A third theme is understanding how stress aff ects our
lives and immune systems, and doing things to manage or mitigate it through tools like meditation or breath work. Some of the patients worked with spiritual psychologists using Emotional Freedom Techniques to release past stress held in their body, shiſt ing beliefs to a trusting, non-victim place. Dietary shiſt s also made a diff erence. In acute healing, we
realize the eff ect of diff erent foods which can reduce or exacerbate infl ammation.
Which messages in how the body and mind collaborate to promote healing are audiences keying in on?
Visualization is a powerful and widespread tool in healing; we can use imagination to reframe and tell a diff erent story. Research has shown that visualizations can aff ect brain chemistry and lessen side eff ects. T e mind is conditioned to go to the worst-case scenario;
we can instead retrain it to focus on the best-case scenario, and what we want to happen, increasing the likelihood it will occur.
What role do faith and belief systems play in the healing journey?
It all comes down to what we believe. If you believe in and expect an eff ect, like what we see with a placebo, the brain will create and release natural chemicals that might be prompted by a targeted drug. Believing you are a victim of genes and
circumstance induces stress, whereas having faith in a loving universe produces greater ease.
How do emotions infl uence health and healing?
Gregg Braden and Joe Dispenza, interviewed in HEAL, discuss how rage, jealousy, trauma and fear put the body in a stress response and create infl ammation and other detrimental eff ects. But love, kindness, joy, gratitude and compassion release healing hormones and neurochemicals like oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine. It’s empowering to know that when negative emotions arise, you can become aware of and release them, then pivot to focus on gratitude or do something that cultivates joy. It’s a moment-by-moment choice.
Healthy people require a healthy planet; how can we apply these same principles to bring our world back into balance?
T e more conscious we become, the more we treat ourselves, others and our Earth with compassion. As more people awaken and demand a diff erent response, the paradigm will shiſt . Health care will have to change as we apply the power in our hearts and minds. Our bodies are a microcosm of the universe; the planet can heal itself and thrive as we remove the toxins and become fully aware of what we are putting in the air, water and soil.
Connect with April T ompson, in Washington, D.C., at
AprilWrites.com.
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