Sacred-States Integration

23/09/2025

Change the way the rest of your day feels

18/09/2025

Why Contrast Matters

We only know light because of the dark. We only know joy because we’ve tasted sorrow.

It’s strange, isn’t it? The very struggles we wish we could erase often become the lens through which we fully appreciate life’s best moments.

👉 What’s something tough you went through that later helped you see the good more clearly?

13/09/2025

Crisis is not the end—it’s the door unlocking🗝️

I work with lots of client experiencing emotions so intense their life seems in crisis. It’s the body and mind screaming for change💥
Supported exploration, processing and a redirection of focus can shift stuck mental patterns just enough to engage progress and momentum.
💬 If you leaned into the emotion, looking deeper and further, what door might be opening for you now?

10/09/2025

Have you ever been in dialog with your anxiety?
It’s a part of you that is asking for sanctuary, don’t push them away.

01/09/2025

Welcoming in September 🍂

There’s something about this time of year… it’s wholesome. There’s an opportunity to appreciate what we’ve had and release that which is spent.
A chance to Recalibrate and Rebalance after a long period of activity.

Take a sacred moment today to honour this change of energy. A walk perhaps. Notice the subtle and not so subtle signs of autumn approaching and ask how this is reflected in your own life.
If a waterproof or umbrella is necessary then embrace and invite the cleansing rain.

This conscious step through a natural threshold grounds us in the present. It’s a way for us to connect to the bigger picture, get our bearings and remember what’s important.
A sacred moment can come in many forms so do what feels right for you. Allow your innate creativity to flow even if only in a small way.

💬 let us know how your sacred moment unfolds today

01/09/2025

23/08/2025

The Ultimate Trust Fall - Surrender

My first experience was releasing my resistance towards the depression I was experiencing as a young adult. I stopped being scared of it and instead leaned into it, to learn what it had to teach me. Done with awareness, support and professional education the initial fall became floating which became flying. The spiritual insights that I gained became the foundation of my capacity to help others through similar existentially overwhelming journeys.

Silver linings that come from dark experiences are so important to hold onto.
Are you fighting it or flying with it?

22/08/2025

What has Sacred-States Integration unlocked for you? 🗝️

“The inner peace and trust, knowing that it’s all connected and just how it should be.
I do still have to remind myself of it sometimes, when things are dark and my body starts to habitually react in its very human way. It’s like the theory is unlocked but occasionally the physical practicalities need a little extra conscious effort.”

Struggling to Integrate? Maintaining Presence is Key.
Gift yourself a little support and guidance from someone that has successfully walked a similar path. Follow the link in the comments 👇

21/08/2025

🧠Neuroscience Insight:

The brain in crisis often looks like the brain in transformation — both involve disorientation, rewiring, and vulnerability. Sometimes the chaos is actually growth. 🌱

21/08/2025

The “Dark Night of the Soul” vs. Depression

• Both can feel like emptiness and despair.

• Depression closes us down — it drains energy, isolates and makes meaning disappear.

• The Dark Night of the Soul, though painful, carries a hidden invitation: a breakdown of old identity so a truer self can emerge.

Perhaps they are two sides of the same coin. Maybe an active or passive expression of the same energy.
It is possible to transition from depression and chaos into stable awakening, you just need the right support.

💡 Takeaway: If you’re here, don’t rush to escape. Listen. What is life asking you to explore?
Book a session. Don’t feel lost anymore.

Sacred States supports individuals to cope with change by deeply exploring consciousness and developing meaningful experiences during challenging times. We make space for preparation and the integration of symbolic material that arises during crisis or altered states of awareness. Existential therap...

02/06/2025

🧠 Revolutionizing Mental Health: Six Brain-Based Biotypes of Depression & Anxiety

A groundbreaking study published in Nature Medicine (June 2024) has identified six distinct brain-based “biotypes” of depression and anxiety using functional MRI (fMRI) data. This represents a major step forward for precision psychiatry, moving beyond symptom checklists toward brain-based, individualized care.

🔍 Understanding the Brain Networks Involved:
• Default Mode Network (DMN): Active when the mind is at rest—linked to self-reflection, daydreaming, and rumination.
• Salience Network (SN): Filters what’s important—helps shift attention to the most relevant stimuli, like threats or rewards.
• Central Executive Network (CEN): Engaged during problem-solving, planning, and focused attention.

📊 The Six Identified Biotypes:
1. Biotype 1: Heightened activity in DMN and SN—linked to intense self-focus and emotional overload.
2. Biotype 2: Increased activity in CEN—associated with heightened cognitive control and possible emotional suppression.
3. Biotype 3: Disrupted connectivity between SN and CEN—difficulty managing or interpreting emotional information.
4. Biotype 4: Underactive DMN—correlates with a lack of internal reflection and anhedonia (loss of pleasure).
5. Biotype 5: Hyperactive sensory circuits—associated with heightened sensitivity to external stimuli.
6. Biotype 6: General network balance, but with subtle disruptions in mood regulation pathways.

💡 Why It Matters:
This model of brain-based biotypes could allow clinicians to tailor treatment with far greater precision, reducing trial-and-error prescribing and making care more effective and compassionate.

21/02/2022

👉What personality type are you?
*The hypnotised🦮
*The along for the ride🐑
*The open to discussion and difference🦋

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