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The 'science' and integration behind ATP
by Ted P. Attreides

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However it is in this application of an integral vision in a daily practice -- in the 'real world' of careers, families, children and everyday responsibilities -- where we separate a true integral practice from the pretenders.

What I mean is that it is not enough to simply inform people to read a book or two, to pick a few favorite (yet separate) practices form the multicultural smorgasbord, and to practice these for an unspecified amount of time towards some nebulous unfolding of the potentials of the bodymind.

Certainly that's not the model we use in educating individuals in Academic Institutions, or Business Corporations, the Spiritual Traditions, the Martial Arts and other areas.

For example, in higher education, university students have much flexibility in picking subject courses that they're interested in, and yet there is an existing pre-set pattern that represents the given degree requirements. Students are asked to take these requirements in sequence, in a graduated and progressive fashion, in order to achieve integration in their chosen field of study.

The same holds true in the progression to black belt levels in the Martial Arts; in the paths of the Spiritual Traditions; in Corporate Business mentoring, etc.

Therefore the ATP program focuses and represents such a sophisticated and responsible approach.

It offers 12 integrated lessons which are practiced in a wholistic lifestyle of seven specific components.

Naturally these seven components allow lots of freedom, versatility and room for individuality, and yet they're also progressive, safe, and realistic and successfully guide individuals towards genuine transformation.

Here's a brief description of the ATP seven lifestyle practice components:

1. An integrated worldview -- presented in the form of short essays which propel you way ahead of humanity's current consciousness, with what are called "orienting principles." There are 12 such core-lessons, and the easy to do practices associated with them, and they save you many years and hundreds of hours of experimenting with dead-end concepts.

2. Diet/Supplement Components -- presented in the form of small gradual changes which synergistically contribute to super nutrition, enhanced life-force potential and dramatically improved energy levels, health, vitality, and longevity.

3. Daily Exercise -- presented in the form of integrated principles and physical fitness routines to link mind and body together for life long health, fitness, and vitality.

4. Mental/Emotional Elements -- presented in the form of simple, easy to do exercises and commentaries which help develop personality, mind/brain cognitive skills and emotional openness/maturity through the newly discovered 9 mind/body sciences.

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