Now before you go envisioning a monk sitting on a cliff with his hands perched on his crossed legs, saying “Ohmmm”… that’s not what I’m talking about.<\/p>\n
What I am<\/em> talking about is giving your body a BREAK. \u00a0Intentionally quieting your mind for a period of time every day. \u00a0Because, think about it… if you didn’t intentionally<\/em> set out to do this, when exactly would your mind get a chance to be quiet?<\/p>\n While you’re surfing Facebook? \u00a0Binge-watching Netflix? \u00a0Or perhaps when you lay down to go to sleep? \u00a0Oh no, that’s right… that IS the first time your brain has had a break from all of the stimulation of the day, so that’s when it starts trying to process everything it can think of!<\/p>\n Bet you never thought about that, huh? \u00a0You probably just figured you had a “medical issue” that required an over the counter medication like Nyquil, or maybe even a prescription pill like Ambien. \u00a0That ought to shut off that brain, right!? \u00a0But in actuality, your brain is just doing its job… you just made it wait until the very end of the day to be able to do said job.<\/p>\n If you go through your day constantly bombarding yourself with outside stimuli… coffee, television, traffic, billboards, coworkers, meetings, computer programs, documents, radio, children, spouses, social media, videos, more television and then… bed… when else do you expect your brain to try to process everything you shoved in it that day?<\/p>\n The point is… your brain needs a chance to rest and recharge. \u00a0Every day.<\/p>\n And I’m not talking about just from the daily wear and tear. \u00a0I’m talking about the ‘BIG’ things… the things that profoundly affect us… illness, death, abuse, betrayal, trauma, abandonment. \u00a0The things that we THINK we’ve dealt with… or more likely, just covered up with a pill.<\/p>\n You have even one of those types of events in your life (much less multiple) and your body will start storing away emotions that were never properly dealt with. \u00a0And those emotions left to fester long enough, will soon manifest themselves as physical symptoms.<\/p>\n The word “disease” after all is broken down into “dis-ease.” \u00a0That means when your body is in a state of dis-ease, <\/em>something is causing it to be inflamed or upset. \u00a0Be it anger, shame, guilt, worry, fear or regret. \u00a0Or more likely, a big twisted combination of several of them.<\/p>\n When these types of emotions aren’t dealt with properly, they can literally cause you to start feeling physical symptoms like insomnia, headaches, digestive issues, back pain, dizziness and even more serious conditions like heart disease and cancer.<\/p>\n That is why it is SO important to address your emotional health too… not just when you’re sick, but before illness ever happens.<\/p>\n
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