Category: Curriculum
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The current dominant cultural paradigm holds views that put the body into unnatural positions and situations. Below are some practices to reevaluate. Linearity and Isolation Modern exercise routines often focus on isolating a specific muscle group and working it with restrained, linear movements (squats, curls, etc). This practice comes out of the bodybuilding movement, where…
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Following is a rough process chart of the aluminum-production process. In addition to aluminum ore (bauxite), three other materials are needed for aluminum processing. This chart shows the full process needed to produce those materials, as well as indicating some of the waste products. This chart is offered as a sample process to discuss as…
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Modern culture is deeply unhealthy, as are both the individuals in it and the ecosystems they inhabit. From within this context, it can be difficult for us to imagine what true health looks like. What follows below is not some unimaginable ideal, but rather a common-sense explanation of what genuinely healthy individuals, culture, and environment…
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A vital component of the curriculum at Integration Centers is Nature Sensitivity Training, cheekishly named to point out how disconnected humans have become from nature. The training starts out with a bunch of explanation of context and processes, but wraps up with Nature Observation, the most important part of the program. The basic program for…
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The health of individuals, society, and the environment are intrinsically linked to each other. Sickness in any of those elements causes harm in the others. And in the prevailing modern culture, all three elements are deeply unwell. At the root of this sickness is our long-standing break with nature. The Break from Nature Humans originated…