Holistic Health
The Connection Between Health & Divine Influence
By Theresa May
Jun 6, 2008

I guess I’ve always had an understanding that true healing and spirituality are deeply interlinked. Looking back I remember even as a child about age 4, my spirituality and desire to make things well, were so much a part of me that when I unintentionally injured a grasshopper, my first response was to connect to Divine power to heal it. So the question is, does this infer that humans have an inborn ability to align themselves with a superior power and make things whole? I believe it does. And I believe that all healing modalities need to acknowledge this interconnectedness in order to bring about the greatest outcome for their patients/clients. This has nothing to do with religion. And I am not implying to anyone that it’s okay to impinge their traditions on another. I am simply honoring the part of healing that still remains a mystery to our intellectual minds.
The Whole Human Being
And why is it that some people, after many treatments, still only find temporary relief from their symptoms? In part this is because the treatment only addressed the physical signs. But we know that healing goes deeper than the physical. It also encompasses one’s emotional, mental and spiritual state of being, whether one is conscious or unconscious of it. There are many reasons for injury or illness, far too numerous to mention. But this stands to reason why some people don’t completely recover until all levels of being are addressed. This also explains why many are exploring medicines from indigenous cultural traditions, because they incorporate the whole human being.
Wisdom From The Sages
Of course I too am on a personal path to wholeness and because of this I became drawn to study and respect the art of Traditional Chinese Medicine, specifically through Shiatsu and other Asian Bodywork therapies as well as Qigong (pronounced chee-kung) healing. TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) acquired its wisdom from the sages, the philosophers and scholars, that experienced the universal interconnectedness of everything. They saw with their minds eye, the whole universe inside the smallest of all forms; that the human body resembled everything observed from the exterior world. And that every part of the body could tell the story of something deeper within itself, right down to the soles of your feet, the palms of your hands, the eyes, ears and even by looking at the tongue! These parts are used often to access and treat internal and external disharmonies. In the east, each vital organ has an emotional and a spiritual aspect. And therefore by treating specific energetic pathways that are associated with these organs, one can receive benefits on all levels. But I hesitate to merely suggest that it is only the body’s intelligence and a practitioners skillful hands that attain true healing, this is not so. True healing can only happen through our sincere and pure intent and aligning this intention with the purest and strongest energy. The energy that comes from the universal mind of God.
Our Own Responsibility
I also am aware that we as recipients of healing need to be active participants. I remind my clients that the ability to heal also depends on their mind/body awareness and their openness to receive it. Some are conscious of it, others are not. But the more conscious we are of our healing journey the more permanent the changes will be. Receiving bodywork and practicing meditation, through the observation of these practices, help us to realize how imbalanced our lives have become and remind us to make life style changes that will support a healthier state of being. The need for our western minds to slow down and become consciously aware of our body is essential for our growth and development on all levels. So begin your journey, return to wholeness and holiness. Acknowledge and honor the Divine Mystery in healing.