| rue nature of healing is generating optimum energy in | | | | When we refuse to let energy flow, it becomes |
| order to fully enjoy living your life. Healing is much more | | | | repressed and can cause many physical complications. |
| than a technique of doing, it is a state of being; being at | | | | How to begin honoring your emotional nature: |
| peace with ourselves, our bodies, our relationships and | | | | Begin to give yourself permission to feel all of your |
| our lives. Let's explore how to create more healing | | | | emotions without judgment and to express them |
| energy to beat cancer, improve your health and the | | | | constructively. You can best do this by journaling. Write |
| quality of your life. | | | | down your feelings on a regular basis is a great way |
| To get started, we need to explore the nature of | | | | to express this energy and release it from your |
| health and let go of some outdated concepts. During | | | | emotional body. It may take some practice, but it will |
| childhood, were taught that healing is only a means to | | | | ultimately lead to a healthier state of being. |
| fix and cure. We learned that healing happens as a | | | | The Third Level of Healing is on the Mental Level |
| reaction to illness or something to focus on when | | | | The power of our minds (or the mind) is limitless. How |
| we're sick. Most traditional methods of healing in our | | | | do you relate to this God-given gift, called your human |
| culture are about fighting and conquering illness and | | | | mind? Do you recognize the value of it to change your |
| disease, not about creating wholeness. Healing is simply | | | | life or do you disregard your mental power? Most |
| a return to wholeness. | | | | people have never been taught to appreciate the |
| Wholeness honors and respects all four levels of your | | | | power of their minds. |
| being; the physical, the emotional, the mental and the | | | | Mental empowerment begins by making a personal |
| spiritual. When you respect these four levels, they can | | | | choice. Understanding how the mind works, and how |
| produce a synergy of wholeness. These four levels of | | | | to use the mental tools that are available to you, |
| being are the foundation of wholeness that leads to | | | | begins mental empowerment. The four mental tools to |
| optimum health. Genuine healing begins by achieving | | | | create wellness (as well as any other change in your |
| balance on all four levels. | | | | life) are: |
| The first level of healing is with your physical body. It's | | | | 1. Imagination |
| the most visible aspect of our being. We can easily | | | | 2. Thoughts |
| identify and see the symptoms of illness physically. | | | | 3. Beliefs |
| However, the lack of illness doesn't define a state of | | | | 4. Choice |
| health and wellness. Unfortunately, many people use | | | | Four mental tools contain the power to improve or |
| their body as the only barometer to determine if they | | | | destroy your life. They create the nature of your |
| are healthy or ill. You'll soon see that the physical body | | | | attitude and your self image. You can not fully |
| is only the first of four bodies which must be used to | | | | understand your inner power without owning these |
| evaluate your actual state of health and wellness. | | | | tools and using them to create the life you desire. |
| Healing begins by making choices to care for your | | | | Mental healing begins by making a choice to use the |
| body. | | | | power of your mind. |
| Ask yourself these questions to evaluate your | | | | THE CHOICE: To believe that your thoughts are |
| relationship to your body. | | | | powerful and that they attract and create your |
| Do you appreciate your physical body? Do you find it | | | | experiences... or, to believe that it doesn't matter what |
| easy to accept or do you constantly criticize it? Are | | | | you think, that life isn't a choice; it is only an experience |
| you ashamed of your body? Are you measuring it | | | | that you have no control over. |
| against standards of perfection that are impossible to | | | | If we deny our thinking and imagination, we are out of |
| achieve? If so, then ask yourself why and write down | | | | alignment thus, we are disempowered on the mental |
| your answers in a journal. Writing it down helps you to | | | | level of our being, leading to illness rather than wellness. |
| reflect deeper. These four questions will help | | | | When you believe your mind holds the key to your |
| determine your current relationship with your physical | | | | personal power, you become more conscious of your |
| body and can be a catalyst to jump-start your healing | | | | thoughts and choices. You understand that your |
| process. | | | | imagination is where all change begins; First in your |
| You may discover you have been in a very | | | | mind, and then in your body and life. Make the choice |
| dysfunctional relationship with your body. If so, forgive | | | | to understand these tools, learn about them and use |
| yourself and begin to accept, appreciate and respect | | | | them to lead you closer toward healing and wholeness. |
| your body, just as it is. Acceptance, appreciation and | | | | Disempowered individuals believe that the imagination is |
| respect will quickly change the dysfunctional | | | | just "pretend" and has no power, it is only |
| relationship with your body. | | | | make-believe. When we engage our imagination and |
| A Few Suggestions to Respect for Your Body; | | | | visualize the healthy expression of ourselves in our |
| • Exercise daily | | | | minds, we will create the blueprint of our future. Your |
| • Eat nourishing foods with live energy such as | | | | imagination is a preview of your life’s |
| fruit and vegetables. | | | | experiences. Use it! |
| • Breathe deeply to continually renew your | | | | How to Access the Power of Your Imagination to |
| energy. | | | | Change Your Life. |
| • Expose your body to sunlight in small doses | | | | The quickest way I know is to practice visualization |
| on a regular basis. | | | | and guided imagery techniques. You can discover how |
| • Sleep well and allow for plenty of time to rest | | | | to focus your attention and use your imagination by |
| and revitalize. | | | | learning to meditate. It is the safest method I know to |
