This integrated philosophy will be explored in greater depth and developed as an interactive document on the World Wide Web. While BMI does not endorse any particular religious practice, it recognizes the importance and relevance of introspection to the goals of developing an integrated worldview and better understanding of both humanity and nature. This work includes developing the methods of introspection and understanding which are the counterpart to scientific methods in the sense world. The Institute of Nexialism, one of the GAIA sponsored institutes, sponsors ad hoc discussions and mini-workshops on spiritual concepts and experience associated with various practices. ION also explores various forms of Eastern meditation, and spiritual philosophies such as those of Alan Watts, Ken Wilbur, Sai Baba, and others.
Workshops ranging from one day to one year take place through ION and collaborating institutions.
Conflict Resolution ION, as an applied arm of its curriculum in Nexialism, is planning to launch a program in community to global conflict resolution. This work will be a direct extension of training at ION based on the principles and insights of John F. Hunt. The conflict resolution program will collaborate with other institutions, such as the Carter Center in Georgia, to benefit communities, tribes, governments, and other societal groups or individuals in resolving conflict issues. Applying both spiritual principles and appropriate knowledge, graduates in the art and scinece of Nexialism will assist in the resolution of complex personal, political and societal problems. Services will include facilitation, mediation, counseling, and consulting from a systems perspective.