A purposeful selection of regular activities so you feel more connected to yourself, to other people, and to the world.
Think of it like caring for a garden rather than a single houseplant. One plant can be beautiful, but a garden stays healthy because different plants balance and support one another.
Overindexing is also dangerous. Focusing too heavily on one domain while neglecting others creates imbalance. For example, ntensive meditation without grounding practices can trigger the "Dark Night of the Soul.. The ecology works through diversity and complementarity.
Each domain has practices for both hemispheres: the right hemisphere (participation, presence, receptivity) and the left hemisphere (representation, understanding, analysis). This framework draws on Iain McGilchrist's work on ways of attending.
Right Hemisphere
Participation & presence
Left Hemisphere
Representation & understanding
Right Hemisphere
Receptivity & integration
Left Hemisphere
Clarity & cognitive clearing
Right Hemisphere
Resonance & co-regulation
Left Hemisphere
Dialogue & perspective-taking
Right Hemisphere
Embodied presence & flow
Left Hemisphere
Technique & precision
Right Hemisphere
Participatory reading & resonance
Left Hemisphere
Analysis & synthesis