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 Entrainment
Entrain: to draw along with or after oneself. To draw in and incorporate
into the larger body; as raindrops into a lake, or small tributaries
into the larger river, and the river into the ocean. (Merriam Webster)
The principle of entrainment states that the greater system always
entrains the lesser system. Entrainment, in practical terms, refers
to the ability of living systems to influence one another. For example,
the forest can quickly and easily be influenced by fire. Water can
be influenced by sunlight. Florida, can be influenced by a hurricane.
These are all living systems. The greater or more powerful living
system will always have more influence over the smaller, less powerful
living system.
When the living system in question is strong, healthy, well-nourished,
and mostly complimentary in most of his or her dietary and lifestyle
habits, this living system is a healthy human being.
We have living systems living inside living systems...
The digestive system can be influenced by the dietary decisions
and lifestyle indiscretions (habits) of the living system that is
you. The healthier you are, the wiser and more nutritious and complimentary
your habits and decisions will be. This in turn affects your digestive
system, which affects the quality of your blood and lymph, which
provides the vital raw materials to every cell, tissue, organ, and
system throughout your entire body.
The principle of entrainment helps us to understand how biological
systems can be influenced to begin a downward spiral towards disintegration,
degeneration and death or begin an upward spiral towards reintegration,
regeneration and life. The principle of entrainment helps us to
understand that consistently moving in the direction of reintegration,
regeneration and life is (usually) the preferred direction and in
moving this way consistently, we can become a lighthouse of information
and inspiration...for ourselves and others.
The principle of entrainment shows us how we can be a bridge over
troubled waters, how we can successfully cross the many rivers of
doubt, and ultimately plant our roots firmly in the soils of confidence,
certainty, abundance and health.
When you are able to understand and apply the first three principles
we have been discussing; homeostasis, synergy, and digestion you
automatically initiate or engage the principle of entrainment. What
we have been calling complimentary habits move all living systems
in the direction of greater health and wholeness. What we have been
calling insulting habits move all living systems in the direction
of disintegration, dis-ease, and holeness.
Action Steps to take for principle number four: Entrainment:.
Think about the principle of entrainment: the greater or more powerful
living system will always have more influence over the smaller,
less powerful living system; And try to remember at least one experience
in your life that illustrates this principle. What can you do this
week to move the living system that is you in the direction of greater
health and wholeness?
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