mind work for our Conscious Evolution work. We found Dylan Newcomb and his 16 Ways, and as I commented in our thesis,...

Are humans unique? Yes, and so are other animals…

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World on 01 11th, 2010 | No Comments

Robert Sapolsky’s amazing talk on the uniqueness of humans makes perfect sense from an integral, conscious evolution or even big history perspective: we are expressions of life’s patterns that came before. While basic patterns of individuality and relationship, identity and mind exist throughout...

Lewis Pugh Swims the North Pole

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World on 12 8th, 2009 | No Comments

A recent TED talk by Lewis Pugh dramatically affected my emotions and mental state. He demonstrates a rare breed of courage, vision, and action. I help people take control of their health and vitality through conscious movement. This small but important part of each of our lives allows us to cultivate...

Rewire your Brain by Moving

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Integral Fitness on 12 4th, 2009 | 2 Comments

Empirical science is always around the corner. Researchers have looked at how the brain reorganizes itself and what new complexities remain after time. Now you know why you never forget how to ride a bike. Movement specialists know that movement patterns become embodied. That’s why some skills...

Meditation and Success

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Meditation on 09 27th, 2009 | No Comments

From my experience, I think more people meditate that we realize, especially people in C-level positions as well as other leadership roles. Fortune Magazine’s article outlines the prominence of meditation as a source of creativity, listening, and connection for C-level executives. Read the original...

Fitness Starts with a Bang and Becomes You

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Yoga on 08 25th, 2009 | No Comments

Start With Fitness, End with You (Yoga) View more presentations from Alex Iglecia. Brian Swimme thoughtfully says, This is the greatest discovery of the scientific enterprise: You take hydrogen gas, and you leave it alone, and it turns into rosebuds, giraffes and humans. While he is talking about the...

How to Pick a Gallon of Paint (up off the floor)

How to Pick a Gallon of Paint (up off the floor)

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness, Personal Notes on 08 13th, 2009 | No Comments

What’s the last thing you want to do when painting? That’s right, spill a bit of paint. So what’s the last thing you want to do while preparing furniture for your new apartment after two days of meditating on masculinity, all while listening to David Deida talk about The Way of the...

Taiji Taiji Taiji

Posted by Alex Iglecia in World on 08 8th, 2009 | No Comments

I don’t think I will ever forget these two syllables. The Cove did a tremendous job documenting the dolphin slaughter each year in this little Japanese town. Go see The Cove. Then do something. The point goes deeper, however, because the question soon turns to who else are we slaughtering and where...

To Whale or Not to Whale?

To Whale or Not to Whale?

Posted by Alex Iglecia in World on 08 6th, 2009 | No Comments

Here’s a fantastic, brilliant piece on whaling. Don’t watch Heath Ledger’s whaling animation project if you’re squeemish, though it’s a timely prelude to The Cove, which I have my ticket for this Friday evening. Note that this article in the Times, UK is simply announcing...

Holding my breath for The Cove

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Personal Notes on 08 5th, 2009 | No Comments

I want to see The Cove. Yet I don’t. But we’re going. Friday at Menlo Park. Join us, or let me know your thoughts if you’ve seen it already. The team I learned freediving with was a significant factor in this film. Go PFI! The COVE @ The Guild Theater, Menlo Park CA Show Date: 8/7/2009 Showtime:...

How do you Transform?

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Transformation Research on 06 5th, 2009 | No Comments

Have you read the paper? Yes, the paper my wife Beth and I wrote regarding how mind openings (values, beliefs and worldviews) go with body openings. Read it here. Read More →

News on Mindfulness

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World on 06 1st, 2009 | No Comments

CNN shared a bit of news on mindfulness. Here’s my favorite line: “The one thing I came away with was the ability to put myself in a place where I could gain perspective on everything I was doing at the moment,” she said. This statement epitomizes one of the benefits of paying attention...

What is Exercise?

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Epic Workout on 05 5th, 2009 | No Comments

What is Exercise? To exercise actually means to bring into action. When we exercise, we bring into action our ancestral memories. Our bodies remember that we lived in trees and forests. We need to crawl and climb and run if we are to develop our intellectual, emotional and spiritual capacities. We did...

A Call for Conscious Evolution

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World on 03 13th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Are you doing your part? Are you living your life fully? If every moment is contribution, then what are you contributing? A recent petition posted at care2.com included these points as vital opportunities. I contribute in the areas of a) thinking and b) moving, both of which find expression in each of...

Launching a Mind/Body Graduate Study on 11/8

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Science vs Wisdom, Transformation Research on 11 5th, 2008 | No Comments

Beth and I are launching our study for our graduate program. As of this moment, we are recruiting participants to get stretchy and tell us about their experiences. We are looking for some specific outcomes, but to discuss them before the study would potentially affect the results. So…it will have...

