Master the Art of Your Own Existence

Recover your innate power with lifestyle practices that build your foundation for luminous growth

Choose the right partner to build your foundation 

Time is precious and your heart and psyche even more so. You can’t afford to spend more energy spiraling through different solutions. You need a collaborative partner who can assess your situation and provide the right combination of tools and guidance to empower you in the great work of building your beautiful life.

Contemporary culture has disconnected us from our true human potential

We grow up in a world of shame, comparison, fear and latent or immediate violence. Our institutions provide little to no guidance for creating a Self that can navigate this environment. The result is that we drift through our lives disconnected from our own true power.

The solution is in our direct experience

Traditional human cultures had centuries of rituals, stories, nutritional practices, habits, and routines that amplified the experience of being interconnected with nature. Embodying this connectedness allows for a sustainable life of fulfilling experience.

We have the tools to succeed 

Modern neuroscience, biology and psychology have finally begun to comprehend and document how many of these ancient practices work. In this exciting time we are able to choose the best ideas from throughout human history to serve our unique individual needs.

Hi, I’m Eric Wallace

With a dedicated pursuit of healing practices spanning traditional cultures, contemporary therapy, nutrition, and immersion in the natural world for over 40 years, my journey commenced amidst the serene landscapes of Idaho before traversing the globe. From sharing yoga and breathwork in Bulgaria to delving deeper into Shamanic traditions in Peru and studying Somatic Experiencing in California, where I now call Santa Barbara home.

My diverse educational and professional background includes a breadth of disciplines, though for brevity's sake, I highlight those most pertinent to Integrative Self. Drawing from years of training in Somatic Experiencing, Integrative Bodywork, Vibrational and Energy Medicine, Yoga, Meditation, Astrology, Herbs and Nutrition, Shamanic Practices, Permaculture, Group Facilitation, DEI Skills, and Leadership, among others.

Throughout my life's journey, I've immersed myself in various roles, from teaching yoga and mindfulness programs to founding and running a wellness company since 2009. My endeavors extend to ecological activism, community building, festival production, wilderness programs for teens, and creating sustainable livelihoods for refugees through a reclaimed textile business to name a few.

By synthesizing my extensive knowledge and experiences, I've cultivated a daily routine grounded in somatic wisdom, addressing my evolving needs and fostering personal growth. This integrative approach has empowered me to navigate life with a certain mastery, yielding profound transformations such as increased joy, heightened self-awareness, enriched relationships, and a deeper connection to the natural world.

With over 25 years of both professional teaching experience and working directly with clients, I've developed a unique system for guiding others on their journey of Self-mastery. Through creating consensual, committed, and accepting spaces, I support clients in encountering and integrating their deepest challenges, empowering them to walk the path of Self-discovery and transformation.

Let’s help you discover your innate authenticity and together we can develop YOUR Integrative Self!

“Integrating your past—
through the present—
to free your future.”

What people are saying…

  • Integrative self somatic therapy expanded my capacity to embrace life. I am able to connect. Connect in relationships, work, love and play. I can be with myself instead of living constantly checked out. I am able to respond more rather than react. I take less things personally. I am kinder. I am able to be more respectful of other peoples feelings. I know what I am feeling (or not feeling) so I can take effective action to help myself. I had no idea before therapy I was capable of feeling joy. True joy that comes from weaving the mind, body and spirit into the now. I now feel the joy and peace of having a home in myself.

    —Avoline L, Boise, ID

  • What can I say about the Integrative Self experience? How helpful it has been. I've been doing talk therapy for YEARS and I have made more progress in the last 6 months with Eric than I've experienced with years of talk therapy.

    —Meghan J, Marietta, GA

  • I am a combat vet who has a vast list of trauma from childhood to current. I was unable to connect to myself and others. I was detached and unable to heal. Most days were hard to breathe and sort through the many things that ran through my head and heart. I had extensive experience with talk therapy and had exhausted its benefits. I was stuck and unable to move forward. Thanks to Mr. Wallace I was able to navigate my way through "all the things" that prohibited my healing, growth, and progress. I highly recommend it!

    —William W, Fort Worth, TX

  • I started seeing Eric because I wanted to leave a job that I felt trapped in. Through our sessions, I was able to work somatically through childhood trauma where I also felt trapped earlier in life. The sessions were slow, steady, and supportive. I was able to leave the job and step into work that is aligned with my gifts and talents. I’d recommend Eric to anyone seeking inner work that goes to the root cause.

    —Anita C, Los Angeles, CA

  • What can I say about the Integrative Self experience? That it works. I am a traditional gal and from the outside, Eric and I shouldn't be a match. In fact, sometimes in our sessions I find myself laughing because I recognize how silly this should be. But I continue to be fascinated that it just works. What has also surprised me is that I see the tools integrating in my life. During our sessions, I tend to be resistant but when those tools need to show up, they reliably do every time.

    —Miriam S, Bergenfield, NJ

  • Working with Eric is like being held in a compassionate, non-judgemental container where he offers tools allowing you to dive in—truly in—to your deeper self. In this awakening, life has changed drastically with a deeper awareness, compassion, and a clearer set of life priorities. It's not easy. It's actually hard work. And also, it has been worth every resource I've allocated towards it (time, money, dedication). Most importantly, in choosing this practice with Eric I have found a deeper sense of fulfillment and connection as a human being, in this life.

    —D’Arcy V, Boise, ID

  • I worked with Eric for almost a year and a half before we actually met in person and when we met it was hard to believe it because it didn’t feel like we had never met in person. That is how good his sessions are and how connected and supported he is able to let you feel. There are clearly amazing things he provides in person but definitely not dilution of his magic just because you're on Zoom.

    —Paul B, Bountiful, UT

  • The sessions online I've had with Eric have been a profound touchstone to my deepest center, clearest boundaries and a visceral tap root to the feeling of balance.

    —Lauren H, Boise, ID

  • Eric Wallace possesses a rare combination of hands-on skills, bodies of knowledge, memory, and personal warmth that is disarming and transformative. He has an uncanny ability to track information that I've shared over time—stories, traumatic experiences, people—and relay it to me in context so that I can see the arc of my experiences and how they fit together in ways that are impossible for me to otherwise understand. It is like having an escort through my own underworld. What was scary and overwhelming becomes manageable and meaningful. He helped me lay the groundwork to transform grief and loss into beauty and a new chapter of my life.

    —Matilda R. B, Boise, ID

  • I have been able to experience and control my feelings better as well as being able to talk to my parents about certain issues that previously I was afraid to talk about.

    —Coco B, Auburn, CA

  • Eric is simply the most magical human I have ever worked with in a body healing capacity. I had many years (and generations) of trauma stored in my body before working with him. It took a few sessions of releasing and letting go of things deep in my cells, but my actual nervous system is very different from what it was before. I am more sure of myself, relaxed, and not protecting 24/7. In short, my whole life has been transformed, softened, made more beautiful because of Eric!

    —Melissa V, Seattle, WA

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