Posts Tagged ‘spirit’

To be a cancer survivor, I knew I had to be healthy physically and also mentally.  We have to heal body, mind and spirit. 

Barb Harris tells how our mind affect our entire being.

“Mind-states affect our biology: being optimistic and resilient improves immune function and counters stress.  Spirituality makes us healthier, including listening to our hearts, clarifying our values and beliefs, and living according to them.  To be truly healthy is to be energized and vital, living with purpose and feeling good in our bodies.  It is loving life and celebrating our true nature.”
       ~ Barb Harris
Editorial Director, Natural Health Magazine, October 2003
 

Purpose

What do Wayne Dyer, Anthony Robbins and Sheila Ulrich have in common?

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Then a nudging from within was felt and I knew I could drop
the fear I was experiencing.   It was my choice!

As they were closing the door for the second time, I said, “I am ready!  I am going back in!”

I saw who I was, the being beyond the mind and the fear. This recognition was part of my healing and was part of my purpose there at that moment.

Confidently I enter the lodge and centered myself within.  I began to breathe and focussed on the energy within my body.  I focussed only on the moment and the experience I was having.  I allowed my mind to be still with no thought whatsoever.

As part of the adventure in Tulum, we were going to experience a sweat lodge temazcal, which they are traditionally called in Mexico.

Many North American and Central American Indian tribes have traditionally used the sweat lodge for purification, cleansing and healing of mind, body, emotions and spirit.

I knew the sweat ceremony was another opportunity for cleansing and healing for me and I was so excited to participate. Only six of the ten women chose to participate. We began with a ceremony outside standing around a fire. Together we chanted and offered prayers. Although I don’t think any of us really understood one thing said or done. Our leader was a shaman in his thirties who had grown up with the tradition in Mexico. Each of us then left our hand print in the sand around the fire and then proceeded to the sweat lodge.

With each experience in Tulum, I became quieter in my thoughts and more aware. It is a feeling of calm and centeredness.  Although I was active in my physical being all day on the beach, in the water, in healing sessions or exercise sessions, I was still in  my mental being. With this came an awareness of life around me. People’s words and actions became more alive. The sounds were more alive and colors more vivid.
 
With my senses engaged, an inner knowingness is revealed. I guess it’s always there; we usually can’t hear or feel it because we are distracted by our physical and mental worlds. The chatter of our minds and the motions of our bodies cover up our connection to the inner world and our true self. Then we lose our source of natural wisdom.
 
I felt it was time for a cleansing and healing session with a local healer. A non-English speaking woman led me through the woods to a quaint, open cabana. I was welcomed by the smell of incense and the flickering of candles in the night. She caressed every point of my body; artfully  massaging and dislodging blocked energy. I could feel her pulling junk
out of my hands and feet. It felt as if old emotional baggage was pulled  from my body. A release of energy long carried is freeing. I felt completely  relaxed, peaceful and renewed. I was ready to face the world.
 
With the release and renewal, awareness increases and I began to “see” my life more clearly. I saw how I created experiences in my life to suffer. Why do I keep reenacting the same thing over and over? It seemed so clear  and simple. Let it GO!!!!
 
Lesson four was felt deep within… Choose what I want to experience and create what I want NOW!!
 
Use these lessons NOW!
 
Next time….The PANIC within the Sweat Lodge Ceremony!

Then the reality hit….I am alone in this darkness and I am scared to death!

What could I have possibly been thinking?  Staying in a stick hut all by my self, in some foreign country, in the middle of a jungle, with murders, rapists, burglars, wild animals………………………….

As the travel fatigue increased, my mind accelerated………………………….

Looking at the door I realized anyone could knock it down.  The three inch gaps between the sticks offered a perfect opportunity for someone to reach in.  The candles flickered and shadows paraded across the walls of my hut.  Was that a person shadow or a palm tree shadow?

Ridiculous!! I was creating all of these crazy thoughts.  This wasn’t real, I was creating them!  Then I began to believe it!  My mind was taking over my reality and who I was.
I knew it, so I watched it.  I watched my mind create horrible thoughts over and over.  I felt my body unable to relax and sleep.  I felt my emotions vacillate between terror and desperation.

We need different skills throughout our lives, to help us develop and grow so that we can live healthy, enjoyable, meaningful and successful lives!  Some of these skills are part of our normal development such as feeding and dressing ourselves, walking and running.  Some skills we learn from our parents, teachers and others, such as tying our shoes, riding a bike, driving a car, cooking, cleaning, managing money, reading and math, playing an instrument, creating art, participating in a sport, learning a trade and so forth.   As we learn these skills we gain self-confidence, self responsibility and greater independence and we are able to function more effectively in our lives and in the world.

As we continue to mature and develop, we need to learn different skills such as communication and social skills, conflict resolution, healthy emotional expression and others.  These skills help us grow in our self-awareness and empowerment and help us to have healthier and happier relationships.