Integral Meditation is an overall approach to mindfulness and contemplative practice that is

based on AQAL Integral Framework as developed by Ken Wilber. (This approach is described,
e.g., in his book Integral Meditation.) It is a holistic practice that engages a person in cultivating
contemplative awareness of body, mind, spirit in self, interpersonal relationships, society at
large, and nature with its ecology.

Integral Meditation combines the paths of Waking Up (towards deeper, transpersonal states of
awareness, which may include experiences of boundless peace, calm, joy, etc.), Growing Up
(towards greater maturity and personality integration), Cleaning Up (shadow work aimed at
reintegration of unconsciously repressed potentials), and Showing Up (manifesting mindful
activities in all essential areas of life).

In its advanced and more sophisticated forms, Integral Meditation may involve bioenergetic
work, intersubjective meditation, group work, conscious work with peak experiences, and any
combination of meditation techniques. One example of such an advanced form of Integral
Meditation is when it is practiced as a part of the Holoscendence process.

This entry was originally written for awarenow wiki

Author:
Eugene Pustoshkin (eapustoshkin@gmail.com), clinical psychologist, Integral scholar-
practitioner and consultant, group work facilitator, Holoscendence & Integral Meditation
teacher/practitioner