When your body is physically ill, treat your emotions too.
Whole-self well-being is, in part, the result of a harmonious flow of energy between our physical & mental selves. Whenever this energy flow is thrown off its balance for any reason, the body & mind react to one another rather than act in cohesion as a unit.
Ongoing stress, sadness, anxiety, excitement & 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 traumatic energy that has burdened it and expresses it in the form of physical symptoms such as illness, fatigue, or disease.
In some cases, these symptoms can simply be allowed to run their natural course & recovery will come about naturally.
In most instances, however, health & wellness can only be restored by a dual course of treatment that acknowledges both the physical manifestation of energy clearance & the underlying emotional cause.
Many of the ailments we experience over the course of our lives can be indicative of the body’s attempts to process intellectual & 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 & odd 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 fright.
Particular illnesses & 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.
