We had the good fortune of connecting with Eric Moya and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Eric, do you disagree with some advice that is more or less universally accepted?
Anything that is smuggling in a notion of toxic individualism at its core.

There are a lot of ideas out there that reinforce the idea of the individual over interdependence and interconnection. It can be difficult to spot at times, but many ideas contain an individual-reinforcing core. An example would be the idea of manifestation. Imagine what you want and manifest it, so the idea goes. That idea may initially appear to be attractive and empowering, but it’s really not. It’s reinforcing an idea of individual willpower over a complex environment. The cost of smuggling in that individual-over-environment foundation is further isolation from others, and ultimately blames the owner of the thought when the observer-independent world behaves differently.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I have multiple dimensions to the work I do, lecturing, studying, writing, and private practice. The unifying theme that is always personally meaningful is the integration of body, mind, and spirit.

Although bodymindspirit integration is a focus of many approaches these days, most approaches still approach the integration of the three from a particular bias. For example, the bodyworkers approach it from the body first. The mental health folks approach it from the psychological initially. And the spiritually minded folks tend to approach the integration from the spirit.

What separates my work apart from others is in trying to envision a new way of approaching the integration without biasing or prioritizing one before the others.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I reside in Albuquerque, NM. An itinerary based here would look like exploring some the local New Mexican cuisine, a visit to Santa Fe via the Turquoise trail, time in the Jemez Mountains and hot springs, and a variety of great hikes throughout the many mountain ranges.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I’d like to acknowledge the community of practitioners who are willing to show up and support each other grow as humans and as helping professionals. Although I have been a part of several such groups in my career, the group that always comes immediately to mind when about warm and genuine collegial support is a therapist supervision group about 20 years ago. There were four of us, Lori, Penny, Brian, and myself who would get together monthly and workshop client and practice issues.

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Image Credits
Image in argyle sweater taken by Michelle Shandy Image of hands taken by Jennifer Rydlinski

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