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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 — 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 fear lives in the kidneys.
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. When 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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