Making the Connection: Mind, Body, Spirit

Did you know that when you experience pain, either physically or mentally—any pain—it is your body’s way of communicating with you? Have you ever considered that the origin of this pain may not be connected to the specific part of your body experiencing the pain? Have you ever wondered if the origin of the pain may be connected to another time or experience in your life that you have forgotten?

Through pain, your body is working to get your attention. The key is to begin to listen.

Your body is resilient and has an incredible capacity to handle stress and emotional issues—it can absorb a lot. But is it necessary to put your body through all this emotional effort on a regular basis? Is it worth it? When you deny your emotional issues or ignore the fact that your body is stressed out; sooner or later, your body breaks down, and you experience the pain—diagnosed as migraine headaches, MS, lupus, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, cancer, diabetes, TMJ, PMS, and the list goes on.

You do not need to play macho with your body, doing the “stiff upper lip” method—“I’m tough, I can take it,” “I can handle anything,” or “I’m responsible for everyone else” routine. Whether you pretend you are okay or not, over a period of time, your body just breaks down. You can give your body a break by beginning to resolve those emotional issues that are hurting you.

When you experience a pain in your neck, make the connection. Your neck is where your power to speak resides—the throat chakra. The question is, are you expressing your truth? Your throat chakra is connected to your feet. What is going on in your life that you cannot stand, thus causing you to give yourself a pain in the neck? Who is being a pain in the neck? If you are not addressing your truth, you will get stuck or blocked in life, and you will not move forward productively. You may think you are moving forward every day, but nonetheless, you may be stuck on a particular issue and not really moving forward. Do you have periods when everything you want to accomplish seems like you are walking up a steep hill or in molasses, even though what you want to accomplish is nothing new and you have done it a hundred times? Ask yourself, “Do I want to continue this project, or did I say yes because I don’t want to say no?” What is your truth? What do you want? State this clearly and precisely.

Knee pain and other knee problems originate in the shoulders. Shoulders represent our ability to carry our experiences in life joyously. We make life a burden by our attitude—taking on responsibility that does not belong to us. If you feel responsible for everyone in your life, that is a lot of weight and molecules to shoulder. With that much weight, no wonder your knees are hurting in their effort to hold up all those people. Why have surgery to repair or replace your knees, when you can eliminate the burden from your knees—and shoulders—and free yourself of the excess weight? By having surgery, you will simply continue to create the same problem and be back to the same predicament in a year or two.

Sinusitis, colds, respiratory issues, earaches, and asthma are connected to your first chakra, which holds all your belief systems and your relationships, especially your family—irritation to one person, someone close.

Sinus medicine cannot clear your first chakra of emotional issues lodged in your sinus cavities. Only you have the power to resolve those for yourself. Herbal supplements can support your immune system so it can do its job, but you still need to clear the emotional issues to completely eliminate sinus issues. You need to uncover the reason for the irritation.

Your jaws are connected to your generative chakra—your hips. The consciousness of TMJ is directly related to the misalignment of this chakra and your creativity. So if you are experiencing TMJ or any jaw misalignment, listen to your truth: Who or what are you angry at? Who or what do you resent? Do you have a desire to have revenge? What are you creating? Are you clenching your jaws or grinding your teeth, thus blocking yourself from creating a more fulfilling life?

These are merely a few of the many ways our bodies communicate to us that we need to change something. From this point forward, when your body has pain, ask your body, “What is the pain about?” Pay attention to the response. For example, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and blow out the breath with a big whoosh. Ask yourself, “Why do I have a pain in my neck?” If the thought comes to you that you did something you are not comfortable doing, pay attention to that thought. Expand on that thought. Maybe you said yes to something you did not want to do. Maybe you talked yourself into doing something because someone else did it. Ask yourself many questions. If your response leads you to say that you want something, notice if the pain you were experiencing has subsided or is completely gone. If the pain has subsided or is completely gone, you can be certain you have the right answer. If not, continue to explore and ask the question, what is the pain about? Initially, this process may take several sessions over a few days, before you are certain of the answer. After you are accustomed to using this technique, you will be certain of the answer on the first or second exploration.

Many people want guidance in perfecting this technique and seek professional help. Mind, body, and spirit healing is the most effective modality in facilitating or teaching this process.

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