Everything about a human being has a purpose. All our elements are so well linked, articulated and interconnected. We are intelligent creatures, perfectly designed.

Even our emotions are perfect. Our anger, frustration, loneliness, fear, grief all have their own perfection. Think about it, if they didn’t have a purpose why would we have them?

Our emotions are like our radar system. They are always scanning our environment and reporting back to us. If there is danger, emotions report fear. If there is a threat, we might get anger. If we are lost or separated from those who give us sustenance, we will feel sad, or worried. All these emotions are giving us information that is essential for our survival and our well-being.

If emotions are perfect then why can they feel so painful? And how can the suffering they cause be “perfect?”

Suffering itself isn’t the perfection. But suffering is a call to wake up and make changes. When we live in alignment with universal forces and individual purpose, we feel good. When we are out of alignment, we begin to feel an ache that is calling us back to alignment.

At first this “ache” may be like an inner voice speaking to us. If we ignore it, the ache becomes louder and begins to affect our actions. We might develop habits we don’t like but feel powerless to stop. We may feel stressed, irritable, confused, or sluggish. If we continue to ignore this, aches in the body develop and in the extreme, disease.

Given that our emotions are so important, learning to process them – to get the information they are giving us, release them and move on - is vital. Our bodies want to heal. That is what is so amazing about us. Our bodies are programmed to heal, if only we can allow it.

Ancient Yoga taught technologies for this, which have only recently been introduced in the West. The technologies are simple, painless and profoundly liberating. There is no need for emotional catharsis, and little explanation of the story behind the emotion is required. Yet the results are deep and on-going.

Emotional Integrity is central to my work with clients. I myself overcame deep-seated guilt, grief, and anger with these processes, and because of them moved into a perpetual awareness of Pure Awareness, which brings much joy where there was once confusion and sadness.* So I know the power of this work and feel compelled to share it with as many individuals as I can.

*For this wisdom, I feel great gratitude to my beloved teacher, Rita Rivera, and to Tom Stone, who insightfully interpreted the Maharishi’s teachings and shared it with his students so generously.