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When your body is
physically ill, try also treating your emotions and viewing your body as a
whole. Whole-self well-being is, in part, the
result of a harmonious flow of energy between our physical and mental selves.
When this flow is thrown out of balance for any reason, the body and mind
react to one another, rather than act cooperatively. Ongoing stress, sadness,
anxiety, excitement, and fear can overwhelm the cerebral self, causing
traumatic energy to be channeled into the body. The body then responds by
taking steps to organically dispel the energy that has burdened it and
expressing it by means of physical symptoms such as illness, fatigue, or
disease. In some cases, these symptoms can simply be allowed to run their
natural course and recovery will come about naturally. In most instances,
however, health and wellness can only be restored by a dual course of
treatment that acknowledges both the physical manifestations of energy
clearing and the underlying emotional causes. Many of the ailments we experience over the
course of our lives can be indicative of the body’s attempts to process
intellectual and emotional energy. Swollen glands, for example, can signal
that you are going through a period of emotional cleansing. Even something as
simple as a pimple can indicate that your body is ridding itself of toxins
and old energy. In Chinese medicine, intense emotions are
held in the body’s organs as a matter of course — grief lurks in the lungs,
anger inhabits the liver, fretfulness lingers in the heart, worry is held in
the stomach, and the kidneys harbor fear. Particular illnesses and symptoms
represent the body’s attempts to clear emotional energy. Coughs or bronchitis
can signify that the physical self is clearing away grief, while a loss of
appetite may signal that worry is being actively addressed. When you feel ill or imbalanced, treating
your whole self, rather than treating the physical self alone, can empower
you to determine the root cause of sickness. Since you understand that your
physical symptoms may be an expression of emotional discomfort, you can
establish a balanced treatment regimen to ensure that you quickly recover
your good health. |
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