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2. Why CLD is relevant to health and wellbeing

3. A parable of our time Andrew Jean Jade and Darren

4. Soundings from Scotland Do people perceive materialism, consumerism and individualism as influential in daily life? What does this mean for their wellbeing and that of those around them? Exploring these questions with groups/individuals drawn from elite, secure and excluded Scotland*. (*Adapted from the Scottish Council Foundation’s conceptualisation of Scotland as three different types of place to live: settled, insecure, excluded.)

5. The Iron Cage of Consumerism “People live in their own bubble, getting in their own car to drive to work, staying in their own home. Community spirit has gone and this compounds the issue. We’re all in debt. You’re stressed, you go to work, you go home. You sit in front of the TV. There’s no family dinner, no time to talk problems through, sort things out. You’re just working to afford that TV. There’s no time for your children when you come home at night. No time to talk.” (Prisoner group)

6. Education as a consumer product “People everywhere live busy, consumer-driven lives. Their energies are devoted to money, mortgages and there’s no time for emotional energy. Parents round here want to be something, they’re conscious of material wealth and income and have worked hard to get here. They have more stuff, cars, washing machines – but they’re still dreadfully poor, because it’s relative. They know that educational qualifications are what allow you to make that step up so they push for results. They can’t afford to pay the fees but they want to treat us as a private school! Their children are the same. It’s very much ‘I want to be a lawyer, doctor or dentist’. They’re very materially focused.” (Headteacher)

7. Experiencing exclusion • “It’s symptomatic of a kind of society that doesn’t value people but does value possessions. I think it may be that for a certain group of people it's becoming okay to sneer at the poor.” • “The economy depends on you being unhappy because you haven't got these things. So you have to work to buy them to be happy. If it wasn't for you being unhappy because of this, the economy wouldn't work.” • “In a third world society I would be a millionairess with money, a home, warmth. I’m low down in my society because I don’t work and live on benefits.” • (Mental Health Advocacy Group)

8. Spiritual value or exploitation through fear “Our focus needs to go down to the spiritual, to the value and worth of a human being. Virtually nothing in society promotes that. We are exploitable because we are fearful. If you live in a society that’s been founded on exploitation of the masses, how are you going to de-condition them? How do you make people feel more confident in themselves?” “We‘re all trapped in the cycle of consumerism. And powerful groups can’t be expected to support anything that will counter techniques for maintaining social dominance.”

9. The Integral Model Individual I I Subjective thoughts, feelings, perceptions, values, beliefs, attitudes, assumptions; intentions; moral sense; motivation, purpose, resolve, commitment; mental health & well-being; spiritual commitment It Objective material body and brain; physical health & well-being; activities & behaviours; tools & techniques; material resources; diet & fitness; actions towards others & the environment Subjective Interior Objective Exterior Its Inter-objective natural & built environments; ecological & human systems; government/community institutions; infrastructure & governance processes; organisational systems & structures; programmes & services; laws, policies & protocols We Inter-subjective shared attitudes, beliefs, meanings, worldviews; collective norms & ethics; shared visions & goals, stories & myths; shared history, customs, language, relationships & cultural background Collective

10. Andrew goes to his GP with depression, alcohol concerns and obesity

11. Public Health adds its contribution

12. An integral approach

13. Modernity is in crisis Economism Dis-eases of modernity

14. Modernity is coming to an end – a change of age Sustainability Dis-eases of modernity Economism

15. Plato’s idea

16. Plato and Wilber

17. Integral Living

18. Integral Public Health

19. Integral Public Health

20. Integral Public Health – health services Evidence based medicine Working for and interacting with NHS lifts spirits and raises consciousness Complexity theory – order generating rules Do less harm Promote autonomy – self care and mutual care Beautiful buildings Healing environments Contraction and convergence

21. Health protection: regeneration Evidence based methods for housing and place making Places and buildings that lift our consciousness Training, education, employment etc. and ‘whole of life’ - a single complex interactive system Rights and responsibilities balanced Citizens not consumers Places and buildings that lift our spirits On planet living – the spirit level analsysis

22. Health improvement: food Evidence based protocols: to prevent disease and promote health and sustainability Mindsets change resulting in a different relationship with food. Understand the impact of whole food system on human and ecosystem wellbeing Slow food Seasonal food Food for friendship, ritual, communication Access to healthy food for all. Ensure food security Zero waste: sustainability balanced with health and cost

23. Integral Community Learning and Development?

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