| Modern medicine is based upon the notion of battle. | | | | it and explore it, many possibilities arise. When we let |
| We battle germs and fight for life. As soon as we | | | | go, and allow ourselves to listen to what the pain is |
| feel pain or discomfort, we immediately try to stop it | | | | saying to us. Incredible changes can happen then. To |
| from happening, look for some way to soothe what | | | | do this, simply close your eyes, stop fighting, and ask |
| we are going through. We feel we must change our | | | | the pain what it is saying to you, what does it need |
| illness or problems, overpower them with our | | | | from you right now? Then become very quiet and |
| expertise. But this leads to a never ending battle, | | | | listen deeply. An answer may not come right away. |
| after one problem is conquered, another arises. | | | | Patience is needed. Answers come in different ways. |
| Healing from within brings inner peace with it. It arises | | | | Some hear answers within. Others see images, some |
| in a different way. We are taught to stop, pay | | | | have dreams. Some sense a new way to deal with |
| attention and respect all that comes to us. We do | | | | the illness. A true exploration begins. . Exercise: Making |
| not view pain as bad, as something that must be | | | | Friends with the Pain Look at your illness. Picture it |
| removed at any cost. Pain arises from lack of balance | | | | and give it some kind of shape. What does it look like |
| and brings many messages along with it. When we | | | | to you? Describe or draw it. What is this image |
| see our pain as a messenger and learn how to listen | | | | saying to you about yourself and the life you are |
| to it, healing begins in all kinds of ways. The first step | | | | leading? Next, ask the image any questions you may |
| in healing from within is to see pain as an ally, to learn | | | | have and let it answer you. (Ask what it wants from |
| how to "dialogue" with it. At first this requires a | | | | you and what it would need to go away). See if you |
| complete turn around. Instead of tensing up and | | | | can give it what it needs. This attitude is called |
| gearing for battle, we learn how to pause and | | | | making friends with the pain. When we do this ee |
| understand there is a lesson that we have to learn. | | | | become better able to understanding what the true |
| When we do this we find the pain or problem often | | | | causes are. For example, if we feel that life is |
| comes holding a gift in its hands. Illness often comes | | | | meaningless, our bodies can start to express this by |
| when we feel defeated. We may not wish to | | | | shriveling up and dying. If we have held onto difficult |
| struggle anymore. Some people become ill when they | | | | attitudes, our bodies will bear the burden of them. |
| are overly exhausted. The illness is the only way | | | | Persistent negative attitudes become wounds upon |
| they can give themselves permission to stop, rest, | | | | our entire selves. Our attitudes are messages we |
| and make much needed changes in their lives. Each | | | | give our body. Once we begin the crucial work of |
| illness has it's own story. When someone is in physical | | | | taking responsibility for and changing our attitudes, |
| pain and suddenly understands what is troubling them, | | | | our entire body can begin to experience on-going |
| the physical pain often subsides. For full healing to | | | | ease instead of dis-ease. We must look at the basic |
| take place it may be important to make changes in | | | | attitudes we live with and ask ourselves if they are |
| one's total life. During illness the body is rebelling. It is | | | | conducive to our health, or do they contain the very |
| demanding that we pay attention to all that has been | | | | seeds of pain? In order to heal from within, it is |
| unattended. We may have been pushing ourselves | | | | essential to change negative attitudes and patterns, |
| for too long. Now our body is fed up. Stop and listen | | | | to those that are positive and produce well-being. |
| to me, it pleads. When we learn how to listen and | | | | Health comes with learning to say "yes" to all of our |
| how to reply, an entirely new life begins. Then pain | | | | experience. Wellness emerges out of the balance and |
| and illness become an opportunity for vital change. | | | | harmony of all parts of ourselves. When we are well, |
| Learning To Listen We usually listen only to part of | | | | we feel accepting and in harmony with ourselves and |
| ourselves. The rest is rejected. But no matter what | | | | the entire world. This state of being brings |
| we are rejecting, soon or later we must come up | | | | refreshment and healing day by day. Cc/Dr. Brenda |
| against it and face it straight on. Rejecting something | | | | Shoshanna/2007 |
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