Heal the Mind, Heal the Body

An Ancient Proverb

Modern science is only beginning to understand this ancient proverb that has echoed across cultures and for centuries carries a deep profound truth. It sounds so poetic, however, it’s meaning reaches so deep between the connection of our thoughts, emotions and physical well-being. Mind. Body. Soul. The connection is the most important connection we will ever have in our lives and within ourselves.

Back in the early 2020’s I started studying energy. Most of the knowledge I received was through a “knowing”. I am not going to go deep into this-it was the day someone very close to me died in my arms in January 2018. I felt something very profound that day. It was the day I realized there was something deeper that I felt on any level of what I have ever felt before. I felt his soul leave his body, and I felt it so close to mine that it was absolutely mind blowing. A few months later I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. That was a whole other healing journey in itself. I was called to go with it and I received my master level in Reiki certification. I initially did this to heal myself and any family or friends that were interested. For a short while I turned it into a business, but it did not work out for me. I still enjoyed that part of my life so much. Still, to this day I use this as a major healing modality for myself and for anyone close to me that is interested. It is not a business, it is sharing something that I know.

Think about how your body reacts in moments of fear. We have all been in a moment of fear at one point in our lives. Your heart races, your muscles tense and your breathing patterns may even change. These are not imagined responses. They are very much real. These are all triggered physical responses that came about through mental and emotional changes in our body. Over time living in a constant state of stress can cause havoc on the body. This will prevent the body from healing. Whereas, calmness, staying hopeful and knowing how to go with the flow will do the total opposite and will create emotional balance for healing.

Awareness and being present is key.

I understood this proverb in theory for many years. It was not until I had my hysterectomy that I truly understand it and I am currently in a “reset”. On paper, my recovery has gone okay. The scans are clear. My doctor says I am healing beautifully. And yet, my body still whispers things that do not match the medical reports at all. The pressure. Oh my….the pressure! The sometimes pain and discomfort that creeps up on me is very real.

That is where this proverb now has become personal.

A hysterectomy is more than a surgical procedure. It is a physical and emotional loss. Mine was medically necessary. It can also carry many layers of meaning. Identity, womanhood, control, fear, relief and grief. Sometimes it can happen all at once.

I have had to ask myself so many time…”What am I holding onto emotionally that my body might still be processing?”

Even though my body looks like it is healing beautifully, my nervous system is still on high alert. After many weeks of surgical healing, testing and visits to the doctor for all of this pain and pressure as well recently, just last week a cyst had ruptured in my good ovary. My mind is a never ending battle of flight or fight right now. So, my mind is not receiving the message that it is okay to relax and let go right now. And, being that my mind is tense the body is following suite. Tight muscles, pelvic floor tension and that lingering feeling of pressure and incomplete release.

In the beginning of this week I decided to change some things. Instead of only asking myself, “What’s wrong physically?” I started asking…”What is my body trying to tell me?”

Maybe I am anxious. It was only 8 years ago that I was here with my thyroid. “Am I broken?”

Am I bracing this without realizing it?

Am I afraid something was missed? Am I already thinking….what’s next?

These questions are simply deepening my understanding of what is going. I am learning that healing is also me teaching my body that it is safe again and it is okay to let go. Healing isn’t just about getting a normal test result, it is about feeling at ease in my own body again…

Letting go of fear that something is wrong when I have been medically cleared.

Practicing deep breathing and moving on to what I know to heal a bit more holistically. I feel like I may have lost that having to be within the western medical ways.

Being patient with certain sensations that may take a bit longer to heal that will not show up on a scan.

And, lastly but the most important; Acknowledging the emotional weight of this experience rather than trying to push it away. I need to be gentle with myself. I need to show myself grace. I need to show myself unconditional love.

Some days are different than others. I am starting to trust that healing is not a straight line, it is different for everyone and it is a process of reconnecting with myself. The most important connection in our life.

Heal the Mind, Heal the Body. It is no longer just an idea to me or a phrase that gets tossed around. I am starting to finally understand that healing looks different for everyone. It is something I will invite in on the days I feel uncertain or frustrated. My body may be healing on the inside, but my mind is healing too and deserves the same care. True healing isn’t just removing what was hurting me, it is about learning how to feel whole again.

Until next time…

Love & Light, Always!

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