EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING: CONNECTING THE DOTS

As Valentine's Day comes and goes, we are reminded everywhere of the power of love. It is said by many disciplines to be the most powerful force in the universe. Have you ever wondered where love resides in the body? Some would say within the heart itself. Some say it emanates its energy outward from the heart chakra. We can all agree that it is an energy and that it is best when shared.

What about other emotions? If Love can be stored in and projected from the heart, can other emotions be kept in the body? Where do they reside? Can they create trouble if out of balance?

Where do you store:

JOY?

EXCITEMENT?

WORRY?

FEAR?

ANGER?

In her seminal book “You Can Heal Your Life”, Louise Hay essentially “cracked the code” of where, how and why these and many other emotions or life events can wreak havoc on our well-being.

According to Hay, feelings, emotions and experiences can become “trapped” in parts of your physical body and this is fairly predictable and reproducible. It can also lead to a state of dis-ease within. Traditional Chinese Medicine states there is a governing principle that physical and mental well-being are intricately entwined. Here are some examples.

JOY is said to reside in the Small Intestine.

TRUST is housed in the Spleen.

ANXIETY will show up in the Large Intestine. As Dr Darin always says, “Gut stuff is emotional stuff first.”

GRIEF can cause issues in the lungs. Think about the saying, “Drowning your sorrows.”

ANGER can create MAJOR liver issues and ultimately show up as physical conditions such as eczema or a fatty liver.

It might be easy and convenient for Western Medicine to dismiss this information as “outdated”.

However, it is recognized in the conventional social sciences as being important and in need of addressing emotions as root cause.

Let's be clear, there are no good or bad emotions. There may be some that are more comfortable than others, but they are all important. Dr. Donald Epstein talks about a person's range of motion being directly connected to one's range of EMOTION. As your emotional state improves, so will your physical state.

You might even feel less pain and stiffness in your joints and muscles.

Take a moment and look at any physical conditions you may be experiencing. Think about your last lab results. How is your body doing? Perhaps make the connection about any corresponding emotions that go with any troubled organs. What can you do to balance out the feelings that may reside in those organs?

Your overall health and well-being will thank you for it.

References:

“Heal Your Body A-Z” by Louise Hay

“The Subtle Body-An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy” by Cyndi Dale