The Life We Are Given: A Long-term Program for Realizing the Potential of Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul

Contents
PREFACE: Joining the Evolutionary Adventure
PART I: VISION and PRACTICE
	ONE - A Lifetime\'s Quest
		In Search of the Human Potential
		Esalen Institute\'s Early Years
		The Trouble with Instant Enlightenment
		The Transformative Power of Long-term Practice
		The Future of the Body
		A Transforming Crisis
		Guidelines for Long-term Transformation
		The Path that Never Ends
	TWO - A Householder\'s Path
		Affirming the Transformation of Body a Psyche
		Guided by the Integral
		The ITP Kata
		Long-term Commitments
		Relinquishing the Quick Fix
		The Fruits of Long-term Practice
		The Story Continues
		A Strong Finish
		Cataracts, a Loving Heart, and a Mass Murder
		The Enduring Joys of Practice
PART II: A Transformative Practice for Our Time
	THREE - Stepping on the Path
		The Social Value of ITP
		Beginning Your Practice
		Travel Tips
		The Efficacy of Long-term Practice
		The Inevitable Human Resistance to Change—and How to Handle it
		Miracles, Luck, and Practice
	FOUR - The Powers of Affirmation
		Questions to Ask Yourself BeforeMaking Your Affirmations
		Integral Transformative PracticeRecord of Affirmation
	FIVE - Catching the Winds ofGrace:More on Affirmations
		Focused Surrender
		The Void of Silence
		Chanting Your Affirmation
		As If
		Affirmation Checkpoints
		A Possibility to be Realized
	SIX - The ITP Rata:The TaoofPractice
		Balance and Center—GRACE
		The Water Series
		Articulation
		The Floor Series
		Mini Yoga
	SEVEN - The ITP Rata:Transformational Imaging
		Imaging in the Kata
	EIGHT - The ITP Kata: Meditation
		A New Buoyancy and Sense of Freedom
		\"A Special Draft Upon the Unseen\"
		A Great Return on Your Investment
		Lasting Benefits
	NINE - The Exercise Factor
		Our Commitment to Excercise
		To Walk, to Run, to be Human
		The Varieties of Aerobic Experience
		Muscles vs. Aging
		Building and Maintaining Muscles
		The Ultimate Physical Trainer
	TEN - Food for Transformation
		An Informal Talk on Nutrition
		The Fruits of Conscious Eating
		Weight Loss as a Side Effect
		A Fundamental Expression of our Embodiment
	ELEVEN - The Body as Teacher
		Balancing and Centering
		The Power of Relaxation: A Change of Context
		Taking the Hit as a Gift
		Blending: An Alternative Way ofDealing with Verbal Attacks
		The Crystalline State
		Tuning-In
		Touching the World
		A Synchronization Process
	TWELVE - The Marriage ofTheory and Practice
		Some Fundamental Principles Underlying Integral Practice
		Involution-Evolution
		Some Reflections on Integral Practice
		Readings that can Enhance Your Practice
	THIRTEEN - The Magic of Community
		How Culture Shapes the Body and Being
		The Transforming Alchemy of Listening
		The Dangers of Charisma
		The Transformative Power of Love
		Changing the World by Changing Your Own Heart
	FOURTEEN - The Ultimate Adventure
		Dangers and Difficulties on the Path
		Pitfalls and Promises
		Adventures in Evolution
		A Renewed Sense of Aliveness,A Love that Asks Nothing in Return
		The Divine Potential of the Species
APPENDIX A - Further Resources for Practice
APPENDIX B - Statistical Summary: Cycle93
	Selected items from the questionnaire of November 20, 1993, followed by mean scores (underlined) and standard deviations (italicized):
	The Authors\' Comments on the Statistica Relationship Between Adherence to Program and Success in Achieveng Affirmations
APPENDIX CSelected Readings
	Philosophy
	The History of Religious Thoughtand Practice
	Studies of Metanormal Experience
	Cosmology
	Evolutionary Theory
	Anthropology andPre-Civilized HumanHistory
	Sociological and Anthropological Studies of Culture\'s Influence on Individual Development
	General Health
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