Have you paused recently to consider the genius nature of your body/mind? In this current age of technology, computers, cell phones and other techie gadgets are constantly being improved, with pressure to acquire the latest model or system upgrade. Yet the body/mind maintains and functions in its original casing for up to a hundred years plus. And the original hardware hasn't been upgraded for how many years?
Take a few minutes to marvel over this healing machine you're housed in. Consider the unification of sperm and egg and its transformation from embryo to infant nine months later. A newborn and the magic of that first year of life always fills me with wonder. A genius creation!
Look at the intelligence of the systems interacting together to support this machine that moves, talks, eats, digests, expels, regenerates, thinks.... The intricate connections between the brain, hormones, organs, bones, muscles, tissues, nerves, cells. The heart! The hardware and the software. The built in rhythmicity and cycles. It is awesome to behold!
Are you taking time to honor and care for this body/mind? Are you talking to it kindly? Healthy choices and balance are essential in the areas of food, hydration, exercise, sleep, work and play in order to reboot this incredible machine you inhabit.
What about it’s healing nature? Is there an inner intelligence that knows how to heal? Take the example of a skinned knee or superficial cut or burn. You KNOW without a doubt that it will heal. Is it because it has been reinforced for
us since childhood? A parent typically responds lovingly to their toddler's scraped knee. Cleaning the wound, applying soothing ointment and the required bandage. Then sending the child off to play with an affirming statement, "It will be better in no time."
Can we have that same knowing for the rest of our ailments? When faced with a health issue, minor or major, the individual must explore their options, seeking the treatment that is right for them. Western versus Eastern medicine approaches. Conventional versus alternative. A combination of both? Is there something we can add to facilitate healing?
Bruce Lipton studies our ability to alter gene activity by changing beliefs and perceptions. Joe Dispenza's book, "You Are the Placebo", teaches how to use the mind to heal the body. Thich Nhat Hanh says "Healing is possible through resting". All suggest turning off the Fight/Flight/Fret stress response and eliciting the Rest/Digest relaxation response. Biofeedback can help with that!
Theresa Wade's article, "How to Heal Yourself by Talking to Your Body" offers her process to achieve a healing response. She starts by creating a state of deep calm through meditation, then "inwardly engages the body in a heartfelt conversation, with hope..." accompanied by an attitude of openness as to the outcome. Below are the basics of her technique or you can read more at http://upliftconnect.com/heal-yourself-by-talking-to-your-body/
"…there are three key steps to gaining the cooperation of the body:
1) Approach your body with genuine compassion, understanding that it is made up of conscious cells who experience emotions.
2) Build trust by engaging your body in mental conversations about your desire for the two of you to cooperate and overcome the ailment.
3) Allow changes in the conversation by using different thoughts and words that elicit spontaneous elevated emotions."
Will you take time today to reboot and heal?
One last thought, whenever the subject of healing arises, I can't help but think of two very meaningful conversations in my past. One was with a neighbor whose cancer did not respond to treatment. She had young children and knew death was imminent. She said she "would not trade the experience for anything" because of the deep connection it created between her and her higher power. A conversation with Dr. John Motl, psychiatrist, was similar. He reported that some of the healthiest people he's ever known were those he worked with in the Hospice setting. Those whose illness had led them to soul growth and peace within. This could certainly lead into further conversation, but I will stop now so that you can take time to honor and care for your body/mind. Go reboot!
Take a few minutes to marvel over this healing machine you're housed in. Consider the unification of sperm and egg and its transformation from embryo to infant nine months later. A newborn and the magic of that first year of life always fills me with wonder. A genius creation!
Look at the intelligence of the systems interacting together to support this machine that moves, talks, eats, digests, expels, regenerates, thinks.... The intricate connections between the brain, hormones, organs, bones, muscles, tissues, nerves, cells. The heart! The hardware and the software. The built in rhythmicity and cycles. It is awesome to behold!
Are you taking time to honor and care for this body/mind? Are you talking to it kindly? Healthy choices and balance are essential in the areas of food, hydration, exercise, sleep, work and play in order to reboot this incredible machine you inhabit.
What about it’s healing nature? Is there an inner intelligence that knows how to heal? Take the example of a skinned knee or superficial cut or burn. You KNOW without a doubt that it will heal. Is it because it has been reinforced for
us since childhood? A parent typically responds lovingly to their toddler's scraped knee. Cleaning the wound, applying soothing ointment and the required bandage. Then sending the child off to play with an affirming statement, "It will be better in no time."
Can we have that same knowing for the rest of our ailments? When faced with a health issue, minor or major, the individual must explore their options, seeking the treatment that is right for them. Western versus Eastern medicine approaches. Conventional versus alternative. A combination of both? Is there something we can add to facilitate healing?
Bruce Lipton studies our ability to alter gene activity by changing beliefs and perceptions. Joe Dispenza's book, "You Are the Placebo", teaches how to use the mind to heal the body. Thich Nhat Hanh says "Healing is possible through resting". All suggest turning off the Fight/Flight/Fret stress response and eliciting the Rest/Digest relaxation response. Biofeedback can help with that!
Theresa Wade's article, "How to Heal Yourself by Talking to Your Body" offers her process to achieve a healing response. She starts by creating a state of deep calm through meditation, then "inwardly engages the body in a heartfelt conversation, with hope..." accompanied by an attitude of openness as to the outcome. Below are the basics of her technique or you can read more at http://upliftconnect.com/heal-yourself-by-talking-to-your-body/
"…there are three key steps to gaining the cooperation of the body:
1) Approach your body with genuine compassion, understanding that it is made up of conscious cells who experience emotions.
2) Build trust by engaging your body in mental conversations about your desire for the two of you to cooperate and overcome the ailment.
3) Allow changes in the conversation by using different thoughts and words that elicit spontaneous elevated emotions."
Will you take time today to reboot and heal?
One last thought, whenever the subject of healing arises, I can't help but think of two very meaningful conversations in my past. One was with a neighbor whose cancer did not respond to treatment. She had young children and knew death was imminent. She said she "would not trade the experience for anything" because of the deep connection it created between her and her higher power. A conversation with Dr. John Motl, psychiatrist, was similar. He reported that some of the healthiest people he's ever known were those he worked with in the Hospice setting. Those whose illness had led them to soul growth and peace within. This could certainly lead into further conversation, but I will stop now so that you can take time to honor and care for your body/mind. Go reboot!
- “The transformation and healing we are looking for is not outside of us, it is in us. It is like the wave: if it wants to be still, the stillness should not be obtained from the outside, it is in the water itself. We have the capacity to be a wave, but we also have the capacity to be still water…but maybe there are those of us who are only used to being waves, and we have forgotten how to become still water again…that is why we need the practice.”
- ~Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
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