The
MIND/EMOTIONS/BODY
Connection
Until recently in the Western world we have tended to compartmentalise the mind, emotions and the body as separate and distinct from each other, and from this view have developed the current medical model which treats physical disease by considering only the physical body.
This approach has contributed much to the understanding and treatment of disease, but it has also served to limit the development of a model in which a persons upbringing, family and community relationships, emotions, meaning and belief systems are all wed together as fundamental points of connection between body, emotions, mind, soul, family, community, society and the environment.
The current medical model has failed to offer a system for understanding the impact of childhood and the fullness of lived experience in health and disease, and minimizes the innate wisdom of the body and the importance of personal relationships and self empowerment for a person's well-being or return to health.
There is now a growing understanding that working with the mind and the emotions might help the body to heal, the the emphasis is tending to one of domination of the body by the mind as in 'mind over matter' and there needs to be better awareness of the pivotal role played by current child rearing practices in both the onset and also the enhancement of disease.
Research is now beginning to show that by dealing with the past and it's ramifications, which include emotional suppression, chronically elevated stress hormones, disconnection from the authentic self and poor self care, many more health issues can be approached, and many more conditions be improved, than was previously believed and that also serious diseases can be really helped.
Some of the physical diseases that have been found to be able to be linked to childhood issues and open to the possibility of improvement include:
o Heart Disease
o Chronic Fatigue & ME
o Cancers
o Spinal and Back problems
o Migraine
o Arthritis & Joint problems
o Hearing & Sight problems
o Diabetes
o Irritable bowel syndrome & Digestion disorders
o Muscle pain
o Inflammation
o Auto-immune diseases
o Heart & Circulatory problems
o Eczema, Psoriasis, Acne, Hives
o Peptic ulcers
On the left are pages with scientifically documented examples of the Mind/Body link and diseases