| • Discover new ways to experience pleasure | | | | gain access to the power of your mind. (See my |
| and comfort. | | | | guided meditations) |
| • Accept any physical limitations and love your | | | | The Fourth Level is Spiritual Healing: Your Relationship |
| body as it is. | | | | to the Divine. |
| The Second Level of Healing is with Your Emotional | | | | Your spiritual nature, regardless of your religion or lack |
| Body. | | | | of it, is about a personal and private relationship with |
| The next level of healing is within your emotional | | | | the Divine, with God. What is God? Most simply put, |
| nature. We were never taught how to keep our | | | | God is Love. To honor God is to honor your |
| emotions healthy. Instead, we were encouraged to | | | | relationship with love. |
| devalue and repress our emotions. This unhealthy | | | | Beyond the emotional expression of human love is |
| relationship leads to emotional stress and reduce your | | | | divine love. This is a love that begins by being |
| natural healing ability. | | | | understanding, compassionate and forgiving. Divine love |
| What constitutes a positive emotion versus a negative | | | | is so much more than emotional love. It is the ultimate |
| one? Many people divide their emotions into categories | | | | state of being. Being a loving person becomes the |
| of "good" and "bad" feelings. The "good". On the other | | | | foundation upon which you establish permanent healing |
| hand, the "bad" emotions are deemed unacceptable, | | | | and activate your life-force energy to create the |
| and we tend to ignore, deny or repress them. It is our | | | | wholeness that leads to mental, emotional and physical |
| judgment of our emotions that create the dysfunction | | | | healing. |
| and illness at this level. | | | | Spirituality is your personal relationship with God. If God |
| Judging emotions as "good" and "bad", creates | | | | created All-That-Is, then everything is a creation of |
| emotional negativity. Traditionally we're taught that | | | | God (love). Spirituality is the way we relate to our lives |
| when we feel the "good" or as I call them, "expanding | | | | with love - or without it. Spirituality is not a ritual we do |
| emotions", then we are being positive. However, if we | | | | on Sunday, and it's not a book with rules and |
| feel the "bad" or "contracting emotions", we believe we | | | | regulations. That’s religion. Spirituality’s |
| are being negative. This division of good and bad | | | | only rule is love. Love is the way you relate to living |
| regarding your emotions produces dysfunction. | | | | your life. |
| You'll begin to create healing on this level rapidly by | | | | Spirituality is your personal relationship to everything in |
| changing how you define your emotions. Let go of the | | | | your life. Spirituality is your relationship with your body, |
| judgments of good and bad, instead, think of them as | | | | emotions, and mind. Spirituality is your relationship to |
| expanding and contracting. For instance, think about | | | | your work, money, family and friends, and it all hinges |
| breathing and ask yourself, "Is inhaling good and | | | | upon whether those relationships are based on love |
| exhaling bad?" No… you need to do both to | | | | and understanding or judgment and separation. Being |
| breathe properly, and so it is with your emotions. When | | | | loving is the most healing and powerful experience to |
| you let go of the conditioned judgments from your | | | | change the nature of your life. It is the ultimate healing |
| childhood you will take a major step toward emotional | | | | energy. |
| health and well-being. | | | | When we honor our relationship with God we |
| Being emotionally aware of your feelings regardless if | | | | recognize that our free-will choice to love God is really |
| they are expanding or contracting is being honest | | | | about choosing to love ourselves and everything and |
| about how you really feel. Self-respect is not having to | | | | everybody in our lives. |
| apologize for how you honestly feel, it is a state of | | | | The true nature of healing is focused on loving yourself |
| honoring your thoughts and feelings. | | | | enough to: |
| Every emotion is a natural feedback mechanism to | | | | • Nurture your body by meeting its needs for |
| gain greater understanding of how you're doing in your | | | | health |
| life. They are meant to provide guidance on your | | | | • Honor your emotions and handle them |
| journey through life. To fully respect yourself is to be | | | | honestly |
| honest with how you feel emotionally. Only then can | | | | • Value the power of your mind to overcome |
| you change it. Denying emotions keep them alive and | | | | resistance to change |
| can haunt you for years. | | | | • Knowing that spirituality is simply about |
| How to Develop a Healthy Relationship with Your | | | | choosing to love |
| Emotional Body. | | | | • Ask God for healing and strength to reach |
| It begins with honesty and a willingness to feel and | | | | your full potential |
| express your emotions and then release them. | | | | • Remember that God isn't separate from the |
| Whether its anger, hurt, love, or joy, the emotions need | | | | physical world. |
| to be felt before they can be released. This creates a | | | | The true nature of health and healing becomes the |
| positive emotional state of being. How we relate to our | | | | way we live our lives, not just a quick and temporary |
| emotions determines their positive or negative impact | | | | cure to fix or keep our body alive! |
| in our lives. | | | | Spiritual healing is a choice available to everyone |
| Can Love be Negative and Anger be Positive? Yes, | | | | regardless of your religion. The choice to access the |
| they both have the potential of being either positive or | | | | power of your Soul whenever you choose, to |
| negative depending upon how you relate to them. | | | | remember you are loved by God and the way to love |
| Unexpressed love can be tremendously negative. | | | | God is to love your life. Applying these secrets will |
| Repressed love can change the chemistry of your | | | | increase your healing energy and create positive |
| body, your blood pressure and eventually contribute to | | | | changes on all levels of your life. |
| heart disease. Love on an emotional level is energy. | | | | |