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The Four Principles of Wellness
A while ago I was talking with a patient about what it takes to truly be well and stay well. She wrote down what I was saying, and called them her “wellness principles.” Let’s take a look at what we talked about.
First, I told her that healing starts from within. By that I mean that the body wants to be well, and it will always tend toward healing and wellness. A lot of people think that it’s the band-aid or the antibiotic ointment that heals a cut, without realizing that it’s the body’s innate wisdom that knows exactly what to do to heal. By inner healing I also mean that the mind also wants to be well and no one from the outside can “make” you well or heal you. Health care professionals can guide you and make suggestions, but it is only your body that can heal you, at every level.
The second principle I offered is that movement is life. The body and its joints were created to move, and it functions best and heals best when it is moved. Movement stimulates the nerve system and gets blood flowing and removes toxic wastes. If we look at this at the cellular level, the cells also have to move; when there is no movement at the cellular level, that is death. If you become sedentary and the body becomes fixed and out of alignment, you take away the body’s ability to move — and to live.
The third principle I told her is that your state of mind reflects the state of your body, and vice versa. If you are negative and complex mentally, then that drags you down. You will feel tired, unwell, depressed, and your body will take on symptoms of many diseases. If this mindset goes on long enough, your body will actually create disease conditions to cope with your mental state.
The fourth and most important principle is to keep it simple. I truly believe this is the most important principle for optimal health. When we don’t interfere with the body’s ability to heal itself, when we allow life energy to flow through us, then we are truly well.
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A while ago I was talking with a patient about what it takes to truly be well and stay well. She wrote down what I was saying, and called them her “wellness principles.” Let’s take a look at what we talked about.
First, I told her that healing starts from within. By that I mean that the body wants to be well, and it will always tend toward healing and wellness. A lot of people think that it’s the band-aid or the antibiotic ointment that heals a cut, without realizing that it’s the body’s innate wisdom that knows exactly what to do to heal. By inner healing I also mean that the mind also wants to be well and no one from the outside can “make” you well or heal you. Health care professionals can guide you and make suggestions, but it is only your body that can heal you, at every level.
The second principle I offered is that movement is life. The body and its joints were created to move, and it functions best and heals best when it is moved. Movement stimulates the nerve system and gets blood flowing and removes toxic wastes. If we look at this at the cellular level, the cells also have to move; when there is no movement at the cellular level, that is death. If you become sedentary and the body becomes fixed and out of alignment, you take away the body’s ability to move — and to live.
The third principle I told her is that your state of mind reflects the state of your body, and vice versa. If you are negative and complex mentally, then that drags you down. You will feel tired, unwell, depressed, and your body will take on symptoms of many diseases. If this mindset goes on long enough, your body will actually create disease conditions to cope with your mental state.
The fourth and most important principle is to keep it simple. I truly believe this is the most important principle for optimal health. When we don’t interfere with the body’s ability to heal itself, when we allow life energy to flow through us, then we are truly well.
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