Obama = “Interconnectedness”

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World on 10 31st, 2008 | No Comments

This video is definitely worth watching, and the best line in it, in my opinion, is “we need a President that understands interconnectedness.” Obama ‘08 - Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo. Read More →

Did you know? Global education goes global.

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Science vs Wisdom on 10 28th, 2008 | No Comments

This amazing video by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod and Jeff Brenman, and updated by visual thinkers over at XPLANE, is thought a must-see and provoking to say the least. Their goal, in my words, is to raise awareness of the consequences our current systems education. It gives new meaning to the term, “resting...

The Wisdom Book

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Science vs Wisdom on 10 23rd, 2008 | No Comments

The Wisdom Book www.wisdombook.org This project was brought to my attention recently related to the search for truth. I found it absolutely magnificent. The Wisdom Book captures simple, elegant and powerful statements and is visually magnificent as well. I encourage you to watch it, and I am sure you...

The Omega Point

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Meditation, Transformation Research, Yoga on 08 16th, 2008 | No Comments

I am on my way to The Omega Institute for two promising workshops with Glen Black, yoga teacher extraordinaire. I am thrilled to spend a week in a tent studying yoga anatomy and conscious movement. After this weeklong retreat/workshop, Beth and I will embark on our 18 day road trip down the East Coast...

Noel Schroeder, Celebrity Yoga Teacher

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Yoga on 03 31st, 2008 | No Comments

My friend Noel Schroeder is making phenomenal strides, thanks to her great intentions, experience and heart. I highly suggest learning from her website and purchasing her DVD. The idea of noticing is getting more and more noticed! Notice Your Experience: A Guide to Finding Balance DVD is now a TV star....

What about the fundamentalists?

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, World on 03 31st, 2008 | No Comments

I was asked recently, during a conversation about whether conscious evolution was a movement and what would happen to religions, what about the fundamentalists? I certainly don’t have an answer, and I don’t think my strengths are necessarily in giving answers. The most important part of finding...

The Pyramid and Man by Chris Davia

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Meditation on 03 30th, 2008 | No Comments

Autopoiesis, the Pyramid and Man As written out by Chris Davia to, in his own words, “explain a key concept associated with certain theories of mind - including my own - autopoieisis.” You can find out more about Mr. Davia on his website at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh http://www.psy.cmu.edu:16080/~davia/mbc/index.html There...

NYTimes is stretching our understanding

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Integral Fitness, Science vs Wisdom on 03 14th, 2008 | No Comments

The original article is titled: To Stretch or Not to Stretch? The Answer Is Elastic from the New York Times. Unfortunately, the article does not provide any substantial information. It’s not their fault, however, because the entire industry suffers from label confusion. Without being clear about...

New Trailer for “Thank God for Evolution!”

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Science vs Wisdom, World on 01 4th, 2008 | No Comments

Michael Dowd has just released the new book trailer for Thank God for Evolution!, made possible by a generous grant from the Foundation for Global Community. Below Michael Dowd’s comments, I’ll post a few media links. Watch the trailer! From Michael Dowd: As we enter 2008, I am overjoyed...

Debating Consciousness

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Science vs Wisdom on 01 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

Using Science Magazine’s 125 Top Questions from 2005, the Mind Science Foundation put on this debate on the Neuronal Correlates of Consciousness. In very brief terms, here is the background: Inquiry into what consciousness may or may not be has been ranging for over two thousand years, but it is...

Paul Davies Taking Science on Faith

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Science vs Wisdom on 12 20th, 2007 | No Comments

An interesting bit of talk has broken out about science, religion, and the nature of faith. The most recent addition to the conversation was a new NYTimes piece on the Laws of Nature. Laws of Nature, Source Unknown http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/science/18law.html?ref=science I agreed quite a lot...

Bali and Action on Climate Change

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Consciousness & World, Personal Notes on 12 15th, 2007 | No Comments

Many of us are not scientists. What, then, can we hope to know and understand about the science of climatology so we can judge for ourselves what is happening across the Earth? Why do some people consider the current climate talks critical to humanity’s longevity on earth, while others view it...

E8 and Theories of Everything

Posted by Alex Iglecia in Science vs Wisdom on 12 9th, 2007 | No Comments

A “Surfer Dude” has discovered the Theory of Everything? Won’t Ken Wilber be upset? Probably not. This work, the math of which is far beyond my understanding, points to perspective as being fundamental to our understanding of the universe. The purpose of a TOE (Theory of Everything)...

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