The Bio-Energetics Of Digestive Health By Ingrid LeVasseur, BA, CCT A
ccording to the publication Harvard Health, there is indeed a gut-brain connection and it can link emotions
to stomach problems and vice versa. We’ve developed language that speaks to what sci- ence is now discovering: the gastrointestinal tract is sensitive to emotion. We’ve all had "gut-wrenching" experiences, felt “butter- fl ies” before an important event or just had a “gut feeling” about a situation or person. I’ve found my gut to be more reliable than my brain at times, perhaps most of the time. My gut is more honest while my brain tries to justify or minimize the situation or action.
Our emotions of fear, grief, anger, anxi-
ety, joy and all the others in between can affect the gut. This is especially true for peo- ple who have had extensive testing, tried every medication and there still seems to be no causal factor for their digestive issues. In these cases, it would seem important to address the emotional components to get to the root of the issue.
NES Health has discovered emotional connections of the digestive system based in part of the idea of meridians in Chinese medicine. NES Health protocols address the energy of the emotions associated with digestive struggles. As I reviewed the fi les of four people with severe and chronic diges- tive complaints, the areas of large intestine,
Our emotions of fear, grief, anger, anxiety, joy and all the others in between can affect the gut.
small intestine, stomach and spleen came up as needing support as they progressed on their journey of healing.
The following are descriptions from NES Health of the emotional aspects of the respective pathways for the major organs of digestion.
Large Intestine
According to NES Health, emotionally, the large intestine represents our ability to hold on and to let go. Just as the colon sifts through the dregs to pick out the valuable nutrients they contain, excreting the rest, so we want to fi nd the value in our experienc- es and let go of those that no longer serve us. Sometimes the hardest thing to let go of is our grief. When things become messy in life, it can be hard to see the goodness that’s around us. We may feel like throwing
it all away, the good with bad, not fi nd- ing anything worthwhile to hold on to at all. Our sense of self-worth, how we value ourselves and our experiences and how fulfi lled, or not, we feel, are linked with the large intestine pathway. When it is energeti- cally blocked, we may fi nd ourselves judg- ing life experiences in a negative light and holding on to polluting beliefs and feelings.
Small Intestine
This represents our ability to digest life and to absorb the goodness from it. It also represents our mental capacity for assimi- lating ideas and processing thoughts. When this pathway is not fl owing well, we may experience poor concentration, indecisive- ness, diffi culty in holding a train of thought and forgetfulness. There is a link here with learning diffi culties in childhood. There is also an association with feeling “fed-up” or having had “our fi ll” of a situation. Con- versely, when this channel is fl owing well, we can feel energized and excited (that anticipatory happy buzz in the guts feeling).
Stomach The emotions associated with this
pathway revolve around the themes of digestion and nourishment. The stomach pathway helps to process thoughts and feel- ings, as well as food. There may be an issue that is hard to digest, something that leaves
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