{"id":9628,"date":"2022-06-11T07:49:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T14:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/?page_id=9628"},"modified":"2022-07-07T14:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T21:17:58","slug":"elizabeth-bader-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Bader&#8217;s Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-9628\" data-postid=\"9628\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-9628 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_cq65324 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_xkpz324 first\">\n                    <!-- module post -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post tb_rq8m676 \">\n    <div  class=\"builder-posts-wrap loops-wrapper list-post classic tf_clear tf_clearfix\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <article id=\"post-3477\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-3477 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-healing-trauma category-mediation-2 category-mediation category-resolving-conflict category-peter-levine category-process-of-mediation category-psychology-of-conflict-resolution category-psychology-of-mediation category-self-and-identity-2 category-spirituality-and-trauma category-the-spiritual-journey category-theory-of-holes category-trauma-informed-mediation tag-a-h-almaas tag-almaas tag-conflict-resolution tag-daniel-stern tag-ego tag-faisal-muqaddam tag-identity tag-idr-cycle tag-mediation tag-moment-of-meeting tag-muqqadam tag-now-moment tag-peter-levine tag-present-moments tag-psychology-of-conflict-resolution tag-psychology-of-mediation-2 tag-ptsd tag-somatic-experiencing tag-spirituality tag-spirituality-and-trauma tag-stephen-w-porges tag-theory-of-holes tag-trauma tag-trauma-healing has-post-title no-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/trauma-healing-mediation-spirituality\/\">Beyond Technique: Trauma Healing, Mediation and Spirituality (Wu wei or \u7121\u70ba)<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>A post about the tension between technique and presence during deep moments of resolution in trauma healing, spirituality and mediation.  True mastery is not &#8220;doing&#8221; but wu wei, the ability to act while holding this tension. Draws on Peter Levine&#8217;s trauma work, (Somatic Experiencing\u00ae),  the work of  Daniel Stern,  the Theory of Holes (A. H. Almaas and Faisal Muqaddam), and the work of J.G. Bennett, as well as Elizabeth Bader&#8217;s writings on the IDR cycle. <\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-583\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-583 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-spirituality-and-trauma category-the-spiritual-journey category-theory-of-holes tag-a-h-almaas tag-almaas tag-diamond-heart tag-diamondlogos tag-ego tag-essence tag-faisal-muqaddam tag-muqqadam tag-ptsd tag-spirituality-and-trauma tag-theory-of-holes tag-trauma tag-true-nature tag-true-self has-post-title no-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/recovering-essence-spiritual-journey-almaas\/\">Recovering Essence on the Spiritual Journey (Almaas, Muqaddam and the Theory of Holes)<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>The \u201cTheory of Holes\u201d developed by Hameed Ali (pen name,  A. H. Almaas) and Faisal Muqaddam with Karen Johnson provides a map for the process of recovering essence on the spiritual journey.  Limitations in cases of trauma are noted.<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-6988\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-6988 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-psychology-of-spiritual-groups category-the-idr-cycle category-the-spiritual-journey category-theory-of-holes category-understanding-spirituality tag-conflict-resolution tag-gurdjieff tag-idr-cycle tag-mediation tag-spirituality tag-surrender tag-the-psychology-and-neurobiology-of-mediation tag-theory-of-holes has-post-title no-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/psychology-spiritual-groups-dilemmas-openness-idr-cycle\/\">The Psychology of Spiritual Groups (The Dilemmas of Openness and the IDR Cycle)<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>Understanding the psychology of spiritual groups requires understanding group psychology and the unique challenges of the spiritual path.  In many ways our path to spiritual maturity follows the IDR cycle, as we learn to move from idealization of ourselves and our teachers to spiritual maturity.<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-344\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-344 type-post status-publish format-video hentry category-healing-trauma category-mediation-2 category-mediation category-resolving-conflict category-peter-levine category-process-of-mediation category-psychology-of-conflict-resolution category-psychology-of-mediation category-self-and-identity-2 category-the-idr-cycle category-the-spiritual-journey tag-almaas tag-confidence tag-ego tag-gurdjieff tag-identity tag-idr-cycle tag-mediation tag-narcissism tag-overconfidence tag-peace tag-peter-levine tag-science-and-nonduality tag-science-and-nonduality-2012 tag-self-esteem tag-somatic-experiencing tag-spirituality tag-stephen-w-porges tag-true-self tag-what-is-self post_format-post-format-video has-post-title no-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/elizabeths-talk-at-the-science-and-nonduality-conference-2012\/\">The Self of Peace: Elizabeth Bader at the Science and Nonduality Conference<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>Elizabeth Bader speaks about the profound lessons conflict resolution can teach us about peace and who we are. A blend of psychology, spirituality and neuroscience, including the work of Stephen Porges, Tali Sharot and Peter Levine.<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-8594\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-8594 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-law-and-spirituality category-lawyers-and-spirituality category-psychology-of-conflict-resolution category-the-spiritual-journey category-understanding-spirituality tag-law-and-spirituality tag-spirituality-and-law has-post-title no-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/law-and-spirituality-a-lawyers-path\/\">Law and Spirituality: A Lawyer&#8217;s Path I<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>The opening of Elizabeth Bader&#8217;s chapter in a book published by the American Bar Association. 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As we enter into the deepest layers of our body, we experience deep relaxation and an enhanced ability to sleep. In effect, we give ourselves a private cranial-sacral massage as we feel into the bones of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-8546\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-8546 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-celebrations category-spiritual-understanding category-understanding-spirituality has-post-title no-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment has-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t\t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/awakening-in-the-spring\/\">Awakening in the Spring<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>A lovely yet profound poem by Meng Hao-Jan (689-741) on awakening in the spring. <\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n    <\/div><!-- .builder-posts-wrap -->\n                                <div class=\"pagenav tf_clear tf_box tf_textr tf_clearfix \"> <span class=\"number current\">1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9628\/page\/2\/\" class=\"number\">2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9628\/page\/3\/\" class=\"number\">3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elizabethbader.com\/elizabethbadersblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9628\/page\/4\/\" class=\"number\">4<\/a><\/div>                <\/div>\n<!-- \/module post -->\n            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9628","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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